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Oversight board votes to move forward with investigation into Justice Center death

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:15:36 GMT

ST. LOUIS – Persistent questions about conditions at the St. Louis Justice Center were part of the discussion during Monday night’s meeting of the City of St. Louis Department of Public Safety Detention Facilities Oversight Board.The board voted Monday to move forward with an investigation into the death of detainee Carlton Bernard. FOX 2 recently reported on how the board was surprised to hear about Bernard’s death.There was debate Monday over whether the committee could investigate at the same time the police are investigating and whether that would violate the ordinance creating the oversight board. In the end, board members voted to move forward.After the vote, board chair Rev. Darryl Gray said, “Our job is to ensure that the rights of detainees are not violated and that everyone who sets foot in that center, be a detainee, guard, or administrative staff, are safe and secure and that there’s no violation of their health.” Why Bob Barker did not play for the St. Louis Cardinals...

Most of Jennings council boycotts meeting after ‘no confidence’ letter

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:15:36 GMT

JENNINGS, Mo. - The mayor of Jennings heard from supporters during a public hearing despite not having enough city councilmen to hold an official city council meeting.The majority of the council expressed confusion over the multiple different meeting agendas that had been posted in the hours prior.Councilwoman Nadia Quinn (Ward 4) said the meeting agenda was posted 24 hours in advance, in compliance with Missouri's Sunshine Law. However, there were multiple changes being made, and no one knew which agenda to follow.Quinn was one of five council members to boycott the meeting and did not attend because of the confusion.In the latest published agenda, it did not recognize a prior emergency meeting that was held on Aug. 18, where the council tried to reverse terminations and offer people their jobs back.Quinn said the majority of the council wanted to confirm Aug. 18's meeting minutes and make everything official."We're so tied up in trying to figure out how to hold a meeting and what'...

Calls for urgency over deadly stretch of I-70 amid $2.8B infrastructure funding

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:15:36 GMT

WENZTVILLE, Mo. – A project that’s been in the works for decades received a shot in the arm Monday as Governor Mike Parson signed a $2.8 billion bill for the planned statewide expansion of Interstate 70.That includes a part of the interstate in Wentzville that some call the deadliest.Capacity, safety, and reliability are what MoDOT and its partners say sit at the forefront of the improvements they hope to make to the highway. While signs are pointing to serious advancements with the project that would redesign stretches of I-70, residents are just wondering why there wasn’t more urgency for the stretch of highway known as the S curve, which they say is one of the most dangerous parts of the road within the entire state.“Just beyond 20, I was driving home from work from Lambert Airport, when I came to the railroad bridge S-turn behind McDonald’s, I saw a large flash,” said Joe Tebo, a 45-year resident. What he saw next would haunt him for years to come.“There was a college girl sitti...

Results of ‘sound study’ hold fate of country club’s pickleball project

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:15:36 GMT

KIRKWOOD, Mo. – On a beautiful morning to be outside, pickleball players were testing the new courts at Greenbriar Hills Country Club. The saga surrounding this development proves one group’s recreation is another’s frustration.“Greenbriar Hills Country Club knew ahead of time before they built their pickleball courts that it was going to be a nuisance to their neighbors,” Kirkwood resident Julie Missey said. “They had the evidence, yet they decided to build anyway.”Missey’s home in Kirkwood’s Osage Hills neighborhood backs up to Greenbriar Hills Country Club. For months, she and her neighbors have worked to stop the country club from building the courts behind their homes. FOX 2 first spoke with her in January."We have all kind of neighbors who will be affected by this noise; the club just doesn't seem to care," she said in our Jan. 23 interview.Greenbriar Hills Country Club declined to do an interview for our first report, as well as this one. A representative told us the club com...

Banned from Kirkwood stores, alleged sex offender caught one town over

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:15:36 GMT

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. – A man charged with exposing himself in the breakfast line at a Sunset Hills La Quinta Inn was recently sentenced for a similar sex crime.Kirkwood residents said they were surprised he wasn’t locked up due to his long list of offenses.Kenny Lamont Johnson, 35, is well known to the stores at Big Bend and Kirkwood Road.Court records show Johnson was banned from the entire Kirkwood Commons Shopping Center after a 2022 sex case.“Everybody knows him,” a woman, who did not want to be identified, told us. She says she’s repeatedly called the police about Johnson exposing himself. Close Thanks for signing up! Watch for us in your inbox. Subscribe Now Daily News SIGN UP NOW “That’s what he does. That’s what he’s been doing and no one ... it’s like he’s doing the same stuff that he’s bee...

Austin Gomber injured, Ronald Acuna tackled in Rockies’ ugly 14-4 loss to Braves

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:15:36 GMT

When Rockies manager Bud Black said Monday afternoon that he was as content as he’d been all season with his pitching rotation, he was referring in large part to Austin Gomber.“Since the All-Star break, been pretty consistent,” Black said of his starters. “With the exception of a game or two here and there, all the games have been close. … That’s a reflection of our starting pitching, and maybe a little bit of our lack of run production.”Consistency collided with bad luck hours later at Coors Field.Gomber exited in the third inning of his start with an apparent injury, and the Rockies lost 14-4 in the series opener to the MLB-best Atlanta Braves, officially securing a losing season. Colorado (49-82) has lost seven of its last eight games.Gomber, who came in with a 5.48 ERA, had been finding his stride in recent months. The left-hander pitched at least six innings in eight of his previous 11 starts, maintaining a strong 3.50 ERA during that s...

Ronald Acuna Jr. tackled by fan at Coors Field during Rockies-Braves game

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:15:36 GMT

Atlanta Braves star Ronald Acuna Jr. was confronted and taken down by two fans who ran onto the field at Coors Field on Monday night during a game between the Rockies and Braves.Acuna, who was in right field for the Braves during the bottom of the seventh inning, was first approached and hugged by a fan who appeared to be attempting to take a selfie with the National League MVP favorite. As security guards tried to pull the first fan off Acuna, a second fan sprinted into the fray and tackled Acuna.As the fans were restrained and forcibly escorted off by security, one continued to resist.Related ArticlesColorado Rockies | Austin Gomber injured, Ronald Acuna tackled in Rockies’ ugly 14-4 loss to Braves Colorado Rockies | Five rookie starters, strong start by Ty Blach lift Rockies past Orioles Colorado Rockies | With tantalizing power, Rockies prospect Hunter Goodman on doorstep of major league call-up Colorado Rockies | ...

CHP investigating after burned body found on 10 Freeway off-ramp

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:15:36 GMT

The California Highway Patrol is investigating after a person's burned body was found near a freeway off-ramp in downtown Los Angeles.The body was found around 4:55 p.m. Monday, near the 10 Freeway off-ramp at Maple Avenue.Los Angeles Fire Department crews responded to the scene, as well as the Los Angeles Police Department, where they found the burned body at the bottom of the off-ramp near some "construction containers."Because of the condition of the person's body, a death investigation began. At this time, authorities have not said if homicide is suspected.LAPD eventually ceded the investigation to the CHP, which closed the affected off-ramp.The Los Angeles County Coroner's Office was called to the area and CHP investigators remained on the scene. The investigation is ongoing but drivers are encouraged to avoid the area as traffic may be moving slowly. The off-ramp reopened around 8:15 p.m.For the latest live traffic conditions, click here.

Bay Area mother not expected to live after collapsing on high school football field to be with injured son

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:15:36 GMT

The mother of a Mountain View High School football player suffered two aneurysms after her son was seriously injured in a game last weekend.Lucinda Daniels is not expected to survive, according to a GoFundMe page and later confirmed by school officials.“She was at every game with her pom-poms,” Mountain View coach Tim Lugo said Monday. “You don’t hear many parents from the stands, but you would always hear her.”In a scene described as “surreal,” both of Dillon Daniels’ parents rushed to be with their son after the senior suffered a broken leg and dislocated ankle just before halftime Friday against The King’s Academy in Sunnyvale.The boy’s father, Dale, fainted while kneeling next to his son, prompting King’s Academy officials to call a second ambulance to the field.After the father checked out OK, Lucinda collapsed and had to be rushed to a hospital.“Mom was fine,” TKA executive athletic director Joe Maemone said Monday. “She was on the phone. It looked like she was talking to fami...

California conservative groups promote anti-trans bills as state AG sues school district over anti-trans policy

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 18:15:36 GMT

The battle over transgender rights is heating up in California as the state sued a Southern California school district on Monday while conservatives launched an effort for a statewide ballot measure.Attorney General Rob Bonta filed a lawsuit against Chino Valley Unified School District over its parental notification policy that took effect in July and requires district schools to alert parents if a student begins using a name or pronoun different from the one on their official records. The same day, Republican lawmakers and conservative activists rallied at the state Capitol to announce they are starting signature-backed ballot initiatives for three bills targeting transgender students after a recent related bill failed to gain ground in the Democrat-controlled legislature.“The forced outing policy wrongfully endangers the physical, mental, and emotional well-being of non-conforming students who lack an accepting environment in the classroom and at home,” Bonta said in a...