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St. Louis threatens to sue Hyundai and Kia over theft epidemic

2 years 7 months ago
If Hyundai and Kia don’t do something to curb the epidemic of thefts involving their vehicles by Sept. 19, the city of St. Louis will be filing a lawsuit against them, according to a memo from the city counselor obtained by KSDK. “With this letter, the city demands that Kia and Hyundai mitigate the defective conditions providing thieves – including teenagers as young as 13 – the instrumentalities by which they are destroying property, endangering city drivers and themselves, and, in some…

'It's a thrilling time': Missouri Botanical Garden opens new visitor center

2 years 7 months ago
The Missouri Botanical Garden's brand new visitor center is open to the public. A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held Saturday morning for the Jack C. Taylor Visitor Center. To celebrate the grand opening, the garden offered free admission to all visitors Saturday and Sunday, sponsored by Pohlmann Legacy. Inside the new center, the William T. Kemper Lobby houses ticketing, restrooms, dining, and gift shopping, with all visitor services accessible on the main floor. The expanded Sassafras Restaurant…
Kelsi Anderson, KSDK

GOP candidate Katherine Pinner drops out of St. Louis County executive race

2 years 7 months ago
Katherine Pinner, the GOP candidate for St. Louis County executive, has dropped out of the race.  Chair of the Republican Central Committee of St. Louis County Rene Artman said Pinner notified the party Thursday night. Artman said she was the one who accepted the call from Pinner, but Pinner did not specify a reason for dropping out of the race. She just told Artman she had a desire to do so. According to Artman, Pinner missed the deadline to formally withdraw her candidacy, so she will have…
Hayley Vawter, KSDK

Former St. Louis Aldermen Reed, Boyd plead guilty to federal bribery charges

2 years 7 months ago
Former Board of Aldermen President Lewis Reed and former Ward 22 Alderman Jeffrey Boyd have pleaded guilty in connection with a federal bribery investigation. The pair changed their pleas to guilty in federal court Friday, days after former Ward 21 Alderman John Collins-Muhammad also pleaded guilty in the bribery investigation. All three former aldermen, accused of accepting cash bribes in exchange for supporting property tax abatements, previously pleaded not guilty to the charges. They will…
Kelsi Anderson, Holden Kurwicki and Mark Maxwell, KSDK

FEMA disaster recovery center to open Friday in University City

2 years 7 months ago
Another Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) disaster recovery center in the St. Louis area will open Friday to help people affected by flash flooding in late July. On Aug. 26, the center will open at the University City Recreation Center at 7210 Olive Blvd. to provide one-on-one assistance to flooding victims. The center will be open from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m., seven days a week. "Recovery specialists from FEMA and the U.S. Small Business Administration will provide information on available services,…