Art through another's eyes
The Buddha said, "I teach one thing and one thing only: suffering and the end of suffering." The end of suffering is something Keith Freeman -- a former drug dealer, convict, alcoholic ...
St. Peters woman starts her painting career at 97
Virginia R. Leitner (facing at right) greets visitors as they check out her artwork at the St. Peters Cultural Arts Centre on Friday, Feb. 3, 2012. Photo by Johnny Andrews, ...
Appeals exhausted, anti-eminent-domain sign can stay in St. Louis
Jim Roos was thrilled on Wednesday, July 13, 2011, when he heard a federal appeals court had sided with him in a dispute over his sign opposing eminent domain. This portrait was taken in front of ...
Quinn's budget would close facilities, cut agencies' funding
o Gov. Pat Quinn today will propose a budget that closes Tamms Correctional Center in deep Southern Illinois, provides a scant 1 percent increase to the state's struggling schools and ...
London game on in Dome accord
o The Rams will be able to play a "home" game in England this year in exchange for boosting the number of weekends that the Edward Jones Dome can be booked for other uses during the ...
Scrap steel makes demolition project downtown a deal for taxpayers
ST. LOUIS o Excavating machines hammer thick concrete pavement. Workers slice fat steel girders with glowing torches. Bulldozers push jumbled debris. It goes on for weeks. Cost of the demolition ...
Dooley seeks funds for merger of dispatch centers
o St. Louis County Executive Charlie A. Dooley asked the County Council Tuesday to authorize a grant of up to $332,500 to enable a merger of the Central County and North Central County emergency ...
Downtown startup is making its mark
Ten years ago, Jeff Keane, who was then 35, started a production company to design and produce corporate videos, television ads and websites. He rented office loft space on North 10th Street in ...
Mo. Democratic leader on leave amid assault probe
ST. LOUIS (AP/KSDK) - The executive director of the Missouri Democratic Party has been placed on unpaid leave while St. Louis police investigate allegations of a domestic assault. Police said ...
Foreclosure property brings down neighborhood value
Oakville, MO (KSDK) - Those who live there say there's a lot to like about an Oakville neighborhood. Since her next door neighbors lost their home to foreclosure in 2009, Michele Polzin says ...
Wentzville parents able to drug test teens at home
Test My Teen , rolled out in Wentzville last week. The drug testing kit was a timely subject, as St. Charles County had its first Heroin Town Hall meeting Tuesday night. The "Test My Teen ...
Kansas City man admits to killing missing wife
LIBERTY, Mo. (AP) - A former western Missouri firefighter pleaded guilty Tuesday to voluntary manslaughter in the death of his wife, who disappeared more than three years ago after starting divorce ...
Seniors enjoy Fat Tuesday
Ellisville, MO (KSDK) - Some seniors living in Ellisville are in the Mardi Gras spirit this Fat Tuesday. Residents, staff and volunteers hosted a Fat Tuesday parade at Bethesda Meadow skilled ...
ESL track coach turns himself in
East St. Louis, IL (KSDK) - A high school assistant track coach charged with sexually abusing a student turned himself in Thursday afternoon, the East St. Louis Police Department said. According to ...
Emailed threat directed at four Missouri state senators
A threatening email directed at four Missouri senators and making reference to former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords has raised new security concerns at the state Capitol. Giffords was severely ...
Religious freedom or reproductive rights
A proposed law described as one protecting religious beliefs and moral convictions runs into critics who charge it’s dangerously vague and is more interested in this year’s elections ...
Mizzou swept by K-State
The third ranked Missouri Tigers shot just 38% for the game, including just 8 of 26 from long range as the Kansas State Wildcats come into Mizzou Arena and win 78-68. Missouri, down by as many as ...
Authorities ID mountain man suspect in burglaries
Authorities say they have identified a man sought for more than five years in dozens of cabin burglaries in the mountains of southern Utah. In a statement Tuesday evening, the Iron County ...
Quinn to propose closing Tamms, Dwight prisons
Gov. Pat Quinn prepared Tuesday to deliver an Illinois budget proposal stuffed with grim news including closing two prisons and 12 other state facilities, slashing Medicaid by $2.7 billion and ...
Man robs Granite City credit union
o Police are investigating a robbery Tuesdayat the Granite City Steel Credit Union, 2001 Lee Street. The man reportedly entered the credit union at 1:51 p.m., approached a teller and demanded ...
Illinois farming committee passes two anti-abortion bills
o An Illinois House committee that normally deals with farm and wildlife issues passed two controversial anti-abortion measures this afternoon, before a packed room that included opponents ...
