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Plea hearing for St. Louis deputy charged with murder of carjacking suspect

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:31:23 GMT

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - A St. Louis City sheriff's deputy charged with shooting and killing a suspected carjacker is set for a plea hearing Friday morning.The hearing for James Buchanan at the St. Louis County Courthouse is scheduled for 9:00 a.m. before Judge Ellen Ribaudo in Division 18. Buchanan is facing charges of second-degree murder and armed criminal action. He was set for trial later this month, but a pre-trial hearing that was set for Thursday was canceled.St. Louis County Police said at the time that William Burgess carjacked a 67-year-old man who was with his 10-year-old grandson in a McDonald's parking lot on Bellefontaine Road in the Spanish Lake area of north county. We're told that Burgess hit the man as he tried to drive away in the car that he allegedly stole.Authorities told FOX 2 that Buchanan, who was off duty at the time and on his way to work, saw the vehicle crash nearby, and Burgess take off running. We're told Buchanan chased Burgess and eventually shot him...

Boys and Girls Club of St. Louis opening new culinary arts space Friday evening

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:31:23 GMT

ST. LOUIS - The Boys and Girls Club of St. Louis is opening an addition to its facility in Tower Grove on Friday.The 'Panda Cares Center of Hope' will be at the Adams Park Club. The new culinary arts space will have plenty of space for cooking, storing ingredients, and learning how to work with safety tools. Another hidden chamber found under downtown St. Louis sidewalk The Boys and Girls Club will hold a ribbon-cutting later Friday evening.

'GEO-Hack for Humanity' event happening today

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:31:23 GMT

ST. LOUIS - The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency's 'GEO-Hack for Humanity' event is taking place today.For three days, undergraduate and graduate students will tackle real-world problems revolving around food insecurity and climate change. On the final day, they'll present their solutions to a panel of judges. ‘It didn’t seem real’: Friends reflect on loss of teens in fatal crash The NGA says the goal is to inspire problem-solving in the next generation while preparing them to work in the national intelligence field. The contest kicks off Friday at the T. Rex downtown.

2023 Chess Champions Showdown starting today

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:31:23 GMT

ST. LOUIS - The Chess Club Hall of Fame in the Central West End is where the 2023 Champions Showdown: Chess 9LX is going down.Ten of the top chess players from around the world will compete. The tournament is played in a style created by the late chess grand master, Bobby Fischer. Another hidden chamber found under downtown St. Louis sidewalk It's called 'Chess 960' because there are 960 possible starting positions on the board. They'll play rapid-fire blitz games.The winner gets $150,000 The tournament starts Friday and goes through Sunday.

Maplewood 'Doggy Dive' event taking place Saturday

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:31:23 GMT

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - Dogs can get cool in the pool at the Family Aquatic Center on Saturday.It's from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. and costs $12 per dog and $3 per person. Kids under 13 are not allowed. ‘It didn’t seem real’: Friends reflect on loss of teens in fatal crash You'll also need proof of your dog's vaccinations.

Schlafly Beer's 20th annual 'Art Outside Festival' returning this weekend

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:31:23 GMT

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - Schlafly Beer's 20th annual 'Art Outside Festival' returns this weekend.It starts Friday night at 'Schlafly Bottleworks' in Maplewood. The free, family-friendly festival aims to raise awareness of art and music in the community. Guests can shop dozens of local artists while enjoying festival food, live music and Schlafly beer. Another hidden chamber found under downtown St. Louis sidewalk The festival continues on Saturday and Sunday.

STLCC groundbreaking taking place today for new financial services and emerging technology centers

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:31:23 GMT

ST. LOUIS - St. Louis Community College at Meramec has a groundbreaking ceremony for a new financial services and enrollment center and a center for emerging technology on Friday.Both centers will have new classrooms and an accessible outdoor plaza connecting the two buildings. Each is expected to cost $46.5 million. Proposition R is paying for this - an eight-cent tax levy approved by voters in 2021. ‘It didn’t seem real’: Friends reflect on loss of teens in fatal crash Construction will begin after three buildings are demolished. The new centers are expected to open in summer 2025.

Construction on SIU Edwardsville's new health and sciences building underway

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:31:23 GMT

EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. - Construction on SIU Edwardsville's new health and sciences building is underway.Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker and university officials celebrated the groundbreaking on Thursday. The building is expected to be ready by the summer of 2025. The project will connect two existing facilities for the school of nursing and the school of pharmacy. Another hidden chamber found under downtown St. Louis sidewalk SIUE also reported freshmen enrollment increased by 5%, the highest it's been in six years.

Hyundai anti-theft mobile clinic set for this weekend

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:31:23 GMT

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - If you drive a Hyundai, you have a chance to get free anti-theft technology installed in your car this weekend.Thieves have targeted Hyundai cars because of ongoing security issues that make them easy to steal. Captain Norman Mann, of the St. Louis County Police's Jennings Precinct, says 194 vehicles were reported stolen in Jennings last year. Another hidden chamber found under downtown St. Louis sidewalk This year, 184 cars have already been stolen. Mann shared that those thefts led to other crimes.

CU Buffs, Coach Prime recruiting with “different level of energy” than rivals Nebraska, CSU Rams, experts say

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:31:23 GMT

BOULDER — Zach Hilbers has entertained saints, sinners, swindlers, senseis, sharks, sages and savants. But he’d never seen any coach do what CU Buffs defensive line coach Sal Sunseri did a few months back while he was recruiting Brandon Davis-Swain.“He had Brandon do hand-fighting drills with him in my home room,” Hilbers, the football coach at West Bloomfield (Mich.) High School, recalled with a laugh. “He was just like, ‘Hey, Brandon, stand up. Let me show you something.’ He pops Brandon like five inches back.“He says, ‘Try this.’ He has him doing all these block-shedding moves. He was like, ‘Look, I taught (former Alabama defensive end) Will Anderson this stuff.’ He went from this to this to this. It was like watching a karate or a judo teacher.”Turns out Sunseri made an impression on multiple fronts. Davis-Swain, a 6-foot-3, 264-pound, four-star lineman and one of the top recruits in greater Detroit, committ...