Mark your calendars and set your DVRs: This Saturday, 48 Hours will turn its attention to the case of Michael Politte. Politte was just 14 years old when his mother, Rita, was murdered in Hopewell, Missouri, about an hour and a half south of St. Louis. She was struck in the head and her body set on fire in the family's trailer.
Despite a federal lawsuit, callers to the state hotline handling Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program waited on hold an average of an hour and a half in August before being connected to agents
When CITYPARK hosted its first game November 16, the stadium was rocking. A lot of that noise came from members of the St. Louligans, one of the largest soccer fan clubs in the city. It's been around since 2010, supporting the various soccer teams throughout the area, including AC St. Louis, St. Louis FC and now, St. Louis CITY SC.
Andy Cohen has his own flavor of ice cream and it's for a good cause. The homegrown talk show star and Clementine's Ice Cream have partnered for the second year in a row to donate a portion of sales of a special "Peppermint Andy" flavor to a local nonprofit. Fifty percent of the ice cream's sales will go to Doorways, an organization in St. Louis that provides affordable housing to people living with HIV/AIDS.
A record-breaking drought throughout the Mississippi River basin that slowed shipments from St. Louis to the Gulf is finally beginning to ease, federal officials said.
By Joshua Rosenberg Mississippi River BasinAg & Water Desk
In St. Louis, some outreach workers helping unhoused neighbors said they are frustrated with city officials, while officials said they are already doing more ahead of the launch of the city’s inclement weather operations plan in December.
stLouIST