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Former Mo. School Principal Accused of Hiring Hit Man to Kill Pregnant Girlfriend
A former Missouri school principal is facing two counts of first-degree murder after allegedly hiring his childhood friend to kill his pregnant girlfriend, KMOV reports. Jocelyn Peters, 30, was found shot dead in her apartment in late March. She was seven months pregnant at the time of her death and was a teacher at Mann…
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Watch: Did a Former St. Louis Cop Plant a Gun on a Suspect After Fatal Shooting?
A former St. Louis police officer is facing first-degree murder charges in the 2011 fatal shooting of a driver authorities said was believed to have been involved in a drug deal. New video of the incident, obtained by several news outlets, appears to show the officer pointing a personal weapon at the driver and then,…
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This Fight Between Los Angeles Rams and Seattle Seahawks Fans Is the Funniest Thing You’ll See All Day
It was supposed to be a festive moment, considering that the football team was back in Los Angeles for the first time since it departed for St. Louis in 1994. The Rams were facing the Seattle Seahawks, and it didn’t take long for Seahawks and Rams fans to resort to fisticuffs. The video below includes…
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Mo. State Senator Refuses to Stand During Pledge of Allegiance
A Missouri state senator refused to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance Wednesday, remaining seated in the chamber to show solidarity with San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who has now repeatedly refused to stand during the national anthem at NFL games as a protest against police brutality and racial injustice, The Blaze reports. “I…
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Federal Judge Finds Ferguson, Mo., School Elections Unfair to Black Voters
A federal judge ruled Monday that the Ferguson-Florissant School District in suburban St. Louis must change its election process, after finding that the current school system is unfair to black voters, USA Today reports. According to the report, U.S. District Judge Rodney Sippel found that the current system illegally undermines the political power of black…
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St. Louis Reporter Loses Job After Sick Michael Brown Joke
In more news of just how sick American racism is and, further, how it permeates every single aspect of American life, a St. Louis TV reporter got the boot after he posted a crass “lead diet” joke on Facebook around the shooting death of 18-year-old Michael Brown. According to reports, after it was announced that…
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Mom Orchestrated Slayings of Witnesses in Son’s Trial, Prosecutors Say
A Missouri mother is charged with arranging the killing of two teens who witnessed her son kill another boy, KMOV reports. The update in the case comes nine months after charges were originally dropped against Tyrell Davidson, the suspect in the September 2013 St. Louis killing of 16-year-old Chauncey Brown. Now Davidson’s mother, along with…
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Off-Duty Mo. Officer Fatally Shoots Man Who Threw Concrete Planter Into Home Following Dispute Over Black Lives Matter, Family Says
The family of a man who was shot and killed by an off-duty St. Louis County police officer says that the altercation followed an argument on Facebook about Black Lives Matter, the Chicago Tribune reports. The officer, who has not been identified, shot 20-year-old Tyler Gebhard after the young man threw a 50-pound concrete planter…
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2 Mo. Men Arrested After Throwing Eggs, Shouting Racial Slurs
Police are calling the actions of two Missouri men who allegedly threw eggs and hurled racial slurs at African Americans in south St. Louis a “hate crime,” KSDK reports. Jesse Reed, 30, and David Ragain, also 30, were arrested late Friday and charged with assault motivated by discrimination in the third degree, the station notes. “A white…
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St. Louis Police Department Has Paid Out $4,700,000 to Settle 44 Cases Since 2010: Report
The St. Louis Police Department has doled out $4.7 million since 2010 to settle some 44 cases, some of which include allegations of injuries or wrongful imprisonment or death, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports. The Post-Dispatch reviewed some payouts had not previously been publicized. One of the cases, the 2011 fatal shooting of Anthony Lamar…