August 22, 2019
Pictured above: Councilman Ernie Trakas questions attorney Andrew Scavotto at an Ethics Committee hearing in 2018. Photo by Jessica Belle Kramer. By Gloria Lloyd News Editor glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com St. Louis County is conducting an investigation into allegations of sexual harassment against County Council Presiding Officer Ernie Trakas. In a statement read to a reporter, Trakas said
[ Read More ]Pictured above: The female-majority team ownership of the new St. Louis MLS team, announced Aug. 20, 2019. By Gloria Lloyd News Editor glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com After decades of hoping for St. Louis soccer fans, it’s official: The city will get a Major League Soccer team. Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber announced Tuesday in St. Louis that MLS
[ Read More ]Web exclusive update: After The Call went to press, the St. Louis County Council on Tuesday accepted the county Planning Commission’s recommendation of “withdrawal without prejudice” for the Eco-Site cell tower proposed for Tesshire Drive, which means the developers could come back for the project at a later date. The St. Louis County Planning Commission
[ Read More ]Pictured above: Steve Stenger, right, and his lawyer Scott Rosenblum leave the Thomas F. Eagleton Courthouse in downtown St. Louis following Stenger’s sentencing Friday, Aug. 9. Stenger was sentenced to 46 months in prison and will report Sept. 21. Photo by Erin Achenbach. A judge sentenced former County Executive Steve Stenger to 46 months in prison
[ Read More ]Pictured above: Steve Stenger, right, and his lawyer Scott Rosenblum leave the Thomas F. Eagleton Courthouse in downtown St. Louis following Stenger’s sentencing Friday, Aug. 9. Stenger was sentenced to 46 months in prison and will report Sept. 21. Photo by Erin Achenbach. By Gloria Lloyd News Editor glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com This is a developing story. Check back
[ Read More ]Pictured above: After winning the Democratic primary, then-County Executive Steve Stenger celebrated with his wife, Allison, at his victory party at LiUNA Event Center in Sunset Hills. Photo by Jessica Belle Kramer. By Gloria Lloyd News Editor glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com Writing to the judge who will sentence him Friday, former St. Louis County Executive Steve Stenger said
[ Read More ]Pictured above: Thieves used one of these prosthetic leg casts outside Medcuro to break into the tailor next door. Photo by Erin Achenbach. By Gloria Lloyd News Editor glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com The businesses broken into in a string of burglaries in South County last week include an animal hospital, a car dealership, a car tire business and a
[ Read More ]Pictured above: Fire Chief Brian Hendricks speaks during a board meeting. Photo by Jessica Belle Kramer. By Gloria Lloyd News Editor glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com The Mehlville Fire Protection District wants to add a seventh ambulance, which would ensure the district has seven-day ambulance coverage at all seven of its firehouses for the first time. Chief Brian Hendricks last
[ Read More ]Pictured above: Police cars, detectives and the Crime Scene Unit respond to a business break-in Tuesday morning at Medcuro and Tailor’s Boutique on Lin Ferry Drive in Green Park. Photo by Gloria Lloyd. The businesses broken into in a string of burglaries overnight Tuesday in South County include an animal hospital, a car dealership, a
[ Read More ]Pictured above: Police cars, detectives and the Crime Scene Unit respond to a business break-in Tuesday morning at Tailor Boutique on Lin Ferry Drive in Green Park. Photo by Gloria Lloyd. Six businesses in the South Lindbergh and Lin Ferry business corridor were burglarized overnight Tuesday. The six smash-and-grab burglaries appear to be related, St.
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