Neighbors said Kenny Simpson was the menace of their cul-de-sac for more than a decade: He punched his own father in the face. He hit golf balls at his neighbors' home. He set off pipe bombs in his backyard.
By Katie Kull and Dana Rieck St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Authorities said Darrick Dillon, 47, shot and killed Adayshia Jackson, 28, after the two got into an argument. Dillon was charged with second-degree murder.
Floods that would have been rare or unheard of a century ago now strike the region every few years. And the area's major rivers are flooded far more often than they used to be.
By Bryce Gray and Josh Renaud St. Louis Post-Dispatch
The lawsuit says realtor Ebony Washington has fallen short of city charter requirements to be "an assessed taxpayer of the city" for two years prior to being elected alderman.
The woman's mother said paramedics came to transport her daughter from the jail to the hospital twice in one day, but jail officials refused to release her.