St Louis Post-Dispatch (MO) articles from May 2012

St Louis Post-Dispatch (MO) archives from May 2012

Toddler Struck and Killed on South St. Louis County Medical Office Parking Lot
May 31, 2012... Byline: Christine Byers May 31--ST. LOUIS COUNTY -- A toddler was struck and killed on the parking lot of a medical office early this afternoon, authorities said. The driver of the car that hit the child was a doctor who tried to...

Nickelback Takes Show over the Top on New Tour
May 31, 2012... Byline: Kevin C. Johnson ST. LOUIS _ Imagine everything you know about Nickelback's concerts, multiply that by two, and you'll have the Canadian rockers' new tour. "I don't think this even compares to anything we've done before. It's so...

St. Louis Post-Dispatch Tipsheet Column
May 31, 2012... Byline: Jeff Gordon May 31--Sure, May was a terrible month for the Cardinals. But their 2012 season has been an everlasting holiday compared to what the Brewers are enduring. In their latest misadventure, Milwaukee catcher Jonathan Lucroy...

BRIEF: Ex-Employee Who Hacked into Chesterfield Company's Computers Gets Probation
May 31, 2012... Byline: Robert Patrick May 31--ST. LOUIS -- A disgruntled ex-employee who hacked into a Chesterfield company's computers was sentenced Wednesday to three years of probation. Jason Schrum had been terminated by Axis Worldwide Supply Chain...

BRIEF: Man Charged in Belleville Kitten Deaths
May 31, 2012... Byline: Nicholas J.C. Pistor May 31--BELLEVILLE -- A Belleville man has been charged with killing seven kittens and lining them up near a walking path in a Belleville park, according to Belleville Police. Terry D. Roy, 46, of the first...

St. Louis Battle over Solar Panels Pits Preservation against Environmentalism
May 31, 2012... Byline: David Hunn May 31--ST. LOUIS -- Bob Hiscox wants solar panels on his roof. Energy costs are rising. Hiscox is increasingly concerned about the environment. And government rebates could help him fund the $45,000 cost. But his...

Twangfest Sticks with Successful Formula for Its 16th Year
May 31, 2012... Byline: Barry Gilbert May 31--For its sweet 16th edition, Twangfest is sticking to the basics with four solid nights of American roots music beginning Wednesday. Headliners will include St. Louis' Pokey LaFarge and the South City Three,...

Give Me Shelter: Laumeier's 'Camp Out' Looks at What Makes a Home
May 31, 2012... Byline: Diane Toroian Keaggy May 31--So conventional, those Three Little Pigs. Certainly straw, wood and brick are fine building materials. But what about plastic bags, pine cones and packaging? "Camp Out," a new group exhibit at...

Fondue Is Done Well in St. Charles' Stone Cellar
May 31, 2012... Byline: Joe Bonwich May 31--The next time you're looking for a romantic hideaway for dinner, consider Stone Cellar Fondue & Wine. Main Street in St. Charles is bursting with historic atmosphere, and Stone Cellar exploits it well. As...

Today I'd Go ... to a Health Resort in Utah
May 31, 2012... Byline: Amy Bertrand May 31--Every Thursday I write about a place I'd love to go. I get tons of emails about gorgeous beach destinations and landmarks I'd love to see. So once a week I pick one to write about. This week, I'm reminiscing...

BRIEF: Authorities Identify Teen Killed by Amtrak Train in Kirkwood
May 31, 2012... Byline: Kim Bell May 31--KIRKWOOD -- The teenage boy who was struck by an Amtrak train and killed in Kirkwood was identified early Thursday morning as Cameron Vennard, 14. Cameron was hit by a westbound train near Leffingwell Avenue about...

CORRECTION: Twangfest Sticks with Successful Formula for Its 16th Year
May 31, 2012... Byline: Barry Gilbert May 31--The story slugged Twangfest-sticks-with-successful-formula-for-its-16th-year, filed by McClatchy-Tribune Regional News for May 31, reported incorrect information in the 5th graf. The two bands on Twangfest's...

In National Spelling Bee Semifinals, So Far So Good for Chesterfield Boy
May 31, 2012... Byline: Bill Lambrecht May 31--NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. -- In the winnowed-down final day of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, Gokul Venkatachalam, of Chesterfield, cooly asked the definition of the word presented him and then spelled frore --...

St. Louis Post-Dispatch Talk of the Day Column
May 31, 2012... Byline: Bob Rose May 31--To paraphrase those Mobile On the Run commercials, the issue of supersized soft drinks just got seriouser. In New York, Mayor Michael Bloomberg wants to ban the sale of large sodas and other sugary drinks in the...

BRIEF: Stereotaxis Appoints Mills as New Chairman
May 31, 2012... Byline: Madeline O'Leary Mo'leary@ May 31--William C. Mills III has been appointed chairman of board of directors at Stereotaxis, Inc., effective immediately. He replaces Fred A. Middleton, who remains on the board as an independent director,...

BRIEF: Peluso to Lead Wells Fargo's First Clearing Unit
May 31, 2012... Byline: Lisa Brown May 31--John Peluso, the longtime head of Wells Fargo Advisors' independent broker channel, has been named the president of First Clearing, an affiliate of Wells Fargo & Co. Peluso is succeeding Atul Kamra at First...

Authorities Identify Teen Killed by Amtrak Train in Kirkwood
May 31, 2012... Byline: Kim Bell May 31--KIRKWOOD -- Cameron Vennard, the teenage boy who was struck and killed by an Amtrak train as he walked to downtown Kirkwood, was a popular student who loved music and animals and was looking forward to a great summer...

BRIEF: St. Louis County Tax Preparer Gets 18 Months for Fraud
May 31, 2012... Byline: Robert Patrick May 31--ST. LOUIS -- A St. Louis County tax preparer was sentenced to 18 months in prison Thursday for filing 44 fraudulent tax returns that cost the government $213,950, the U.S. Attorney's office said. Rahman...

Dale Glass Named New St. Louis Corrections Commissioner
May 31, 2012... Byline: David Hunn May 31--ST. LOUIS -- The city has a new jail chief, at least for the time being. Mayor Francis Slay today appointed Dale Glass as acting corrections commissioner, taking the place of the removed-but-not-yet-fired Gene...

BRIEF: Scam Artists Claim to Be Collecting for Injured Florissant Cop
May 31, 2012... Byline: Christine Byers May 31--FLORISSANT -- Scam artists have been preying on the goodwill of residents interested in donating to injured Officer Michael Vernon's family, police said. Vernon was shot as he searched for a burglary...

BRIEF: Illinois Strip Club Tax Goes to Quinn
May 31, 2012... Byline: Brianna Ehley May 31--SPRINGFIELD, Ill -- A new tax on strip clubs passed the Illinois Legislature today and is on its way to the governor's desk. The measure, widely known as the "skin tax," imposes a $3 per person tax on adult...

BRIEF: Fire Destroys Washington Park Home
May 31, 2012... Byline: Denise Hollinshed May 31--WASHINGTON PARK -- No one was injured when a fire here that destroyed a wood-frame home this morning. Several children and adults lived in the rental home at 1760 North 60th Street when the fire started...

St. Louis Urban League President to Step Down
May 31, 2012... Byline: Jesse Bogan May 31--ST. LOUIS -- James H. Buford said he would have retired sooner as the president and CEO of the Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis if the organization hadn't landed a $19.4 million contract in 2009 to weatherize...

St. Louis Post-Dispatch David Nicklaus Column
May 31, 2012... Byline: David Nicklaus May 31--Belden, which got lukewarm support for its executives' pay last year, raised its approval rate to 97.5 percent this year. The Clayton-based cable products maker tallied shareholders' "say-on-pay" votes at its...

BRIEF: Synergetics Sees Lower Earnings in Fiscal Third Quarter
May 31, 2012... Byline: Madeline O'Leary Mo'leary@ May 31--Synergetics USA expects to report declining earnings and revenue in the fiscal third quarter as international sales fell sharply. Giving investors a preview, the O'Fallon, Mo.-based company will...

St. Louis Police to Study Ways to Better Patrol Washington Avenue
May 31, 2012... Byline: Christine Byers May 31--ST. LOUIS -- Businesses in downtown's Washington Avenue entertainment district asked for more police presence, so the department will respond in coming weeks with a circling helicopter, a command truck parked...

BRIEF: St. Louis Man Convicted of Drug, Gun Charges
May 31, 2012... Byline: Robert Patrick May 31--ST. LOUIS -- A St. Louis man was convicted by a federal jury late Wednesday of five drug and gun charges, one of which was connected to a 2004 murder, prosecutors said Thursday. Prosecutors said Jamaal Curry...

Former Kenrick-Glennon Seminarian Admits Child Porn Charge
May 31, 2012... Byline: Robert Patrick May 31--ST. LOUIS -- A former Roman Catholic seminarian at Kenrick-Glennon Seminary pleaded guilty Thursday to attempting to receive child pornography through the mail in a deal that will net him five years in federal...

MoDOT Warns St. Louis Motorists to Brace for Highway Work
May 31, 2012... Byline: Ken Leiser May 31--CHESTERFIELD -- The Missouri Department of Transportation today gave local motorists a heads up about potentially disruptive highway work that will get under way in the next five days. Meantime, the Missouri...

BRIEF: Former Manager at Hazelwood Ford Plant Gets 4 Years for Kickback Scheme
May 31, 2012... Byline: Robert Patrick May 31--ST. LOUIS -- John K. Perry, a former worker at Ford's assembly plant in Hazelwood, was sentenced Thursday to 51 months in federal prison for a kickback scheme that netted him more than $2 million, prosecutors...

Missouri Withdraws Contract to Burkett to Run Maplewood License Office
May 31, 2012... Byline: Paul Hampel May 31--ST. LOUIS COUNTY -- The Missouri Department of Revenue has withdrawn the contract it recently awarded to St. Louis County Council member Kathleen Burkett to operate the Maplewood License Office, citing Burkett's...

Chesterfield Boy Barely Misses Making Finals at Scripps National Spelling Bee
May 31, 2012... Byline: Bill Lambrecht May 31--NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. -- Gokul Venkatachalam held his own among the finest young spellers from across the United States and several other countries until he was tripped up this afternoon by the word "kahikatea."...

St. Louis Aldermen Debate Cutting Board
May 31, 2012... Byline: David Hunn May 31--ST. LOUIS -- Aldermen got a step closer to self-sacrifice this morning. The board's Legislation Committee debated a bill to consider cutting the board from 28 to 12. If it passes, it would go before city voters...

Q&A: TV Meteorologist Wants to Calm Kids' Fears about Weather
May 31, 2012... Byline: Gail Pennington May 31--A little boy meets a hawk, soars through a thunderstorm and learns about weather in "Graham and Jet Get Wet," a new children's book by KTVI (Channel 2) meteorologist Dave Murray and his wife, Janis Settle...

BRIEF: Il. Legislature Sends "Caylee's Law" to Quinn
May 31, 2012... Byline: Brianna Ehley May 31--SPRINGFIELD, Ill -- The Illinois Legislature today sent Gov. Pat Quinn a measure that charges a Class 4 felony to parents who fail to report their child missing within 24-hours. The bill, referred to as...

BRIEF: Illinois Senate Passes 5 Percent Satellite TV Tax
May 31, 2012... Byline: Kevin McDermott May 31--SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois Senate today approved a 5 percent tax on satellite television services offered in the state. It now moves to the House, as a midnight deadline looms for the Legislature's...

Illinois Legislature Votes to Lift Campaign Limits When 'Super-PACs' Step In
May 31, 2012... Byline: Kevin McDermott May 31--SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- The Illinois Senate today gave final passage to a bill that will lift the state's new campaign contribution limits in races where so-called "super-PACs" are spending unlimited money. The...

BRIEF: Illinois Legislature Approves Mini Horses as Service Animals
May 31, 2012... Byline: Brianna Ehley May 31--SPRINGFIELD, Ill -- The Illinois Legislature today sent a measure to Gov. Pat Quinn allowing miniature horses acting as service animals to be permitted into public facilities. Miniature horses are used in...

Illinois Rep's House Floor Fit Going Viral
May 31, 2012... Byline: Kevin McDermott May 31--SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- A YouTube video of state Rep. Mike Bost, R-Murphysboro, angrily screaming and throwing a ream of paper into the air on the Illinois House floor the other day has garnered more than 21,000...

BRIEF: Illinois Strip Club Tax Goes to Governor
May 31, 2012... Byline: Brianna Ehley May 31--SPRINGFIELD, Ill -- A new tax on strip clubs passed the Illinois Legislature today and is on its way to the governor's desk. The measure, widely known as the "skin tax," imposes a $3-per-person tax on adult...

Three in St. Charles County Charged with Sexually Assaulting Young Girls They Were Baby-Sitting
May 31, 2012... Byline: Susan Weich May 31--ST. CHARLES COUNTY -- Three residents of the Tee Kay Mobile Home Manor have been charged with sexually assaulting three young girls while they baby-sat them, police said. Charged are: Rebecca Sue Russell, 30,...

Poll Shows Nixon in the Lead in Missouri Governor's Race
May 31, 2012... Byline: Elizabeth Crisp May 31--JEFFERSON CITY -- Gov. Jay Nixon remains a "solid favorite" in his reelection bid but he may face a closer race than he did four years ago, according to the latest poll on the Missouri governor's race from...

Former St. Louis Rams Equipment Manager Sues Team for Age Discrimination
May 31, 2012... Byline: Jennifer Mann May 31--ST. LOUIS COUNTY -- A former long-time equipment manager for the St. Louis Rams is suing the team for his 2011 firing, claiming age discrimination. Todd Hewitt claims he was among a batch of employees over age...

Cleto Called Up, Lefty Freeman Likely to Follow as Cardinals' Matheny Makes Changes
May 31, 2012... Byline: Joe Strauss ST. LOUIS _ They slipped from denial moments after Wednesday night's 10-7 ugly loss to the Atlanta Braves. The reality of a 13-16 month in which their offense led the National League moved the Cardinals to action. In...

Stillman's Group Is the Latest to Take Control of the Blues
May 10, 2012... Byline: Dan O'Neill St. Louis businessman Tom Stillman and his band of investment brothers will announce on Thursday they have closed a deal to purchase the Blues. The group becomes the eighth to hold the keys to the franchise since its...

Blues' Ownership through the Years
May 10, 2012... Byline: Dan O'Neill May 10--St. Louis businessman Tom Stillman and his band of investment brothers will announce today they have closed a deal to purchase the Blues. The group becomes the eighth to hold the keys to the franchise since its...