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Tacos La Jefa takes center stage in 'We Live Here Auténtico!'

3 years 1 month ago
Tacos La Jefa is in St. Louis' Dutchtown neighborhood. The family restaurant was the subject of a recent episode of St. Louis Public Radio's podcast, "We Live Here Auténtico!" The podcast focuses on Latino culture and identity in St. Louis and beyond. This story begins with the matriarch of the Amezcua family, Heriberta Amezcua, also known as La Jefa, “the boss."

Remembering the St. Louis Browns and their role in integrating Major League Baseball

3 years 1 month ago
St. Louis was once home to two Major League Baseball teams. The St. Louis Browns signed Hank Thompson and Willard Brown in July 1947 making them the third and fourth Black American baseball players to cross the color barrier. This also made the St. Louis Browns the first MLB team to field two Black athletes. Historian and author Ed Wheatley joins St. Louis on the Air to share what this moment means to baseball history and the efforts to keep the history alive.

Defense: Police have the wrong guy in David Dorn's murder

3 years 1 month ago
Attorneys representing the man accused of gunning down a retired St. Louis police captain at a St. Louis city pawn shop says prosecutors have no forensic evidence linking their client to the murder, but police coaxed their only witness with a plea deal in exchange for testimony.
Kevin S. Held

World Naked Bike Ride Returns to St. Louis July 30

3 years 1 month ago
If a naked cyclist rides past you later this month as you're driving down the street, don’t worry about it. The World Naked Bike Ride is coming back to St. Louis with the same rules — go as bare as you dare in the name of body positivity and cyclists’ rights. The bare bike ride happens on July 30, beginning at 4 p.m. in The Grove (Manchester Avenue between Sarah and Talmage Street).
Jenna Jones

Alleged Accomplice to Testify in Trial of David Dorn's Accused Killer

3 years 1 month ago
This morning in court the jury heard opening statements in the trial of Stephan Cannon, the man accused of murdering retired police Captain David Dorn. Statements by both the prosecution and defense signaled that the trial's outcome may hinge on the testimony of Mark Jackson, a man who was allegedly with Cannon on the night of Dorn's killing and who police say fled with Cannon from the scene. Cannon is charged with one count of first degree murder as well as stealing, burglary, robbery and three counts of armed criminal action.
Ryan Krull