A St. Louis sheriff's deputy says that he was fired yesterday by Sheriff Vernon Betts for no reason other than his sexual orientation. Jerrett Turner, 29, has been a deputy with the sheriff's department since April. He says that after his lunch break on Thursday he was called into Betts' office where he was told that someone had sent Betts photos that showed Turner bearing his behind.
Maurice H. Lee II, 35, paid bounties for killing two people and worked with more than a dozen others to distribute drugs in the St. Louis area, court documents said.
Carol Daniel, a former anchor and reporter for radio station KMOX-AM in St. Louis, has been hired by nonprofit media organization Nine PBS as senior producer and host.
While government leaders spent the last three years hyperventilating about TikTok, less talked about has been the dodgy “internet of things” (IOT) space; a broad assortment of mostly overseas-made techno doodads with paper-grade security and privacy standards that Americans connect to home and business networks with reckless abandon. “Smart” TVs, fridges, and other internet-connected devices […]
This weekend's festival in Grand Center will highlight the region's contributions to the genre. DJ G. Wiz will lead the tribute. He has showcased hip-hop over the years through documentaries for generations of fans.
Laumeier Sculpture Park’s 2023 Visiting Artists in Residence are Pittsburgh-based artists Lenka Clayton and Phillip Andrew Lewis. This collaborative duo utilizes innovative approaches to conceptualism and minimalism to realize their […]
From 2018 to 2021, suicides increased by 37% among Black youth and young adults ages 10 to 24 — more than any other racial demographic, according to a federal study.
The number of departing flights for the largest carriers at St. Louis Lambert International Airport lagged 2019 numbers by 20%, but airport officials expect to land within 5% of pre-pandemic numbers by year’s end.
It may feel like it's autumn out there — after a summer with truly intense heat and humidity, the mornings are now noticeably cool, and there's a certain softer quality to the light. But St. Louis still has a long way to go before it will see peak leaf color. That's according to the 2023 Fall Foliage map, a prediction tool produced by the Smoky Mountains that we've come to rely upon when planning camping trips and other activities enhanced by autumn colors.
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