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MetroLink switches to single-car trains while camera systems under repair

2 years 1 month ago
Starting Monday morning, MetroLink riders will see fewer train cars on the tracks. Some routes on the Red and Blue lines will be operating with single-car trains while MetroLink works to improve security and safety for passengers. Some of the older MetroLink cars have voltage issues within the camera systems. These cars have been temporarily taken out of service while crews repair the security cameras. If you ride the MetroLink Red Line, you'll mostly see the usual two-car trains on your…
Sydney Stallworth, KSDK

Former Cardinals broadcaster pleads guilty to DWI charge

2 years 1 month ago
Former St. Louis Cardinals broadcaster Dan McLaughlin pleaded guilty on Thursday to a DWI charge. Prosecutors charged McLaughlin, 48, in early December as a persistent offender with one count of driving while intoxicated and one misdemeanor count of failing to drive within a single lane. The Creve Coeur Police Department said it received two calls about a suspected drunk driver in a white sedan. An officer found the reported car heading east on Ladue Road before taking Interstate 270 northbound. The…
Alli Hebel, KSDK

Missouri attorney general calls for pause on puberty blocker medication for children

2 years 1 month ago
The Missouri attorney general called on St. Louis Children's Hospital and Washington University to stop prescribing puberty blockers to new patients in a letter Friday. This comes after Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced an investigation into allegations made by a former employee of Washington University Transgender Center at St. Louis Children's Hospital. In an article published online Thursday, a former employee alleges the center was not thoroughly assessing patients before moving ahead…
Sam Clancy, Anne Stegen and Justina Coronel, KSDK

St. Louis puts ARPA funds toward traffic calming, 911 center

2 years 1 month ago
The St. Louis Board of Aldermen on Friday passed a $74 million spending package using federal American Rescue Plan Act funds, emphasizing traffic calming and the building of a 911 call center. The bill is just the latest ARPA allocation from the city, which is to get $498 million from the law. The city said earlier Friday that it had appropriated $291 million from the law, and spent more than $39 million. The latest bill, sponsored by Alderman Brandon Bosley, allocates: $12 million to design and…
Jacob Kirn

St. Louis moves toward providing counsel for tenants facing eviction

2 years 1 month ago
St. Louis lawmakers on Friday advanced legislation setting up a $5 million program to provide legal counsel for tenants facing eviction. The bill, which now seems likely to pass with one vote remaining, requires that the city's Community Development Administration have a program covering all city tenants by Jan. 31, 2027. It doesn't specify who the CDA should hire to act as tenant counsel. The legislation also requires that a landlord serving notice to evict also provide tenants a written notice…
Jacob Kirn

Tarasenko traded to New York Rangers, Blais returns to St. Louis Blues

2 years 1 month ago
The St. Louis Blues star forward Vladimir Tarasenko has been traded to the New York Rangers, the teams confirmed Thursday. First reported by Frank Seravalli of Daily Faceoff, Tarasenko, 31, has been traded to the New York Rangers. The St. Louis Blues made the trade official Thursday afternoon, saying that Tarasenko and defenseman Nikko Mikkola would head to the New York Rangers. As part of the trade, the team will also retain 50% of Tarasenko's salary. The team acquired a conditional 2023 first-round…
Alli Hebel, KSDK

Missouri attorney general launches investigation into St. Louis transgender center after whistleblower report

2 years 1 month ago
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey announced an investigation into allegations made by a former employee of a St. Louis transgender care center, and U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley is calling for a federal investigation. In a statement Thursday, Bailey said his office has been investigating the Washington University Transgender Center at St. Louis Children's Hospital for two weeks after a whistleblower contacted his office. He said he was announcing the investigation after an article written by the former…
Sam Clancy, KSDK