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St. Louis Call Newspapers

South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

South St. Louis County News

St. Louis Call Newspapers

Gov. Mike Parson, above left, signs legislation for nursing home cameras into law in July as bill sponsor Rep. Jim Murphy of Oakville, right, looks on.

Missouri lawmakers abruptly end session without approving all of governor’s crime bills

By Adam Jackson and Wicker Perlis, Missouri News Network September 30, 2020

JEFFERSON CITY — The special session on crime ended unexpectedly when the Missouri House voted to adjourn without taking up three of the session’s five crime bills. Two bills had passed both chambers...

Markus Billingsley, left, and Radonna Smith in their mugshots.

Police: Carjackers charged with murder after victim kills accomplice in self-defense

September 2, 2020

A man and woman have been charged with murder after an armed carjacking victim shot and killed their 18-year-old accomplice in self defense at a South County car wash over the weekend. Police officers...

Officer Tamarris Bohannon

‘A hero to many’: Officer killed in line of duty graduated from Oakville High

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor August 31, 2020

Tamarris Bohannon, the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department officer shot and killed over the weekend, was a 2009 graduate of Oakville High School. Bohannon, 29, had served on the force for the city...

South County armed carjacking leads to police chase on Interstate 55

South County armed carjacking leads to police chase on Interstate 55

June 4, 2020

After a carjacking in South County Thursday, a suspect led officers on a police chase into St. Louis city limits. Officers from the St. Louis County Police Department’s Affton Southwest Precinct responded...

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...

Gov. Mike Parson, above, hosted the largest crowd in his office so far to see him sign a bill renaming Lindbergh for the late Rep. Cloria Brown.

Corrections, criminal justice questions highlight initial Senate budget discussions

January 31, 2020

By Spencer Norris Missouri News Network JEFFERSON CITY — State senators raised questions about several elements of Gov. Mike Parson’s proposed 2021 budget during the Senate Appropriations Committee’s...

The St. Louis County Police Department investigates at apartments along Marble Arch Lane in Affton after a woman was fatally stabbed Wednesday. Photo by Erin Achenbach.

Missouri legislators look to increase prison time for armed criminal action, weapon crimes

January 27, 2020

By Seth Bodine Missouri News Network JEFFERSON CITY — Efforts to reduce gun violence in Missouri were on the minds of both Senate Republicans and House Democrats last week. Three Republican senators...

South County man rehabbing houses in South City shot, killed by drunk man

South County man rehabbing houses in South City shot, killed by drunk man

November 6, 2019

A man from South County who was rehabbing homes in South City was shot and killed by a drunk man in a home he entered, city police said. Kevin Patrick, 43, of the 5300 block of Delcastle Drive, was charged...

Bill Miller, right, former chief of staff to former St. Louis County Executive Steve Stenger, exits the Thomas F. Eagleton Court House in downtown St. Louis May 31. Photo by Erin Achenbach.

Former St. Louis County Chief of Staff Bill Miller pleads guilty to felony corruption, faces prison time

May 31, 2019

By Gloria Lloyd News Editor glorialloyd@callnewspapers.com He called it “the art of staying in power,” but Bill Miller, who served as chief of staff to former St. Louis County Executive Steve Stenger,...

Missouri attorney general launches investigation into day care fight club

Missouri attorney general launches investigation into ‘day care fight club’

February 22, 2019

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt announced Wednesday that his office is investigating the teachers who allegedly led a “day care fight club” in the city of St. Louis after prosecutors claimed...

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