Two years ago, the DOJ opened up an investigation into the Springfield, Massachusetts police department, targeting its troubled Narcotics Unit. Like far too many other drug-focused units, the Springfield Narcotics Unit was filled with officers who routinely engaged rights violations. Narcotics Bureau officers regularly punch subjects in the head and neck area without legal justification. […]
ST. LOUIS -- It’s a holiday tradition that draws thousands to the Enterprise Center. Team Red and Team Blue will fight in the 35th annual Budweiser Guns ‘N Hoses event at Enterprise Center on Nov. 23. All the money raised from the boxing fundraiser goes to BackStoppers. The St. Louis-based organization provides immediate and long-term [...]
A SUPERSONIC HOLIDAY ROAD TRIP Climb aboard your cosmic sleigh and join Santa on a mystical holiday invasion that is out of this world. Shoot past the sun, race
About 60 people gathered outside the St. Louis County Court Building for what was promoted as a “Storytelling Vigil for Kevin Johnson.” Johnson was convicted in the 2005 murder of Kirkwood police Sgt. William McEntee. His execution is scheduled for…
In between all the rock legends who played the Taylor Hawkins concerts in September, it may have been the youngest people onstage who stole the show. Hawkins' teenage son Shane memorably…