St. Louis Call Newspapers

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...

St. Louis County courts continue to limit in-person hearings and trials after employee’s COVID-19 death

August 18, 2020

St. Louis County courts will continue to stay closed to in-person proceedings due to the rising trend of coronavirus cases in the community, including the death of a court employee. The courts have been...

Officer Snyder’s widow forgives husband’s killer at sentencing; Forster gets life without parole

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor • April 19, 2019

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com During the formal sentencing Thursday that sent Trenton Forster, 20, to prison for the rest of his life for killing St. Louis County Police...

Friends and family want answers in death of Oakville man in county jail

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor • March 8, 2019

By Gloria Lloyd News Editor glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com The St. Louis County Council and the friends and family of an Oakville man who died in the county jail want answers after a series of inmate...

Raises for Justice Center guards and nurses on hold due to Prop P dispute

July 25, 2018

Councilwoman Hazel Erby listens during the public comments portion of the council meeting July 24. Photo by Jessica Belle Kramer. By Gloria Lloyd News Editor glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com Both the...