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'Seafood City' market in University City facing $300,000 lawsuit in unpaid rent

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 14:18:38 GMT

UNIVERSITY CITY, Mo. - A hearing is set to happen Monday after a property owner in California files a lawsuit against the 'Seafood City' supermarket in University City. A lawsuit accuses the market of not paying $300,000in rent. However, there's another issue people who live around here are dealing with; the smell.County health inspectors ordered Seafood City to shut down back in December, saying the fridges storing the food were set at unsafe temperatures. Then in March inspectors found the market still open.FOX 2 spoke to someone who lives nearby. She shared that what surprises her is to hear the owner of Seafood City left behind an estimated 8,000 pounds of rotting seafood, and we can still smell it Monday morning.  Government should pay compensation for secretive Cold War-era testing, St. Louis victims say University City officials say they immediately hired bio-one to come in and clear out the building. The property owner in California agreed to pay for the cleanup. Court re...

Police investigating 'Speakeasy' bar and restaurant break-in

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 14:18:38 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Police are investigating a burglary at a bar and restaurant in the Walnut Park East neighborhood of north St. Louis.They responded to "Speakeasy" on west Florissant Avenue at around 3:30 a.m. Police say there were no signs of forced entry or word of anything being taken. Government should pay compensation for secretive Cold War-era testing, St. Louis victims say FOX 2 will update this story with more information as it becomes available.

Rams settlement survey available now until Oct. 13

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 14:18:38 GMT

ST. LOUIS - The St. Louis Board of Aldermen is meeting Monday to discuss what to do with money from the Rams' settlement.The city received about $250 million in the NFL settlement over the Rams move to Los Angeles. They're asking for residents' opinion on what to do with the funding in an online survey. Government should pay compensation for secretive Cold War-era testing, St. Louis victims say It's available until October 13. For more information, click here.

2023 'Coast 2 Coast 4 Cancer' Ride stopping in Ballpark Village today

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 14:18:38 GMT

ST. LOUIS - Members of the St. Louis Cardinals are joining Siteman Cancer Center to cheer on riders in the 2023 Coast 2 Coast 4 Cancer Ride. They're making a stop at Ballpark Village Monday morning on their way to Indianapolis.They'll get there in about three days, doing 80 miles per day. The 27-day challenge began in Cannon Beach, Oregon, 18 days ago. Riders will end their journey at the jersey shore. Think twice before buying something from Temu The goal is to raise more than $1 million for cancer research. FOX 2's Laura Simon will talk with some of those riders later Monday morning.

Military Families Welcome Week taking place now through Sunday

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 14:18:38 GMT

ST. LOUIS - More than 600,000 military families move across the country every year because a spouse or parent is on active duty. Now, the Blue Star Families Missouri chapter is welcoming military spouses and children who have recently moved to the area.Their welcome week started this weekend and goes until next Sunday. Organizers help families find area resources and connect with other military families. Government should pay compensation for secretive Cold War-era testing, St. Louis victims say We'll talk to the leaders of the Blue Star Families Missouri chapter later Monday morning about how you can get involved.

Suspect in officer-involved shooting dies

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 14:18:38 GMT

AFFTON, Mo., -  The man who was involved in a shootout with police in Affton last week has died.Police responded to the call for a domestic disturbance at the man's house on Wednesday evening. 59-year-old Karl Schuhe was said to be sitting on the front porch of his residence holding two guns. Think twice before buying something from Temu The police explained that he was intoxicated and refused to let the person who called 911 out. They added that Schuhe pointed his weapons at the officers, and then they exchanged gunfire. Schuhe was struck and then taken into custody at a nearby hospital, where he died of his injuries on Saturday night.

The multidimensional poverty index will serve as a barometer of changes within the country

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 14:18:38 GMT

On 20 September, a high-level conference was held at the UN Headquarters in New York within the framework of the UN General Assembly on the topic: "Leveraging the Multidimensional Poverty Index to Topple Interlinked SDGs", organized by the Multidimensional Poverty Peer Network (MPPN) and the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative (OPHI).The purpose of the event was to put the problem of poverty at the center of the discussion, as well as to stimulate action and develop cooperation to develop sustainable solutions that have a greater impact on people living in poverty and contribute to the well-being of the whole society.Director of the Center for Economic Research and Reforms (CERR) Obid Khakimov made a report at the high-level event.In his speech, the head of CERR noted that in recent years the government of Uzbekistan has made significant progress in solving the problem of poverty within the country. Uzbekistan is a country with a lower–middle income and a population of m...

California’s psychiatric bed shortage in blamed for failure to keep mentally ill from hurting themselves, others

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 14:18:38 GMT

First came the voices.Kevin Cataneo Salazar heard them, his mother told the Los Angeles Times, before he allegedly gunned down a Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy Sept. 16 in Palmdale.Leonard Patton heard them, urging him to fly from his home in Minnesota to Orange County, where he bludgeoned a mother of two to death in 1994.Both their families have said in published reports they tried to get them help. But then catastrophe hit.Time and again, psychosis precedes violence. Red flags abound. Yet experts in law enforcement, mental health and gun laws point to cracks in the system designed to keep society safe from those whose mental illness drives them to attack.To be sure, the vast majority of the severely mentally ill do not commit violent crimes. Mental illness contributes to only about 4% of all violence, and even less to gun violence, according to researchers.But when it does happen, the outcome is devastating and the outcry loud.‘Mistakes happen’“There’s no silver bullet,” said...

California mall forced to close early — dozens of teens climb on cars, light fireworks

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 14:18:38 GMT

The Lakewood Center closed its doors early on Saturday night as hundreds of teenagers were involved in disturbances that spilled into the mall parking lots, where around 100 teenagers climbed on cars, lit fireworks and caused additional mayhem, authorities said.Group of teens force Lakewood Center Mall to close early after causing "disturbance" https://t.co/ag63lndqHa— KCAL News (@kcalnews) September 24, 2023Deputies from the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Lakewood Station responded to the Lakewood Center at around 8 p.m. on Saturday night and found dozens of teens causing a disturbance in the area, said watch commander Sgt. Robert Martinez.Deputies began to try and separate the teens and send them home.Earlier, a social media post led about 300 juveniles to gather starting at 2 p.m. at the mall at Lakewood Boulevard and Candlewood Street, said Deputy Tracy Koerner of the Sheriff’s Information Bureau. The juveniles came and went throughout the afternoon.The...

Motorist, horse killed in California collision

Published Tue, 04 Mar 2025 14:18:38 GMT

A motorist was killed after fatally striking a horse that had gotten loose in a semi-rural area of Jurupa Valley on Sunday evening, Sept. 24, authorities said.Just before 9 p.m., the driver of a sedan was heading southbound along Van Buren Boulevard, near the intersection with 56th Street, when the driver collided with the horse that was in the roadway, said Riverside County Sheriff’s Sgt. Deirdre Vickers. The driver was pronounced dead at the scene, and the horse was also killed in the collision.Information on the driver who died was not immediately available pending notification of family.It was not immediately clear how the horse had gotten loose and the owner had not yet been located Sunday evening, authorities said. Animal control personnel were also called to the scene while authorities continued their investigation into the night.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | Hit-and-run kills two East Bay residents in their 60s Crime and Public Safety | ...