
Disabled residents, advocates await Tuesday decision on St. Louis County road access bill
stltoday.com > news > local > govt-and-politics...Mark Detjen poses on the front porch of his Creve Coeur home on Monday, May, 22, 2023. Detjen, who is fully blind, says a new St. ... ...Louis County bill sponsored by Councilman Ernie Trakas will put him at risk of fines every time he travels through his own neighborhood.... ...But residents such as 44-year-old Stephanie McDowell of Maryland Heights say the bill will affect people with disabilities more than others.... ...Editing by Beth O'Malley Mark Detjen poses on the front porch of his Creve Coeur home on Monday, May, 22, 2023....

Soldiers Memorial gets 254 new Vietnam War names for Memorial Day
stltoday.com > news > local > metro...On June 21, 1968, Army Pfc. Udell Chambers was posted in a night defensive position in Binh Duong Province, near Da Nang, in Vietnam.... ...Mathew Kanne and Archie Richardson, with Monuments of St. ... ...Louis area whose names have just been added to the memorial, which is part of the Soldiers Memorial Military Museum.... ...and Archie Richardson, with Monuments of St....

Man fires at police, fatally shoots himself in O'Fallon, Illinois
stltoday.com > news > local > crime-and-courts...Officers with the O'Fallon and Fairview Heights police departments tried to stop the car just before 11:45 a.m.... ...It had been associated with a warrant out of the city of St. Louis and the person was considered armed and dangerous, police said.... ...Illinois State Police officers are investigating. Arnold Britt is to appear July 5 in St. ... ...Louis County court on felony charge of receiving stolen property, misdemeanor charge of fraudulently u… An assistant principal at Edwardsville High...

A mix of relief, sorrow and confusion as St. Louis Catholic parish ...
stltoday.com > lifestyles > faith-and-values...WENTZVILLE -- Applause broke out twice during Sunday Mass at St. Gianna Catholic Church, first when the Rev.... ...Timothy Elliott said the parish would remain unchanged and again with the news that he is staying on as pastor.... ...Rita Parish in Vinita Park and St. Roch just north of Forest Park in St.... ...Elliott said he was “joyously shocked” to read the letter from Archbishop Mitchell Rozanski outlining the future of St. ...

Grandeur and tragedy at the Great Ferris Wheel at the 1904 World's Fair
stltoday.com > news > archives...It first was used at the Columbian Exposition in Chicago in 1893, then brought down to St. Louis for the Louisiana Purchase Exposition.... ...On May 28, 1904, the St. Louis World's Fair opened the Great Ferris Wheel to the public.... ...Image courtesy Missouri History Museum David Francis, president of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, waits for a signal that President Theodore ... ...Image courtesy Missouri History Museum A fireworks display featuring the image of David Francis, president of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition,...

Dust storms and bubble gum: 29 historic photos that were taken on May 29
stltoday.com > news > archives...Check out the archives of the Post-Dispatch. Bob Rose is vice president of digital content and strategy at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.... ...On May 29, 1986, Vasnik Bains she set a new children's world record by blowing a bubble 27.5 centimeters in diameter.... ...On May 19, 1952, more than 2,000 male students at the University of Missouri raided sororities and dorms on the Mizzou, Stephens and Columbia …... ...She let a stunt double handle… Each day we offer a curated collection of some of the best AP images that were captured from that date. ...

Neman: Want me to shop at your store? Offer a great selection of ...
stltoday.com > business > columns...At the time it was said that the company"s founder, whose last name I will assume was Restoration, would curate all the inventory himself....

Archbishop of St. Louis closes 35 parishes, reassigns 155 priests in Catholic church reorganization
stltoday.com > news > local > metro...Louis will close 35 parishes and reassign 155 priests in the most sweeping reorganization of the Catholic church in St. Louis history.... ...SHREWSBURY -- The Archbishop of St. ... ...Louis County and only one, St. John Bosco in Maryland Heights, is west of Interstate 270 in St.... ...Charles County. More details are expected in early June, including new Mass times and worship sites for merged parishes....

23-year-old man fatally shot in St. Louis’ Baden neighborhood
stltoday.com > news > local > crime-and-courts...Tyler Robinson, 23, was shot around 10:12 p.m. in the 8800 block of North Broadway, police said.... ...He was transported to Barnes-Jewish Hospital where he was pronounced deceased. Other details were not immediately available Sunday morning.... ...The location of the assault was unknown. • A 44-year-old man was shot in the back near the intersection of Minnesota Avenue and Chippewa Street,... ...The shooting took place near the intersection of Bishop P.L. Scott and Cottage avenues....

In 1896, the Great Cyclone ripped through St. Louis
stltoday.com > news > archives...Gathering ferocity, the black corkscrew churned through Shaw"s Garden and the Liggett & Myers tobacco works, going up on Folsom Avenue.... ...A tornado formed near Hampton Avenue, damaging the cluster of hospitals and asylums along Arsenal Street.... ...Louis and East St. Louis on May 27, 1896. Seventeen people were killed in the collapse of the building on the left.... ...Fifteen were crushed in the ruins of the Vandalia railroad"s depot in East St. It all took place in 20 minutes....