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Expired tag or derelict? Police called as city tows truck from private driveway

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:28:08 GMT

JENNINGS, Mo. - A Jennings man blocked a tow truck from hauling his vehicle away after the city claimed it was derelict, but the man said it was for having expired tags.Robert Cotton Sr. arrived home to find a tow truck trying to take his truck away, so he blocked him in.Cotton recently saw the FOX Files investigation into Calverton Park towing cars for having expired tags, so he called FOX 2 about the problem."The city inspector came by to tow by vehicle off my private property," Cotton said.The Jennings Building Division called St. Louis County Police after Cotton blocked the tow truck from leaving.Cotton said the city tried taking it because the tags on his truck expired in 2017. He said it hasn't been on the road because he's been trying to make repairs. ‘Devastating loss’ – Sk8 Liborius burns down in overnight fire "Unfortunately, there's a bolt that I cannot get out. I've had multiple mechanics come over look at it," he said.More and more St. Louis County police officers arr...

Two sisters stole more than $50K from retail store; police say they’re noticing trends in similar cases

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:28:08 GMT

BRIDGETON, Mo - Investigations between local law enforcement led to the arrest of two sisters, who allegedly stole more than $50,000 in jewelry and other merchandise at the Kohl’s location in Bridgeton.It’s something that has police dialing into trends they’re seeing in similar cases while finding effective ways to crack them.The incident happened nearly a year and a half ago. A few short months later, Kohl’s moved most of their jewelry department to a completely different store, as well as online. As big of a heist as this was, it could be one of the reasons why the location decided to move their valuable, costly jewelry.Now sisters Lawanda Felder, 29, and Marla King, 29, who police say committed the crimes, are getting ready for a court appearance. ‘Devastating loss’ – Sk8 Liborius burns down in overnight fire "It was a high amount of theft from a retail store," said Chief Mark Mossotti for Bridgeton Police Department.It’s a place where many locals like Acacia Heldon shop at, bu...

Shooting over handicapped spot described by man who watched it unfold

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:28:08 GMT

ST. LOUIS - A judge sentenced 70-year-old Larry Thomlison to 16 years in prison Thursday after a jury made that recommendation in their March guilty verdict for first-degree assault and armed criminal action. For the first time, you can hear from a man who witnessed the unpredictable shooting.“I didn’t know he had a gun until after he shot Jaylen,” said Michael Mayfield.Mayfield was driving an Amazon delivery truck on March 5, 2019, when he met another driver at a St. Charles County Target store to work out technical difficulties. He met Jaylen Walker that day. Walker is now paralyzed because of an encounter with a man who, Mayfield said: "approached them aggressively about where Jaylen parked.”“He was like this—taking video of Jaylen—and Jaylen, he snatched the phone, but he had a good grip, so they started scuffling over the phone," he said. ‘Devastating loss’ – Sk8 Liborius burns down in overnight fire Thomlison reportedly fell in the scuffle and then shot Jaylen in the back.“M...

Trees on the road making it difficult for Maryland Heights couple's RV

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:28:08 GMT

MARYLAND HEIGHTS, Mo. - A Maryland Heights couple is having a huge problem with their recreational vehicle. A problem they say is caused by the City of Maryland Heights.Greg Rice said the city is not trimming the trees that are overhanging the streets.”I called Maryland Heights to see if I could get the trees trimmed," he said. "I’m running my motor home that me and my wife saved up for to go camping and use it for recreation, and we're basically running it underneath these trees. We’re tearing the air conditioning toppers off of it, knocking off CB antennas. I’ve got a satellite up there, and we’ve called and asked them to take care of the problem, and they basically tell us there’s nothing they can do."Rice said he took matters into his own hands."Last year, I got into the back of my pickup truck with a ladder, and I trimmed the trees myself," he said. "That’s probably what I’m going to have to do this year, and I don’t feel as a taxpayer resident, I should have to do that." Thi...

Wentzville Fire honors citizens who pulled family from fiery crash

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:28:08 GMT

WENTZVILLE, Mo. - The Wentzville Fire Protection District recognized five citizens during the department’s board meeting on Thursday. They are credited with stopping when they saw a fiery crash last month and rescuing a mother and her three children.Chris Scoville is one of the citizens who stopped to help. He is also a St. Louis Metropolitan police officer. He was off duty when he helped with the rescue.“Everybody stopped and came together that night and worked together as a good team to pull the kids out of the vehicle and make sure everyone got to safety,” Scoville said.Chris Rice is a Wentzville resident who also stopped to help.“I used my pocketknife, and I smashed the passenger back window," he said. "The off-duty officer got the little boy out of the car seat while the car was on fire.” ‘Devastating loss’ – Sk8 Liborius burns down in overnight fire “The front engine was on fire about 15-20 seconds later,” Scoville said. “When we got the boy out and cleared them, the whole c...

Cleanup is underway after heavy downpours hit Metro East area

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:28:08 GMT

MARYLAND HEIGHTS, Mo. - While many in the St. Louis area dealt with the extreme heat, some parts of the area were cleaning up storm damage.Thousands were without power in Illinois after widespread storms brought heavy downpours and 60-mile-per-hour winds."Some of the heaviest water I've seen in a while. Coming into town, it goes from 25 feet of visibility to wind gusts, and you couldn't see past the hood of the trucks," said Klay Hickey with CanAm Landscaping."I know there is trees and everything all the way from here to Standard City, Nilwood, the whole nine yards," said Will Christopher with the Girard Fire Department. ‘Devastating loss’ – Sk8 Liborius burns down in overnight fire Trees were blocking roads, sitting on tops of cars and roofs in Girard.Christopher said the storm left a lot of debris in its path."It went from zero to 100 really, really quick. I was sitting in my house, and all of the sudden, it looked like there was a tornado outside," he said. "Although there was ...

Hot weather not stopping fans from heading to Busch Stadium 

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:28:08 GMT

ST. LOUIS - As the sun beamed down on Ballpark Village, fans readied for the heat."Drink a lot of liquids and maybe pour some on my head,” said Andy Scheopner, a Cardinals fan.Triple-digit temperatures were in the forecast for Thursday, setting up a hot day at the ballpark.Bridget Murray was visiting from Indiana."Oh my gosh, have you looked at the weather? It's supposed to be 102,” Murray said.Despite the forecast, fans still showed up in droves. This St. Louis suburb named among Money.com’s ’50 best places’ to live "If we have tickets, we are going,” Bryzn Witcher said.Jagger Mitchek said there was nothing stopping him from attending his first Major League game."I wanted to go to this game no matter what the heat was,” Mitchek said.Several fans were on the lookout for shade as they carried in coolers and water into Busch Stadium. Some fans were able to cool off courtest of the St. Louis Fire Department, which created a Clark Avenue splash pad by hooking up a fire truck to a fire...

Schwarber homers on 1st pitch, Walker wins 5th straight start as Phillies beat Cubs 3-1

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:28:08 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — After stumbling along through the first two months, the Philadelphia Phillies are now piling up wins. And they’re doing it on the road in a big way.Kyle Schwarber homered on the game’s first pitch, Taijuan Walker won his fifth straight start and the surging Philadelphia Phillies beat the Chicago Cubs 3-1 on Thursday night.Bryce Harper drove in two runs. Trea Turner had two hits and scored a run, helping the Phillies win for the 18th time in 23 games.“I just think in general we’re playing good baseball,” Walker said. “We’re picking each other up. The pitching’s doing really well, the hitting. This was a really good series for us.”The Phillies (43-37) were seven games under .500 prior to this run. They’ve won nine straight on the road, matching their best streak since May 1984.Schwarber, the former Cub, got things started with a drive to right against Kyle Hendricks (3-3) for his 21st homer. It was his fifth game-opening home run this seaso...

Survey shows China’s manufacturing contracted in June as export orders decreased

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:28:08 GMT

BEIJING (AP) — China’s factory activity contracted for another month in June as export orders decreased, an official survey showed Friday, adding to signs an economic rebound following the end of anti-virus controls is cooling.A monthly purchasing managers’ index issued by the national statistics agency and an industry group edged up to 49 from May’s 48.8 on a 100-point scale on which readings below 50 show activity contracting.The world’s second-largest economy revived following the end in December of anti-virus controls on travel and business activity. But that faded faster than expected due to lackluster consumer spending at home and weak demand for exports following interest rate hikes in the United States and Europe to cool inflation.Despite that, China’s No. 2 leader, Premier Li Qiang, said this week economic growth accelerated in the April-June period from the previous quarter’s 4.5% rate. Li gave no details but expressed confidence China can hit the ruling Communist Pa...

Tucker has 5 RBIs, Bergman hits slam and Astros rout Cards and Wainwright 14-0

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:28:08 GMT

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Kyle Tucker homered and drove in five runs, Alex Bregman hit his third grand slam this season and the Houston Astros blew out Adam Wainwright and the St. Louis Cardinals 14-0 on Thursday night.Houston had 18 hits, its most since Sept. 10, 2019, against Oakland. Bregman, Yainer Diaz and Corey Julks had three hits each.“You got to have that mindset that hey, you know, every run could be the run that’s the deciding run in that game,” Astros manager Dusty Baker said. “And you know, you don’t want to show anybody up or embarrass them, but you want to get yours too.”It was the Astros’ largest shutout win since a 15-0 victory over the Athletics on Sept. 9, 2019. It was the Cardinals’ largest shutout loss at home since a 15-0 setback against San Francisco on Aug. 8, 2012.Tucker hit a two-run single in a six-run second that included Jose Altuve’s go-ahead single, José Abreu’s two-run double and Diaz’s RBI double. Tucker added a three-run homer in the sixth off Jake Woodford,...