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Dara Daugherty Faces Angry Neighbors in Court as City Seeks Injunction

1 year 2 months ago
For the first time since the City of St. Louis accused her of masterminding a massive illegal rooming house scheme, Dara Daugherty took the stand in court yesterday, telling a judge that she no longer owns one of her portfolio's most squalid holdings. Daugherty testified she recently sold the home with the Dutch gambrel roof on Virginia Avenue, a nuisance property that was the bane of its neighbors and where the city claims Daugherty housed an ad-hoc, unpaid labor force that worked on her slum empire's "fixer-upper" properties. Yesterday’s hearing came as part of the city’s ongoing civil lawsuit against Daugherty and five of her family members and associates who are accused of running an illegal rooming house scheme that spanned 39 properties across nine south city neighborhoods.
Ryan Krull

Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile Finally Fined $192 Million For Abuse Of User Location Data

1 year 2 months ago
For several decades, major wireless carriers AT&T, Verizon, and T-Mobile collected vast troves of sensitive user location and movement data, then sold access to any random nitwit with two nickels to rub together. The result was a parade of scandals wherein everybody from stalkers to law enforcement (or pretending to be law enforcement) abused the […]
Karl Bode

Urban League in St. Louis unveils greenhouse, hydroponic farm at its headquarters

1 year 2 months ago
The Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis on Tuesday unveiled a brand new facility to help solve our region's food crisis. It's the first and only Urban League in the country to have a greenhouse and hydroponic farm at its headquarters. The project is called George Washington Carver Urban Farming. The Missouri native is regarded as one of the most prominent Black scientists of the early 20th century. Missouri Gov. Mike Parson and local leaders gathered Tuesday afternoon for the ribbon cutting. The…
Justina Coronel

Developing: Officer shoots at armed man in north St. Louis

1 year 2 months ago
ST. LOUIS -- An officer fired a gunshot at an armed man in the Baden neighborhood Wednesday morning. The incident happened in the 700 block of Ponce Avenue. Police say that the man has a knee injury, but it is still unclear whether a bullet struck him. Officers were initially called to the area to [...]
Joe Millitzer

St. Louis Public Schools pays parents to drive kids to class

1 year 2 months ago
ST. LOUIS -- Parents can get paid to drive their children to school amid a bus driver shortage. St. Louis Public Schools has begun offering gas cards to families affected by "chronic bus absenteeism" throughout the school year. This initiative was detailed in a letter sent to parents on Monday. Starting May 13, all families [...]
Joe Millitzer

Forecast: Stormy weather through the weekend

1 year 2 months ago
ST. LOUIS -- The chance for morning rain fades as the sun comes up. Partly to mostly cloudy this morning with some spot showers and storms possible again Wednesday afternoon. Highs in the low 80s. Partly cloudy tonight. Out the door Thursday temperatures will be in the 60s. Breezy and warm Thursday, highs in the [...]
Angela Hutti