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On Sunday evening, St. Louis County police officer Matt McCulloch opened fire at a trunk or treat event on Sunday evening in Kirkwood, scaring hundreds in attendance and resulting in 11 felony charges. But one eyewitness believes that may not be the first time McCulloch terrorized people in Kirkwood that weekend. 

Memo to Josh Hawley: Next time you're pretending you're one of us, no need to slip into the "Missour-uh" pronunciation. After all, a new poll shows only a small percentage of locals do. The poll, commissioned by SLU/YouGov, found that only 9.5 percent of likely voters in Missouri opted for "Missour-uh" instead of "Missour-ee."

St. Louis has some damn good breweries. On Saturday, October 21, some of the best among them will take over the Saint Louis Science Center (5050 Oakland Avenue, 314-289-4400) for the St. Louis Beer Fest. More than 40 breweries will converge upon the Science Center for a brew-filled night at the museum.

St. Louis purveyor of decadent burgers and next-level milkshakes Hi-Pointe Drive-In is stepping another foot across the river into Illinois. On Thursday, the local chain's latest location will open its doors for a grand opening at 11 a.m. in Edwardsville, Illinois, at 6147 Trace Parkway Drive, not far from Southern Illinois University - Edwardsville. Illinois developer Plocher Construction helped design the 3,5000-square-foot space, which taps bold colors and nostalgic elements, similar to the other Hi-Pointe locations.

This story was produced in partnership with the River City Journalism Fund. Anthony Markanich started the 2023 Major League Soccer season with the Colorado Rapids.

As a rule, individuals and communities in the United States, often including health care providers, are hesitant to talk about mental health. In the arts, long held stereotypes and cliché’s about “mad geniuses” and “tortured artists” persist.

As horror in the Middle East has the world again confronting the long, often tragic history of the Jewish diaspora, Benjamin Kaplan’s Sleep Faster, We Need the Pillows is earning well-deserved attention in St. Charles. The site-specific installation at Foundry Art Centre (520 North Main Center, St. Charles; 636-255-0270) weaves together Jewish cultural motifs and contemporary art, inspiring viewers to think about identity and heritage, specifically as related to a people who’ve had to fight to defend theirs. A St. Louis-based post-disciplinary artist, Kaplan has a knack for work that strikes at the heart of the zeitgeist, with past projects that include Documentia (an exhibition at the Kranzberg Gallery exploring dementia) and Living Like Kings: The Unexpected Collision of Chess and Hip Hop at the World Chess Hall of Fame.

MONDAY, OCTOBER 9. Israel hits Gaza hard, and then seals it off.

Congresswoman Cori Bush (D-St. Louis) and a group of Democrat lawmakers led a call for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war today. In the Ceasefire Now Resolution, Bush and 12 others urged the Biden Administration to call for an immediate "de-escalation" and ceasefire in Israel and Palestine. The resolution also called for humanitarian aid for those under siege in Gaza but made no mention of any such aid for Israel.

Last weekend, Contraband Theatre opened a new play by founding member and playwright Jacob Juntunen. See You in a Minute, directed by Ellie Schwetye, is a thoughtful and thought-provoking drama that thoroughly entertains while subtly encouraging self-reflection.

Anger coursed through the courtroom this morning in St. Louis as Javon Nettles pleaded guilty to killing a 7-year-old and her father in the Central West End, but was sentenced to only 10 years in prison.  “I feel like I’m not getting justice,” said Janice Johns, the mother of Dmyah Fleming, the girl killed.

In June 1983, Dr. Sally Ride became the first American woman in space — a moment that shattered the glass ceiling between Earth and the stars and sparked the imagination of young women throughout the United States and beyond. Playwright Liza Birkenmeier sets the lovely and provocative Dr. Ride’s American Beach House on the evening before that auspicious flight on a much less auspicious launching pad, the rooftop deck of an old Victorian house in south St. Louis city.

It’s never too early to get a jump on holiday shopping, and if you’re a person who cares about giving a unique gift, the very best place to shop is the Golden Gems Party Market. Coming up this Saturday, October 21, Golden Gems (3108 Locust Street, 314-925-8931) will be hosting a pop-up market where you can buy fun little gifts for all. Already your favorite spot to shop for quirky and distinctive items, you know Golden Gems is going to do you right when it comes to providing just the right gift for everyone on your list.

St. Louis County Police Officer Matthew McCulloch has been charged with 11 felonies, including four counts of child endangerment, five counts of armed criminal action, making a terroristic threat and unlawful use of a weapon. The charges relate to a trunk or treat event at North Kirkwood Middle School on Sunday, October 16.

“Here’s to Champagne problems!” a 20-something brunette in a ball gown cheers, her voice as bubbly as her lifted flute. It’s opening night at Alamo Drafthouse for what bodes to be one of the biggest movies this fall — not a Spielberg thriller, Halloween horror flick or Oscar-baiting period piece, but a film version of the highest-grossing concert tour of all time, starring none other than planet Earth’s favorite blonde American.

After a few rings, a phone call to Don Corrigan gets answered. But it isn’t Corrigan’s voice on the other line.

This summer, Abstrakt Marketing Group, by far the largest employer in Laclede's Landing, grew increasingly frustrated by the city's inaction on the large unhoused population living on the riverfront near its offices. "I propose you come out of your office and show up," says one email from Abstrakt sent to various city officials, including the mayor.

On the surface, it was a relatively quiet week for the conflict between KDHX management and unhappy current and former volunteer DJs. But station critics put some plans in motion — and are quietly preparing for their next line of action. On Thursday, a group of volunteer DJs who’d been dismissed by the station or had chosen to resign or go on strike announced that they were forming a new nonprofit as an auxiliary to KDHX.

A product funded by one of the largest Kickstarters in St. Louis history is now being ordered into the trash. It's the latest unfortunate chapter in what started as a  feel-good pandemic story. Local dad Conor Lewis dreamed of magnetic cushions that would allow his kids to easily build forts in the living room — and raised $3.1 million on Kickstarter from parents entranced by his vision.

Not so long ago, St. Louis was, undeniably, a bagel desert. Sure, there were a handful of bread-roll-adjacent options in town, but while those were delicious in their own right, they weren’t really bagels — real bagels that were boiled and then baked to produce a snappy crust and delightfully chewy interior.  How things have changed.