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St. Louis Car Theft Mostly a Matter for Juvenile Courts

3 years 1 month ago
Far more juveniles than adults have been nabbed for car theft in St. Louis this past summer — meaning that the majority of auto theft-related allegations are adjudicated in a system that is much different, and much less open to the public, than the adult court system. According to St. Louis Metropolitan Police Sergeant Charles Wall, 39 adults were arrested in the city for crimes related to auto theft in July, August and the first three weeks of September. Over that same period, 107 juveniles were taken into custody for auto theft crimes.
Ryan Krull

Meta Sued For Tap Dancing Around Apple’s New App Privacy Rules

3 years 1 month ago
Last year, Apple received ample coverage about how the company was making privacy easier for its customers by introducing a new, simple, tracking opt-out button for users as part of an iOS 14.5 update. Apple marketing and press reports heavily hyped the App Tracking Transparency system, which purportedly gave consumers control of which apps were able to […]
Karl Bode

Waterloo bakery closing until further notice after fire

3 years 1 month ago
Ahne's Bakery in Waterloo, Illinois, was closed until further notice after a fire in the bakery Sunday night. The bakery said in a Facebook post that no one was inside the building when the fire occurred, and no injuries were reported. The cause of the fire is still unknown. The Ahne family was still cleaning up after the fire Monday, but they’re reflecting on more than just blown out walls and burnt insides. There’s a legacy there no fire could burn. “I just followed the same recipes that…
Hayley Vawter and Elyse Schoenig, KSDK

Fire at Sauget industrial park creates smoke cloud visible miles away

3 years 1 month ago
Firefighters are working to put out a large fire at an industrial park in Sauget in Metro East. Sauget Police Chief James Jones said the fire was at Eagle Industrial Park on Mississippi Avenue. The fire started late Monday afternoon. According to its website, Eagle Industrial Park is a 60-acre facility that includes a 35-acre industrial park that offers space for transloading and storage tanks for wet and dry goods. Transloading is the process of transferring shipped goods from one mode of transportation…
Sam Clancy, KSDK

Home on fire in Belleville Tuesday morning

3 years 1 month ago
BELLEVILLE, Ill. - A home was on fire Tuesday morning in Belleville. The fire started at about 6:15 a.m. at a home located in the 400 block of Harpers Ferry Road. Fire officials said it was an electrical fire that started in the kitchen. The fire was contained to that one room. They suspect it [...]
Monica Ryan

Meet the 2022 class of 40 Under 40 honorees

3 years 1 month ago
This year's 40 Under 40 Awards honorees represent a slew of industries, including banking, education, retail, health care and construction, among others. Companies represented within the 2022 class include St. Louis City SC, Saint Louis Zoo, Enterprise Holdings, and Bayer, among others.
Veneta Rizvic