Kirkwood News

Updated at 7:54 p.m. A 14-year-old boy was killed this afternoon after he was hit by an Amtrak passenger train in Kirkwood, police told Patch.

KMOV and KTVI both report that a pedestrian was hit by an Amtrak train just before 5 p.m. near Leffingwell and Scott avenues in Kirkwood .

Police said the victim was struck on tracks behind a box company near the 300 block of Leffingwell Ave.

Kirkwood drivers have 23 days to get their cars dirty. Raina Foley, a 10-year-old Kirkwood resident who is battling diabetes, then hopes the cars are taken to her event to help her find a cure.

The Glendale police blotter for May 21-27. Monday, May 21 A resident of the 100 block of N. Sappington Road reported her home was burglarized sometime between 4 p.m. on Friday, May 18, midnight on Sunday, May 20, while her family was out of town.

Twenty one people were arrested Thursday morning on suspicion of being part of a methamphetamine manufacturing and distributing network operating from 2009 to 2011, reports KMOX St.

Twenty-one individuals from Franklin and Jefferson counties were arrested Wednesday on charges that they were part of a methamphetamine manufacturing and distributing network operating from 2009 to 2011, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney's Office in St.

A lecture about women's contraceptive rights will be held today at 7 p.m. at the Kirkwood Community Center .

A big idea is becoming a reality at Keysor Elementary School in Kirkwood. Last Tuesday, May 22, students, parents, staff, administrators and elected officials attended the groundbreaking ceremony for Project IDEA, a natural, sustainable, and inclusive outdoor space built on the grounds of Keysor.

Diners in Webster Groves now have another choice in Mexican restaurants. It's called La Cantina .

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The Glendale police blotter for May 14-20. Tuesday, May 15 At 12:33 p.m., a 25-year-old Rock Hill woman was arrested at the Glendale Police Department and charged in Municipal Court with three counts of Failure to Appear.

Pickleman's Gourmet Cafe will open its doors Saturday at 10 a.m. in Downtown Kirkwood, just in time to meet the needs of hungry Mayfest patrons.

La Cantina is the new Mexican restaurant from Roberto Trevino, owner and chef of Amigos Cantina .

Crowd-funding, a form of supporting artistic projects through small online donations, can give moviemakers the push they need to see their visions through or fall on blind eyes.

Planners, including an architect from Connecticut will be on hand before the Ladue City Council Monday requesting an amendment to the special use permit to build a new science and math center on the north end of the Mary Institute Country Day School campus.

An original composition, "Kirkwood" tells the story of some of Kirkwood's oldest traditions and gives a musical nod to Scottish "founder," James P. Kirkwood.

Take a look at what police say are some of the crispest, clearest, most identifiable surveillance photos they've seen.A And they hope this pair will be the lucky losers to the new technology.A Cops say they may be responsible for a string of car break ins and credit card thefts from all over St.

Shaw Park tennis courts will be closed for repairs this summer, but Clayton players need not worry: Several nearby St.

A Kirkwood man was indicted by a St. Louis County grand jury Wednesday on second-degree burglary and stealing charges.