Tuesday, April 3, 2012
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A Chesterfield man who died in a one-car crash Friday in St. Francois County when the vehicle he was driving ran off the road had an earlier drunk driving conviction in St. Louis County. Charles Robert Webster pleaded guilty in 2006 to a DUI and was sentenced to a year in jail, but got credit for time served and the sentence was suspended. Webster died Friday along Route Y, a mile east of Brickey Road, when his westbound 2003 Chevrolet Venture ran off the right side of the road then veered left, hit an embankment, and flipped over. Webster, 40, apparently was not wearing a seatbelt and was partly ejected through the passenger side front window of vehicle, according to the Highway Patrol. The earlier DUI arrest was in 2004 in St. John, a St…
Thursday, March 22, 2012
St. Joseph Catholic Church had a service set for 10 a.m.
Private funeral services for a mother and her three daughters were scheduled for 10 a.m. Thursday, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Manchester. The Adewumni family said Christine Adewunmi, 37, and children Kate Adewunmi, 3, Samantha Adewunmi, 6, and Lauren Adewunmi, 8, were members of the church. Earlier, on Tuesday, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. Louis said details of funeral arrangements would not be made public. The bodies of the Ballwin mother and her daughters were found Saturday on a gravel road at a campground southeast of St. Louis on the Meramec River. Associated Press reported each had one bullet wound to the head. Authorities said the mother apparently shot and killed the three before turning the weapon on herself. …
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
Archdiocese speaks for family of 3 young Parkway students, and their mother, a former Parkway District phys-ed teacher.
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. Louis said Tuesday that details of funeral arrangements for a mother and three daughters who were victims of a murder-suicide would not be made public. The bodies of Ballwin mother Christine Adewunmi, 37, and children Kate Adewunmi, 3, Samantha Adewunmi, 6, and Lauren Adewunmi, 8, were found Saturday on a gravel road at a campground southeast of St. Louis on the Meramec River. Associated Press reported each had one bullet wound to the head. The three young girls were Parkway School District students, and their mother was a physical education teacher up until 2006, at Parkway North High School. The funeral announcement was made in a written statement to media by the Archdiocese. Following is the …
Monday, March 19, 2012
Mother shoots three and kills self at remote campground.
The principal of the the Parkway school where two of three sisters shot to death Saturday by their mother attended, sent a letter around to families of the school community. Christine Adewunmi, 37, is believed to have shot and killed her three children Kate, 3, Samantha, 6, and Lauren, 8, before taking her own life on Saturday. The four were found at a campsite in southeastern Missouri. They lived in Ballwin. The girls' father, Leonard Adewunmi, reported them missing on Friday. The two oldest girls attended Oak Brook Elementary School in the Parkway School District. Officials provided photos of the two young students, and a copy of the letter sent to families. Dear Oak Brook Families, It is with deep sorrow that I must share with you a …
Sunday, February 12, 2012
Whitney Houston dead at 48.
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Sunday, February 12
Singer Whitney Houston, 48, died in a Beverly Hills hotel Saturday, and Beverly Hills Patch Editor Marie Cunningham is on the scene. Check out her continuing coverage with this link. Houston is the cousin of singer Dionne Warwick, daughter of gospel singer Cissy Houston. Her godmother is singer Aretha Franklin. Her hits in the 1980s and 1990s included How Will I Know, Saving All My Love for You and I Will Always Love You. Whitney Houston's singing career and strong voice suffered during a tumultuous marriage to R&B singer Bobby Brown that lasted from 1992-2007. They had one child together, daughter Bobbi Kristina Brown, born in 1993.
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Scott Highmark went on to shine at SLU; coach dead at 72.
Sunday, December 18, 2011
Watch video about families who started "Wreaths Across America in 1992.
Missouri National Guard joins "Wreaths Across America" to honor our soldiers who lost their lives. They decorate graves at Jefferson Barracks National Cementary at this time of year.
Friday, December 9, 2011
Battalion chief takes his own life 16 days after being fired over his role.
The apparent suicide of recently fired Monarch Fire District Battalion Chief Fred Goodson got me thinking about several things, including my career in the world of public safety. I spent 30 years being a cop. That included spending ten years doing fire and arson investigations off-duty mostly for insurance companies and teaching fire investigation to firefighters and police detectives. I also wrote articles for fire and police management magazines. This allowed me to travel all over the country and the world visiting police and fire stations. I got to know a lot of police officers and firefighters over the years. As a cop I loved what I did. You had the best seat for one of the greatest shows in the world. Perhaps the worst parts of the…
Friday, December 2, 2011
Parent company of St. Louis newspaper to declare Chapter 11.
Friday, November 18, 2011
Kinder said David Spence now is Republicans' best chance to unseat Jay Nixon in 2012.
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Friday, November 18, 2011
A Ladue businessman is the Republican frontrunner for the 2012 gubernatorial primary. Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder announced at 4 p.m. Friday that he is dropping out of the Missouri governor race, according to an Associated Press story. Kinder has struggled after articles about visits at a strip club and taxpayer-supported hotel stays. Kinder said he would support the candidacy of Dave Spence, of Ladue. Spence is president of Alpha Packaging on Page Industrial Boulevard in Overland. He has never run for office. Spence is “a self-made man and proven manager who understands how to create jobs and improve the state's economy,” Kinder said, according to the AP article. Bill Randles, a lawyer and consultant from Kansas City, is another candidate for …
Jean Whitney
6:14 pm on Tuesday, April 3, 2012
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