Katie Kull

5 days ago | stltoday.com | Katie Kull

ST. LOUIS — A large pile of snow on the highway caused the car crash that killed a McKendree University water polo coach, her husband alleges in a suit filed this week. Colleen Lischwe, 35, was driving her Toyota Prius early one January morning on eastbound Interstate 44 near the Vandeventer Avenue overpass when a problem with her car prompted her to pull over toward the shoulder, the suit says. But a large snow bank was in the way, so she couldn't get off the road.

6 days ago | stltoday.com | Katie Kull

SALEM, Mo. — The body was found inside an unlocked shed. It had been wrapped in multiple trash bags and thrown into one garbage can, then another. It was partially frozen. Decomposition was well on its way. Police suspected it was the body of U.S. Army veteran Thomas Clubb, court records say. He hadn't been seen alive since 2019. Now federal prosecutors in St. Louis say Clubb's nephew, Brian K. Ditch, forced Clubb — a quadriplegic — to live in a tiny garage for years at a home here.

1 week ago | ourcommunitynow.com | Katie Kull

Share Wilkins and another teen then jumped out of the car and ran away from officers, police said, while a third juvenile stayed in the car.Police said ST.

1 week ago | stltoday.com | Katie Kull

ST. LOUIS — The family of a St. Louis teen killed by local police says the 17-year-old was fleeing and didn't have a working weapon when he was gunned down in an alley last summer, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday. Emeshyon Wilkins' parents say the city should be held liable for his wrongful death because he posed no risk to officers, the suit says.

1 week ago | stltoday.com | Katie Kull

ST. LOUIS — City officials have agreed to pay $4 million to settle a lawsuit claiming "hellish and inhumane conditions" at the now-defunct Medium Security Institution, signaling the end of a seven-year legal battle over the jail. Roughly 16,000 former detainees will be eligible to receive part of the settlement, which averages $250 per person minus attorneys fees and costs. The proposal is subject to a judge's approval.