Chad Davis

Sep 30, 2024 | kcur.org | Chad Davis

Family members of Marcellus Williams say they have received death threats since the State of Missouri executed him on Tuesday. People made threats via phone calls, emails and anonymous social media messages on Wednesday, when the family held a Janazah, a memorial service, for him, said Shai Kaye, a representative for his son, Sadir Marcellus Williams. She said the Islamic Foundation of St. Louis, which handled the service, instituted a lockdown after also receiving threats.

Apr 25, 2024 | stlpr.org | Chad Davis

Members of the St. Louis Detention Facilities Oversight Board met with a detainee at the St. Louis City Justice Center Thursday after more than two years of seeking access to inmates. The board’s members used the meeting to explain the role they have in scrutinizing conditions at the jail. The detainee told them that detainees want better food, medical care and cleaner conditions.

Apr 21, 2024 | stlpr.org | Chad Davis

Restauranteur William Porter spent years thinking about how to transform two vacant Cherokee Street lots into a recreational public space for the neighborhood. In 2015, he started heading across the street from his restaurant, Master Pieza, to Cherokee Street and Nebraska Avenue to clean the lots. When the first basketball hoop was installed that year, he wrote the words “Love Bank” on the backboard. “I saw empty space that had a bunch of trees and debris and stuff like that,” Porter said.

Apr 15, 2024 | stlpr.org | Chad Davis

A St. Louis judge has awarded more than $23 million to former St. Louis police officer Luther Hall, who sued the officers who beat him during a 2017 protest. St. Louis Circuit Judge Joseph Whyte on Monday awarded Hall $10 million for punitive damages, $11 million for past and future physical and emotional pain and almost $2 million for lost wages.

Apr 1, 2024 | stlpr.org | Chad Davis

St. Louis business leaders Tuesday announced $350,000 in grants and other incentives aimed at attracting restaurants, retail stores and other businesses to the city's downtown. Greater St. Louis Inc. and the St. Louis Development Corporation announced four initiatives. They include:Up to $15,000 per storefront for pop-up retail shops opening in vacant storefronts. Up to $5,000 per restaurant to build up outdoor seating or retail displays and bolster street activity.