When the legendary heavy metal group Metallica travels the world for its upcoming "M72" tour, it will make a two-night stop in St. Louis in November 2023. The band released its world tour schedule on Monday, which includes shows in 22 different cities across two years. Each location will receive two shows, with a promise of “two totally different set lists with two different bands opening the show each night!" according to its website.
Chuny Ann Reed, 47, the sole person ever charged in connection with the deadliest mass overdose event in St. Louis history, died from a tumor obstructing the flow of blood through her right carotid artery, according to Roger Hayse, the coroner for Jefferson County, Illinois. Reed was being held in the Tri-County Justice and Detention Center in Ullin, Illinois, when she suddenly took ill and was pronounced dead several days later at Mt. Vernon Hospital on July 18.
For the first time in St. Louis city history, the members of the city's most powerful governing body are all women. This was not lost to speakers at Alderwoman Megan Green’s inauguration as president of the St. Louis Board of Aldermen president today. Green’s election to replace the board’s former president, Lewis Reed, and interim successor Joe Vollmer, cinches a new frame of power for top leadership in St. Louis.
The St. Louis Teen Book Festival will bring 16 famous young adult authors to Ladue this weekend. Organized by St. Louis County Library and The Novel Neighbor, a Webster Groves bookstore, the event will offer panels, signings and meet-and-greets with authors from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on December 3. Held at Ladue Horton Watkins High School, this year's festival is the first in-person event after hosting virtual versions in previous years.
In September, attorney Elad Gross sued the city of St. Louis, alleging wide-ranging violations of the state’s Sunshine law. Last week, the city slapped back at Gross — filing a counterclaim that seeks $25,000 in damages. Gross calls the counterclaim "pretty unnerving."
Taking a picture of the Arch when returning to St. Louis after a trip is almost as much of a local tradition as telling jokes on Halloween. Philip Patterson took that tradition to new heights over the weekend. Dense fog blanketed St. Louis on Saturday as Patterson's plane flew over the city — so much so that Patterson's flight had to divert to Kansas City to wait for the fog to lift.
It’s official. The first public filings have become available for Greater St. Louis Inc and they confirm a persistent theme of the business community. It’s one we’ve tracked in this bureau for almost four decades and it goes like this:
A federal judge has denied Khorry Ramey’s request to watch her father’s execution. The American Civil Liberties Union filed an emergency petition on Monday to let Ramey witness the execution of her father, Kevin Johnson. Ramey, a 19-year-old from Kirkwood, doesn’t meet Missouri’s age requirement for execution witnesses, which requires witnesses to be at least 21.
Early on Friday afternoon, at just after lunchtime, Eleas Levi, 22, exited through a glass door and into the bright sunshine of a late autumn day. A roar of approval rose up from the crowd of nearly 200 people amassed in front of the sprawling Amazon warehouse in St. Peters, Missouri. Eleas smiled as he pumped his left arm to the sky, joining dozens of co-workers — and thousands of Amazon workers worldwide — in a massive walkout staged on Black Friday — the busiest shopping day of the year — to demand better pay, safer working conditions and a seat at the bargaining table from a man so rich he’s building a super-yacht worth $500 million.
Mark your calendars and set your DVRs: This Saturday, 48 Hours will turn its attention to the case of Michael Politte. Politte was just 14 years old when his mother, Rita, was murdered in Hopewell, Missouri, about an hour and a half south of St. Louis. She was struck in the head and her body set on fire in the family's trailer.
When CITYPARK hosted its first game November 16, the stadium was rocking. A lot of that noise came from members of the St. Louligans, one of the largest soccer fan clubs in the city. It's been around since 2010, supporting the various soccer teams throughout the area, including AC St. Louis, St. Louis FC and now, St. Louis CITY SC.
Andy Cohen has his own flavor of ice cream and it's for a good cause. The homegrown talk show star and Clementine's Ice Cream have partnered for the second year in a row to donate a portion of sales of a special "Peppermint Andy" flavor to a local nonprofit. Fifty percent of the ice cream's sales will go to Doorways, an organization in St. Louis that provides affordable housing to people living with HIV/AIDS.
Sure, ‘tis the season to be jolly. Fa la la la and whatever. But sometimes, holiday gatherings with the family (as delightful as they can be), remind one of how nice it would be to bolt off to somewhere secluded and far away from your extended family’s racial slurs.
This holiday season, pet-loving St. Louis drunks are once again afforded a unique opportunity to spread joy in the world simply by doing what comes naturally: drinking beer. That's thanks to Raise a Pint for Pets, the annual booze-based charity campaign that aims to help out our furry friends in animal shelters. For the sixth year in a row, Urban Chestnut has teamed up with Purina to merge alcoholism with altruism.
Every hour, Jennifer Crane must hit a quota. As an outbound packer at STL8 Amazon Fulfillment Center in St. Peters, she has to build, pack and label 70 boxes an hour. It amounts to 3,000 packed boxes per week.
Missouri Governor Mike Parson has finally answered a longstanding question death-row inmate Kevin Johnson's supporters have asked in recent months. Will he grant Johnson, who's scheduled to die next week, clemency?
Each week, we bring you our picks for the best concerts of the next seven days! To submit your show for consideration, click here. All events are subject to change, especially in the age of COVID-19, so do check with the venue for the most up-to-date information before you head out for the night.
Glendale resident and soon-to-be-Senator Eric Schmitt will depose Dr. Anthony Fauci today for another one of Schmitt’s trademark baseless lawsuits. Regardless of the outcome, the deposition of President Joe Biden’s chief medical advisor will undoubtedly garner national attention for Schmitt, which, let's be honest, is probably all he cares about. In one of his most recent tirades, Schmitt accused the Biden administration of colluding with social media outlets to censor speech.
This Thanksgiving, we are thankful for dance parties of all varieties — especially naked ones. Why hang out with your racist uncle all Thanksgiving weekend when you can escape your family and let your freak flag fly?
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