South St. Louis County News

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South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt discusses the Safer Streets Initiative at an event in St. Louis (photo courtesy of the Missouri Attorney Generals Office).

Schmitt and other Republican attorneys general sue Biden administration over climate change executive order

March 8, 2021

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt is leading a coalition of 12 states in filing suit against President Joe Biden’s administration over an executive order Biden signed that focuses on climate change,...

The Buzz Westfall St. Louis County Justice Center, as seen in June 2019. Photo by Gloria Lloyd.

Known for work with federal courts, Doug Burris tapped as head of troubled St. Louis County jail

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor September 16, 2020

The troubled St. Louis County jail will get its third director in three weeks in Doug Burris, a nationally known retired federal probation officer who will take the job as acting jail director starting...

Ashu Joshi

Sunset Hills doctor pleads guilty to distribution of child pornography related to 16-year-old wife

September 16, 2020

A Sunset Hills doctor pleaded guilty Wednesday to distributing child pornography. Ashu Joshi, 48, of Sunset Hills, pleaded guilty in front of U.S. District Judge John A. Ross, signing on to a plea deal...

Southside Pawn and Jewelry as seen on Google Maps, next to Sharpshooters Grill.

Man charged with stealing guns from Affton pawn shop after trying to sell them on social media

June 3, 2020

A Valley Park man faces federal charges for stealing guns from an Affton gun store after he tried to sell them on social media. Devante Coffie, 19, of Valley Park, Missouri, was charged in federal court...

House of Pain wins another delay by taking St. Louis Countys lawsuit to federal court

House of Pain wins another delay by taking St. Louis County’s lawsuit to federal court

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor May 18, 2020

The gyms that are staying open despite St. Louis County’s stay-at-home order have won another delay in the county’s lawsuit trying to force them to close. At a Monday morning hearing, House of Pain...

Judge dismisses Christians lawsuit challenging St. Louis County stay-at-home order

Judge dismisses Christians’ lawsuit challenging St. Louis County stay-at-home order

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor May 13, 2020

A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a group of Christians alleging that St. Louis County’s stay-at-home order violates their religious freedom by banning large in-person church services. In...

The Urban League of Metropolitan Saint Louis distributed food and other items to 2,500 families Saturday, May 2, at the former Jamestown Mall, assisted by County Executive Sam Page in a mask, left.

Federal judge sides with St. Louis County that COVID-19 lockdowns do not violate Constitution

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor May 11, 2020

A federal judge has denied two business owners’ motion for a restraining order to end the current stay-at-home orders in St. Louis, blocking efforts to reopen “nonessential” businesses shut down...

Stenger’s ‘right-hand man’ sentenced to 15 months in prison

Stenger’s ‘right-hand man’ sentenced to 15 months in prison

September 10, 2019

By Gloria Lloyd News Editor glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com Steve Stenger’s former chief of staff will join his former boss in prison, serving nearly as much time behind bars as he spent working for...

Former South County man sentenced to five years for supporting terrorism; will be deported

Former South County man sentenced to five years for supporting terrorism; will be deported

August 27, 2019

By Gloria Lloyd News Editor glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com The same day a federal judge sentenced former County Executive Steve Stenger to four years in prison on federal corruption charges, she sentenced...

Pictured above: Former Economic Development Partnership CEO Sheila Sweeney, second from left, and her team of attorneys leave the Thomas F. Eagleton United States Courthouse Friday. Photo by Erin Achenbach.

Former CEO of city-county economic agency sentenced to probation in Stenger scheme

August 16, 2019

By Gloria Lloyd News Editor glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com Sheila Sweeney, the former CEO of the St. Louis joint city-county economic development agency, was sentenced to probation and a fine Friday...

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