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St. Louis Father-Son Pokémon Go Team Catches Assault Convictions

2 years 8 months ago
Yesterday, a St. Louis County jury found a father and son guilty of assault after a game of Pokémon Go got out of hand in Kirkwood Park in 2018. Robert Matteuzzi, 75, and Angelo Matteuzzi, 33, were on a Pokémon Go team competing in Kirkwood Park when they got into an argument with an individual who, according to the Post-Dispatch, played under the name “Sammy the Bull.” Pokémon Go is a game where players collect virtual assets in different real life locations. The players were on different teams trying to collect the same virtual assets and began arguing.
Ryan Krull

Albert Pujols' Cereal Is, Like His Time With the Angels, Just Average

2 years 8 months ago
Albert Pujols played his final season of baseball this year and finished out his career in a St. Louis Cardinals jersey, the same one he started in. Honors have poured in for the slugger, and next month the Musial Awards will give Pujols its highest honor: a Lifetime Achievement Award for Sportsmanship. But before that, he has gotten something some may argue is a little bit better: his own cereal.
Rosalind Early

Jean Shin: Home Base

2 years 8 months ago

New York state-based artist Jean Shin, Laumeier’s 2022 Visiting Artist in Residence, describes her work as “giving new form to life’s leftovers.” Her sculptures and installations transform familiar objects into

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FEMA opens disaster recovery centers in Metro East

2 years 8 months ago
Flood recovery assistance is available at two new Federal Emergency Management Agency disaster recovery centers in the Metro East. Food victims in Illinois will be able to get disaster recovery help from the federal government, starting Friday. Earlier this month, President Joe Biden approved Illinois’ application for FEMA aid. Two disaster recovery centers will open to help people with the process of applying for federal government assistance. Those centers will be located at the Clyde Jordan…
Alex Fees, KSDK

Testing shows hazardous chemicals found in St. Charles wellfield, mayor says

2 years 8 months ago
The Elm Point Wellfield in St. Charles has been contaminated by hazardous chemicals, according to the mayor of St. Charles. In a press conference Wednesday, Mayor Dan Borgmeyer said the drinking water in the city is safe, but he said steps need to be taken to keep it that way. “I am concerned about the long-term viability to be able to provide safe drinking water to our citizens is at risk,” Borgmeyer said. The Elm Point Wellfield is the primary drinking water supply source for the city of…
Elyse Schoenig and Laura Barczewski, KSDK