Shrewsbury News

With a half-cent sales tax proposal for Metro transit in St. Louis County slated to appear before voters in April, both sides of the issue are gearing up for a fight.

SHREWSBURY a ' Steven D. Gillispie showed up at the Archdiocese of St. Louis offices in Shrewsbury last month to accuse a priest of raping his 5-year-old son, authorities say.

Lubeley's just "rolls right off the tongue," the co-owner said. Easy to say, easy to swallow.

This home has the smallest half bath I have ever seen. Even smaller than on a plane.

While not all of the Lee clan seem to be as car nutty as a couple of its members, Jim and John , they're at least as entertaining, with plenty of car memories among the 10 of them .

A spill has forced the partial shutdown of Shrewsbury Avenue from Big Bend to Interstate 44.

In what is shaping up to be the most contentious election for St. Louis County executive in 20 years, much of the focus is not on the candidates but on John Temporiti, who is County Executive Charlie Dooley's campaign manager and treasurer.

Cecelia Murphy recently celebrated her 100th birthday with family members at Bethesda Southgate in Oakville.

Tim Bower helps his friend, River Crest tenant Kathy Bruckner, remove items earlier this week from her Shrewsbury apartment.

About 50 residents of a St. Louis County apartment complex were left homeless after a three-alarm fire Sunday morning, officials said.

More than a dozen families were searching for new homes and picking up pieces of their lives Monday after losing most of their belongings in a fire that started with a space heater and swept through their apartment building Sunday morning.

Firefighters battled a serious three alarm fire in Shrewsbury Sunday morning. Fire dispatchers tell NewsChannel 5 people were trapped in the building at 7077 Nottingham Avenue but at this point they say everyone did get out safely.

SHREWSBURY, Mo. - Investigators have found that a Shrewsbury apartment fire that left 20 people without a place to stay was sparked by a space heater.

A three alarm fire at the River Crest Apartments in Shrewsbury Sunday morning led to a mass rescue of residents.

A water main break did significant damage to nearby vehicles and soaked an office building in Shrewsbury Friday.

Chef Grace Dinsmoor of the popular tapas restaurant Modesto has been battling a severe bone infection in her right leg for the past several months.

The Webster Groves Aquatic Center was host to a "Circus Under The Stars" summer-time gathering on Friday, Aug.

16, at the Mathews-Dickey Boys and Girls Club, 4245 N. Kingshighway. In addition, a benefit concert featuring several well-known local artists will be held from 8 to 11 p.m. on Aug.

By KANDACE MCCOY kandace.mccoy@register-news.com MT. VERNON - As a paramedic, Mike Gretzinger knows the importance of helping others in the face of an emergency as soon as possible.

Sarah Riss was chosen as the district's new superintendent from among over 40 applicants.