A victim of convicted child sex predator Brandon Milburn is suing the First Christian Church of Florissant, alleging church leaders were repeatedly warned about the former youth minister's pattern of grooming boys and teens long before Milburn's arrest in 2014.
Two of Milburn's victims, abused in 2007 at the ages of eleven and twelve, reported him to police as adults. After a guilty plea, Milburn was sentenced in 2015 to 25 years in prison on seven counts of first-degree statutory sodomy.…
The 30th Annual Whitaker St. Louis International Film Festival is back this year with both virtual and in-person programming at the Tivoli Theater, Washington University, Webster University, Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis, and the St. Louis Public Library’s Central Library Auditorium. Kicking off on Thursday, November 4, and running through Sunday, November 21, the fest is stacked with offerings from local filmmakers, international festival hits, and upcoming awards contenders. There’s no wrong way to enjoy SLIFF, but here are some highlights we think you shouldn’t miss:
KANSAS CITY — Evergy can retire two more coal-burning power plants within the decade without sacrificing affordability or massively increasing rates, environmental advocates say in a new report. The electric utility, which serves 1.6 million customers in Kansas and Missouri, is scheduled to stop burning coal at its Lawrence plant by the end of 2023. […]
Dogs are man's best friend, but it turns out they're also our fiercest competitors: The dogs at Gateway Pet Guardians' animal shelter completely annihilated their caretakers in a viral hot dog contest.
To the tune of “Candy Shop” by 50 Cent, six staffers and five dogs go toe to paw in a hot dog catching contest. The TikTok has received over two million views and 300,000 likes on the site and is even going viral on Reddit.…
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is meeting with congressional Democrats on Capitol Hill Thursday morning to pitch lawmakers on a new slimmed-down framework for what would be included in a massive social reform package, according to senior administration officials. The $1.75 trillion blueprint that Biden is presenting to Democrats includes a universal pre-K program for 3-and-4 year-olds, […]
I went down to the South Riverfront bright and early on Saturday and cut through the flood wall. The sun was shining across the Mississippi River. The water level is still low, but I think it has been rising a… Continue Reading →
The new director of the St. Louis Art Museum wants to promote equity, diversity, and inclusion at the 142-year-old institution. Min Jung Kim is the first woman, the first immigrant, and the first person of color to lead the institution permanently.
As spooky season closes out and the holiday season looms, you may be wondering just how to give back this year. If you’re a drinker and a giver, then Twelve Bars of Charity might just have the opportunity you’re looking for.
Twelve Bars of Charity, started in 2012, returns to St. Louis this year to raise money for eight different organizations.…
Once upon a time, if you walked into any bar in St. Louis looking for a classy cocktail, your options were likely to consist of an apple-tini or a Stoli Vanila and Coke. Then came Taste(4584 Laclede Avenue), Gerard Craft's revolutionary establishment helmed by acclaimed barman Ted Kilgore, that lit the spark that lit the city's beverage scene afire and changed the way we drink forever.…
Update: The following article has been updated to reflect comments from Chatawa owner Thomas Crone.
Chatawa(3137 Morgan Ford Road), the much buzzed about bar in Tower Grove South that opened late August of this year, will close after service this Sunday, October 31.…
Well, well, well, NFL; if it isn't the consequences of your actions (trusting the incurable weasel that is Stan Kroenke).
On Wednesday, the Rams owner was the subject of an anonymously-sourced ESPN bombshell that describes, in sumptuous detail, a Tuesday meeting in which various NFL team owners learned that Kroenke might not be such a great guy after all.…
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