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South St. Louis County News

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South St. Louis County News

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Krewson imposes curfew to try to prevent repeat of Mondays mayhem in St. Louis

Krewson imposes curfew to try to prevent repeat of Monday’s mayhem in St. Louis

By Erin Achenbach, Staff Reporter June 2, 2020

A day of peaceful protests turned to mayhem Monday in St. Louis as three separate shootings led Mayor Lyda Krewson to impose a curfew tonight. St. Louis County police officers shot a man in North County...

From left, Demo-2 crew members Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley pose for a photo after speaking to members of the media on May 20, 2020, at the Launch and Landing Facility runway following the crew’s arrival to the Florida spaceport.

Historic NASA/SpaceX flight will launch St. Louis County astronaut to space this weekend

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor May 27, 2020

Update: The launch Wednesday was scrubbed due to weather, with the next attempt at 2:22 p.m. Central time Saturday, then another launch window Sunday.  For the first time since 2011, American astronauts...

Live music returns to St. Louis with drive-in concert series at PowerPlex

Live music returns to St. Louis with drive-in concert series at PowerPlex

May 19, 2020

To make up for the lack of live music in St. Louis , the Powerplex sports complex at the former St. Louis Mills mall, 5555 St. Louis Mills Blvd., created a “safe, COVID 19-compliant” drive-in concert...

Construction starting in St. Louis County on state’s first alternative health-care site

Construction starting in St. Louis County on state’s first alternative health-care site

By Claire Colby, Missouri News Network April 9, 2020

Missouri National Guard troops have started work on Missouri’s first alternative health care facility to help respond to an influx of COVID-19 patients. The site is in North St. Louis County. "We know...

A volunteer hands out free diapers at the Natural Bridge Branch of the St. Louis County Library this week.

Free drive-thru meals, diapers available at St. Louis County Library during school shutdown

April 5, 2020

The St. Louis County Library and Operation Food Search are providing drive-thru food pickup and diapers for children at select branch locations Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, including at the Weber Road...

St. Louis County released this geographic data of coronavirus cases Friday, the first time the countys cases had been publicly sorted by ZIP code.

Some areas of South County, St. Louis County hit harder than others by coronavirus

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor April 3, 2020

Updated at 4:25 p.m. April 3 with update on Crestwood and Sunset Hills, plus more North County ZIP codes.  Some areas of South County and St. Louis County are being hit harder by the coronavirus than...

Chief Jon Belmar at a police board meeting in October following the verdict in the Wildhaber case. Photo by Erin Achenbach.

Listening session set on next police chief

February 18, 2020

Chief Jon Belmar at a police board meeting in October 2019. Belmar announced last week that he would be retiring in April. Photo by Erin Achenbach. The St. Louis County Board of Police Commissioners will...

Suspect charged in Sunset Hills gas station carjacking

Suspect charged in Sunset Hills gas station carjacking

December 31, 2019

Prosecutors formally charged a 24-year-old man from North County Monday for carjacking a woman getting gas in Sunset Hills. Anthony Lincoln Ward, 24, of the 8000 block of Patterson Drive in Berkeley,...

A volunteer from the St. Louis County animal shelter addresses the St. Louis County Council at a 2019 meeting.

St. Louis County names new animal shelter director; first permanent leadership since March 2018

November 26, 2019

A volunteer from the St. Louis County animal shelter addresses the county council about the treatment of both volunteers and animals at the shelter at the Nov. 5 meeting. Photo by Erin Achenbach. After...

Chief Jon Belmar, right, speaks at the memorial for Officer Blake Snyder held at Affton High School the night Snyder was killed, Oct. 6, 2016, with Sgt. Keith Wildhaber, second from left, looking on. Photo by Bill Milligan.

After county lawyers refused to settle $20 million discrimination case, outside attorneys take over

November 13, 2019

By Gloria Lloyd News Editor glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com After three years of St. Louis County lawyers arguing against a sergeant who said he was told to “tone down his gayness” or never be promoted...

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