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Activists say uprising at city jail facility was a protest of 'inhumane' conditions

ST. LOUIS — The chaos that boiled over in the City Justice Center on Saturday was an organized protest by detainees over inhumane conditions inside the jail, activists said Sunday.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Feb 8, 2021

Sweet potatoes? Sweet! 5 recipes you will love

There is no mistaking a sweet potato.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Feb 8, 2021

Cook a Mardi Gras feast with a New Orleans taste

The woman eyed me not with suspicion but with curiosity, or perhaps amusement.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Feb 8, 2021

No. 18 Missouri blitzes No. 10 Alabama early, hangs on for third consecutive win

COLUMBIA, Mo. — In a showdown of the two surprise teams in the Southeastern Conference, No. 18 Missouri stayed alive in the league race Saturday, becoming the first SEC team to take down No. 10 and first-place Alabama in a 68-65 victory at Mizzou Arena.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Feb 6, 2021

Inmates jump guard, set fires, smash windows at downtown St. Louis jail

ST. LOUIS, Mo. — Inmates at the City Justice Center downtown smashed exterior windows and threw debris to the ground below in a disturbance that began about 2:30 a.m. Saturday after an inmate and a guard scuffled and the guard was then jumped by other inmates, authorities said.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Feb 6, 2021

Dozens of inmates set fires, break windows at downtown St. Louis jail

ST. LOUIS, Mo. — Inmates at the City Justice Center downtown smashed out windows and threw debris to the ground below in a disturbance that began about 2:30 a.m. Saturday. A spokesman for the mayor said all the inmates were "back in custody" shortly before 10 a.m.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Feb 6, 2021

Ex-boyfriend charged in shooting deaths of St. Louis woman and her two young daughters

ST. LOUIS — A woman and her two young daughters were fatally shot in their Dutchtown home by the woman's former boyfriend before he bought a bus ticket and attempted to flee east, police said in court records Friday.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Feb 6, 2021

Ex-boyfriend charged in shooting deaths of St. Louis woman and her two young daughters

ST. LOUIS — A woman and her two young daughters were fatally shot in their St. Louis home by the woman's former boyfriend before he bought a bus ticket and attempted to flee east, police said in court records Friday.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Feb 5, 2021

Blues can't overcome another slow start against Coyotes

It was a red-jersey night, but not a red-letter day for the Blues, who saw their four-game winning streak come to an end in the second game of a two-game series against the Arizona Coyotes, 4-3.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Feb 5, 2021

Benjamin Hochman: An homage to Mahomes, who could someday be Brady, but for now must beat Brady

In the Kansas City Chiefs-Arizona Cardinals game that 2018 afternoon, the coach’s quarterback was handpicked for greatness — the 10th selection in the National Football League Draft — with a right hand blessed with a special touch for touchdowns.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Feb 4, 2021