Jesse Bogan

St. Louis

Reporter at The Marshall Project

Reporter at St. Louis Post-Dispatch [email protected]

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Era ends as US Army Reserve pulls out of north St. Louis

Nov 19, 2024 | stltoday.com | Jesse Bogan

ST. LOUIS — For generations, the U.S. military leaned heavily on a reach of Goodfellow Boulevard to produce ammunition for troops fighting in Europe, Korea and Vietnam. Today, that’s mainly seen in vacant buildings and fenced-in lots owned by the federal government. The only military activity left is at the Maj. Gen. Leif J. Sverdrup U.S. Army Reserve Center, where thousands of “citizen soldiers” have trained on weekends since the 1970s.
2 men found shot to death in home in north St. Louis

Nov 18, 2024 | stltoday.com | Jesse Bogan

ST. LOUIS — Two men were found shot to death Monday morning in a home in north St. Louis, police said. The two victims were in separate first-floor bedrooms in the maroon brick home, in the 6100 block of Garesche Avenue in the Walnut Park West neighborhood. Police Lt. Adam Duke said a third person, believed to be a member of the same family as the two victims, was taken into custody. Duke described that individual as a person of interest.
Management ignores raw sewage at taxpayer-funded St. Louis apartment complex

Nov 14, 2024 | stltoday.com | Jesse Bogan

ST. LOUIS — The situation for some of the residents at a troubled northwest St. Louis apartment complex being refurbished with tax dollars has gone from bad to worse. On Wednesday, 2 inches of sewer water in the basement of a large building at Cardinal View Apartments was relatively clear. On Thursday afternoon, the sewer water was black and even more pungent.
Residents deal with raw sewage at St. Louis apartments refurbished with taxpayer money

Nov 13, 2024 | stltoday.com | Jesse Bogan

ST. LOUIS — In her old place at Hillvale Apartments, somebody blasted a gun in the unit below. A bullet zipped up, through her floor and sofa pillow, near where her young daughter sat. As the northwest city complex undergoes an ongoing taxpayer-funded makeover, management had Tynnette Turner and her family moved into a refurbished building. But now something else is coming up from down below. And it really stinks. “It makes me feel like I am suffocating,” Turner said Wednesday.
Residents deal with raw sewage at St. Louis apartments being fixed with taxpayer money

Nov 13, 2024 | stltoday.com | Jesse Bogan

ST. LOUIS — In her old place at Hillvale Apartments, somebody blasted a gun in the unit below. A bullet zipped up, through her floor and sofa pillow, near where her young daughter sat. As the northwest city complex undergoes an ongoing taxpayer-funded makeover, management had Tynnette Turner and her family moved into a refurbished building. But now something else is coming up from down below. And it really stinks. “It makes me feel like I am suffocating,” Turner said Wednesday.
Detainee dies at St. Louis city jail

Nov 9, 2024 | stltoday.com | Jesse Bogan

ST. LOUIS — A male detainee died Saturday at the Downtown jail, but the circumstances weren't yet clear. Officials said he died around 7 a.m. at the City Justice Center, 200 South Tucker Boulevard. "Our priority is to complete the investigation, continue to update the family, and respect their privacy," Conner Kerrigan, a city spokesperson, said in a news release. "We will share additional information as appropriate once it becomes available.”The Rev.
Police ID 3 people shot dead this week in Dutchtown neighborhood

Nov 9, 2024 | stltoday.com | Jesse Bogan

ST. LOUIS —Three people shot dead this week in the Dutchtown neighborhood have been identified. Kint Draper, 33, was found Friday around 3:20 p.m. in an alley in the 3400 block of Klocke Street, following reports of a shooting. Draper was pronounced dead at the hospital. On Wednesday, Police said someone called them at about 9 a.m. to report finding a body in an apartment in the 4000 block of Hydraulic Avenue. While responding, officers found a second body suffering from gunshots.
Floodwater overruns Montauk State Park trout hatchery in south-central Missouri

Nov 7, 2024 | ourcommunitynow.com | Jesse Bogan

Share State workers at Montauk State Park clean up concrete rearing pools on Wednesday, Nov.
Floodwater overruns Montauk State Park trout hatchery in south-central Missouri

Nov 6, 2024 | stltoday.com | Jesse Bogan

SALEM, Mo. — Kyle Case, hatchery manager at Montauk State Park, remained an optimist Wednesday, one day after a massive amount of rain hit south-central Missouri and swept an untold number of rainbow trout — some tiny, some huge — into the headwaters of the Current River. He wouldn’t estimate or describe the situation as a loss. “The flood stocked a lot of fish prematurely,” Case said.
Remaining residents of downtown St. Louis apartment complex say they’ve been forgotten

Nov 3, 2024 | stltoday.com | Jesse Bogan

ST. LOUIS — Two decades ago, there was a lot of hope for residents of Cochran Gardens, the collection of 11 high-rise public housing buildings just north of the Dome at America’s Center known for broken elevators and crime. Millions of dollars in government and private investment were spent to demolish and transform the 15-acre area into affordable and attractive town houses and apartments. Cambridge Heights Apartments was one of the new complexes built.