Bob Trigg faced eviction from apartments run by an arm of St. Louis Catholic Charities. Marijuana and a vape pen were the issue. Then his friends stepped in.
Boba, a flavored tea drink served with chewy tapioca balls, is taking off in the region, and the Clark sisters' company, Bo.co Boba, is gearing up for a busy year.
A movement to draw more youngsters — especially from underrepresented groups — is making inroads: School districts started golf teams. Summer camps are filling. Nonprofits are donating money and equipment.
More than 130 staff and students signed a letter condemning what they call an “arbitrary and heavy-handed response” by the private university. Activists plan to protest Saturday in Forest Park.
The students launched the encampment, they said, following similar protests at Columbia University and other colleges and universities across the United States.
A forensic psychologist for the defense testified Friday said she believed that Thomas Kinworthy Jr. could not be held responsible for killing a St. Louis police officer because he was in an "acute psychotic episode" at the time.
The charges against Desmond Harris were filed a week after Circuit Attorney Gabe Gore took office. His predecessor, Kim Gardner, had been unable to win a conviction in a separate case.
A couple billed as "a genuine giant and giantess" arrive in St. Louis for a visit. The Capt. and Mrs. M.V. Bates, both eight-footers, arrive at Union Depot and are followed by children. They stay in special accommodations at the…