A look back at August 2024 photos by Post-Dispatch photographers
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A look back at August 2024 photos by Post-Dispatch photographers
Post-Dispatch photographers capture tens of thousands of images every year. See some of their best work from August 2024 here.
Universoul Circus visits Annette Officer Elementary in East St. Louis
Fresh the Clowns with Universoul Circus dance to the music as the entertain school children with their moves at Annette Officer Elementary School in East St. Louis on Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024. Universoul Circus is putting on 10 full performances starting at 7pm on Friday, Aug. 16 and lasting through Aug. 23 in the parking lot next to the Dome at America's Center.
Neighbor flees as fire engulfs unoccupied Virginia home
Ben Buntaine laments as the building attached to his is engulfed in flames on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024, as St. Louis firefighters arrive to extinguish the blaze in the 7400 block of Virgina Ave.
Ferguson: A decade removed, questions of equity remain
Children swim beside the Kinloch fire station as they attend a summer feeding program run by Maria Bolden at the old post office on Martin Luther King Boulevard on Wednesday, June 19, 2024.
Past members of previous Bonne Terre, current Festus church share warnings of 'cult' leader
St. Charles Jewish Festival
Arie Fisher, 7, from St. Louis County, plays with bubbles floating through the air at the fourth annual St. Charles Jewish Festival on the parking lot at the Lewis and Clark Boathouse in St. Charles on Sunday, Aug. 25, 2024. The event drew thousands of people and featured food, music, religious activities a shuk market.
Cardinals face Milwaukee Brewers
Cardinals right fielder Lars Nootbaar dives to catch a fly ball hit by Brewers infielder Joey Ortiz in the seventh inning Tuesday Aug. 20, 2024, at Busch Stadium.
Dreams
"My dreams are what kept me alive. Waking up to this everyday right now. This is sort of a dream to me," said Christopher Dunn, who takes a nap on Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024, as his wife drives across New Mexico. Dunn was unable to drive because he does not have valid driver's license.Â
Pure bliss
“Every time I get to hold him longer for three seconds it’s a gift. I cannot get enough, it’s pure bliss,†said Kira Dunn, who reciprocates a hug from her husband Christopher Dunn on Saturday, Aug. 3, 2024, at a hotel in Oklahoma City, Okla. She met Dunn 25 years ago and married him while he was in prison.
Off to the races
Christopher Dunn races his wife, Kira, to the car after a sneaker shopping stop on Friday, Aug. 2, 2024, in Tulsa, Okla.
St. Louis University beats Indiana 2-0 in season opener
St. Louis University forward Seth Anderson (7), center, and St. Louis University defender Max Floriani (5) celebreate midfielder Christian Buendia (6) goal off Indiana goalkeeper JT Harms (1) during second half action of a game on Friday, Aug. 23, 2024, at Hermann Stadium. Photo by Laurie Skrivan, lskrivan@post-dispatch.com
Cardinals play Milwaukee Brewers
Teammates Masyn Winn and Lars Nootbaar pour the ice cooler over Nolan Arenado to celebrate his walk-off grand-slam in the tenth inning on leading the Cardinals to a 10-6 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024, at Busch Stadium. Photo by Laurie Skrivan, lskrivan@post-dispatch.com
St. Louis University hosts Indiana in season opener
St. Louis University midfielder Christian Buendia (6) heads with ball next to his teammate midfielder Mads Stistrup Petersen (11) during first half action of a game against Indiana on Friday, Aug. 23, 2024, at Hermann Stadium. Photo by Laurie Skrivan, lskrivan@post-dispatch.com
St. Louis Cardinals play San Diego Padres
St. Louis Cardinals Brendan Donovan singles and advances to second on a throwing error to San Diego Padres second baseman Jake Cronenworth during the eighth inning on Monday, Aug. 26, 2024, at Busch Stadium. Photo by Laurie Skrivan, lskrivan@post-dispatch.com
St. Louis Cardinals play San Diego Padres
St. Louis Cardinals designated hitter Matt Carpenter (13) waits in the dugout with his bat during the second inning in a game against the San Diego Padres on Monday, Aug. 26, 2024, at Busch Stadium. Photo by Laurie Skrivan, lskrivan@post-dispatch.com
Cardinals play Milwaukee Brewers
Teammates swarm St. Louis Cardinals Nolan Arenado celebrating his walk-off grand slam in the tenth inning on leading the Cardinals to a 10-6 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024, at Busch Stadium. Photo by Laurie Skrivan, lskrivan@post-dispatch.com
Cardinals play Milwaukee Brewers
St. Louis Cardinals Paul Goldschmidt is called out on strikes with the bases loaded in the ninth inning in a game with the Milwaukee Brewers on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024, at Busch Stadium. Photo by Laurie Skrivan, lskrivan@post-dispatch.com
Vigil for Ferguson Police Officer Travis Brown
Ferguson Mayor Ella Jones, left, stands among police officers and members of the community as they pray for Ferguson police officer Travis Brown on Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2024, during a vigil outside the Ferguson Police Department. Brown remains in the hospital in critical condition suffering from a brain injury after colliding with a protester on the 10th anniversary of the police shooting of Michael Brown.Â
St. Louis Cardinals play San Diego Padres
St. Louis Cardinals Nolan Arenado (28) celebrates his walk-off single with teammate Lars Nootbaar in the ninth inning, lifting the Cardinals to a 4-3 win over the San Diego Padres on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024, at Busch Stadium. Photo by Laurie Skrivan, lskrivan@post-dispatch.com
St. Louis Cardinals play San Diego Padres
St. Louis Cardinals fans stand for the national anthem before the start of a game against the San Diego Padres on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024, at Busch Stadium. Photo by Laurie Skrivan, lskrivan@post-dispatch.com
St. Louis Cardinals play San Diego Padres
St. Louis Cardinals fan Helen Besserman, 9, cools off before the start of a game against the San Diego Padres on Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024, at Busch Stadium. Photo by Laurie Skrivan, lskrivan@post-dispatch.com
Missouri Tigers open 2024 season against Murray State Racers
Kaden Harmon donns his Tiger head sitting in the student section during play introductions before the start of Missouri Tigers 2024 season opener against Murray State on Thursday, August 29, 2024, at Faurot Field. Photo by Laurie Skrivan, lskrivan@post-dispatch.com
Rainy day practice
“I am just practicing. I am too loud for my neighbors, so I came out,†said Mitchel Anderson of Baden, who gains a salute of approval from a man walking by as he practices inside a bus shelter along the 200 block of North Tucker Boulevard on Monday, Aug. 12, 2024, in downtown St. Louis.
Animal Protective Association ending management of St. Louis County-owned shelter
Liz Yoder of Ballwin gets a face full of love from Brielle as she visits with the recently spayed dog in an adoption room at the St. Louis County Pet Adoption Center in Olivette on Friday, Aug. 23, 2024. The Animal Protective Association of Missouri, which has managed the facility for almost two years, announced that it is leaving the contract early next year.
Ferguson police show protest and arrest video
Ferguson police Officer J.D. Glover, left, hugs Sgt. Jill Gronewald as she holds the vest of her patrolman, Officer Travis Brown, on Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2024 following a press conference where video was shown of a protester colliding with Brown, leaving the officer with a brain injury, during his arrest last Friday. Brown's police vest was placed on the table during the event held at the Ferguson Community Center.
Wesley Bell battles incumbant Cori Bush for Mo. congressional seat
Wesley Bell supporter Shawntelle Fisher takes a call learning of the victory of Bell in the Democratic congressional primary against incumbent U.S. Rep. Cori Bush on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024 at the Marriott Grand Hotel in downtown St. Louis.
Wesley Bell battles incumbant Cori Bush for Mo. congressional seat
Wesley Bell takes a video of his supporters as he takes the stage as the winner of the Democratic congressional primary against incumbent U.S. Rep. Cori Bush on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024 at the Marriott Grand Hotel in downtown St. Louis.
Tenth anniversary of Michael Brown police shooting brings marchers back to Ferguson
Michael Brown Sr., center, is joined Friday, Aug. 9, 2024, by seated family members Trinetta Brown and Bobbi Ann Atkins, 6, at the Canfield Drive memorial to his son Michael Brown Jr. on the 10th anniversary of Brown being fatally shot by a Ferguson police officer.Â
Ferguson: A decade removed, questions of equity remain
Adreyn Jones, 8, and his brother Tajh, 5, ride their electric motorbike past a fading memorial to Mike Brown on Cote Brilliante Avenue in St. Louis on Wednesday, June 5, 2024. Their father, Terry Jones, said he had not talked to his sons about Brown but would if they asked. “Let them enjoy things,†he said. “They don’t need to be scared of the police.â€
Ferguson: A decade removed, questions of equity remain
Mable Avenue in Kinloch is strewn with trash to the point that driving through town is often a difficult task. A man stops to scavenge through freshly tossed furniture on Saturday, June 29, 2024.
Ferguson: A decade removed, questions of equity remain
The family of the Rev. Earbie Bledsoe bush-hog a Ferguson field on the border of Kinloch on Saturday, June 15, 2024, where Bledsoe farmed for decades before his 2022 death. “It’s an obligation to keep it down,†said Bledsoe’s son-in-law, who declined to be identified.
Ferguson: A decade removed, questions of equity remain
Damille Dixson burns trash in an old pickup truck bed outside her Kinloch home on Friday, July 5, 2024. “You are invincible,†she read out loud from her daily devotional, before heading to her overnight shift at a Waffle House in Berkeley.
Ferguson: A decade removed, questions of equity remain
Kaykay Williams, 13, center, leads the Eccentric Divine dancers during the Bridge The Gap 314 Juneteenth Parade on West Florissant Avenue in Ferguson on Wednesday, June 19, 2024.
Ferguson: A decade removed, questions of equity remain
‘Dancing Mike’ Robinett, 68, of O’Fallon, Missouri, grooves with the Fat Pocket band during Wildwood’s Music on Main concert on Friday, June 21, 2024. The free concert, and free food and drinks, are sponsored by the city.
Ferguson: A decade removed, questions of equity remain
Michael Gueldry, 63, participates in a senior restorative yoga class at Wildwood Yoga & Wellness on Friday, June 28, 2024. The city contracts with the studio to provide programs free to those 60 and above.
Helping hand from a bluesman
Bluesman Brian Young, back to camera, stops busking to help Gloria Sims into her car after she shopped for sweet potatoes at Soulard Market on Friday, Aug. 30, 2024. Young, 66, plays at the market on Friday and Saturday mornings since moving back to East St. Louis after playing in California for the past 41 years. “Ringo Starr invited me to his birthday party,†Young cited as one favorite memory.
Cardinals, Padres at Busch
Fans and players stand for the national anthem in a sparsely filled Busch Stadium as the St. Louis Cardinals face the San Diego Padres on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024 at Busch Stadium.
Family and community remember Michael Brown Jr. on 10-year anniversary of his death
Maintaining the Taylor Visitor Center south landscaping garden beds
Horticulturist Ben Berger prunes Kankakee mallow, a critically endangered plant, which is part of the Taylor Visitor Center south landscaping at the Missouri Botanical Garden in St. Louis on Friday, Aug. 16, 2024. About 20% of the plants in these garden beds are rare or endangered.
Los Angeles Dodgers vs St. Louis Cardinals
Jayson Tatum, along with Matthew Tkachuk, prepares to throw the first pitch before the Los Angeles Dodgers v St. Louis Cardinals game at Busch Stadium on Sunday, Aug. 18, 2024. Photo by Allie Schallert, aschallert@post-dispatch.com
Los Angeles Dodgers vs St. Louis Cardinals
Matthew Tkachuk walks off the field after throwing the first pitch of the game with Jayson Tatum during the Los Angeles Dodgers v St. Louis Cardinals game at Busch Stadium on Sunday, Aug. 18, 2024. Photo by Allie Schallert, aschallert@post-dispatch.com
First day of school transportation
Erika Green, right, talks to her daughter Calonda Johnson, first grade, about taking the correct transportation van in the afternoon on the first day of school at Dewey Elementary in the Hi-Pointe neighborhood of St. Louis on Monday, Aug. 19, 2024. Johnson took the bus last school year until the workers went on strike, then her mom dropped her off. Green followed the van driver in the morning to help him pick up her daughter and other students at the correct locations. "It's kinda frustrating," Green said on the situation. Photo by Allie Schallert, aschallert@post-dispatch.com
First day of school transportation
A student is helped out of a transportation service vehicle with a St. Louis Public Schools sign affixed to it on the first day of school at Dewey Elementary in the Hi-Pointe neighborhood of St. Louis on Monday, Aug. 19, 2024.
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Laugh out loud at The Improv Shop
Teams Level 1 students Penny Moskus of St. Louis, right, and Heather Cirre practice improv with a 90 second scene before their performance during the Student Showcase.
St. Louis City SC hosts FC Dallas
FC Dallas forward Tsiki Ntsabeleng slide tackles City SC midfielder Eduard Löwen during the first half of a Leagues Cup game Saturday, July 27, 2024, at CityPark.
The St. Louis Cardinals face the Tampa Bay Rays
Cardinals pitcher Andrew Kittredge reaches for a ground ball hit by Rays second baseman Christopher Morel in the eighth inning of a game Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, at Busch Stadium.
The St. Louis Cardinals face the New York Mets
St. Louis Cardinals second baseman Brendan Donovan hits a foul ball in the seventh inning during a game against the New York Mets at Busch Stadium in St. Louis on Monday, Aug. 5, 2024.
Missouri Tigers football fall camp 2024
Missouri Tigers defensive end Zion Young practices individual drills with a staff member during fall camp in Columbia, Mo. on Aug. 2, 2024.
U.S Rep. Cori Bush speaks with early voters ahead of Tuesday's election
U.S. Rep. Cori Bush, left, speaks with Mariyah Ford, 9, and her mother Myleekah Ford of Florissant outside of an early voting location at St. Louis County Library's Lewis & Clark branch in Moline Acres on Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024.
The St. Louis Cardinals face the Texas Rangers
Cardinals center fielder Tommy Pham rounds the bases after hitting a grand slam in the fifth inning of a game against the Rangers on Tuesday, July 30, 2024, at Busch Stadium. Pham’s at-bat was his first back with the team after being acquired in a trade on Monday.
Leonard Slatkin
Leonard Slatkin, conductor laureate of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, poses at his home in Clayton on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024 at his family's piano that has been played by everyone from Igor Stravinsky to Nat King Cole to Frank Sinatra.
Rally to support Marcellus “Khaliifah†Williams innocence hearing
Michelle Smith, of Missourians to Abolish the Death Penalty, addresses a rally supporting an innocence hearing for Missouri death row inmate Marcellus “Khaliifah†Williams, shown on a poster at far right, at Shaw Park in Clayton on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024. As the rally was taking place, lawyers and Williams were a few blocks away negotiating a deal that led to Williams avoiding execution and entering an “Alford plea†– allowing him to maintain his innocence while agreeing to life in prison without parole for the murder of Lisha Gayle in August 1998.
Tampa Bay Rays vs St. Louis Cardinals
Cardinals pitcher Kyle Gibson talks with manager Oliver Marmol after Marmol removed Gibson from the game with a lead before the seventh inning of a game against the Rays on Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024, at Busch Stadium.
Cori Bush loses re-election bid
Katie Graham, with the campaign of U.S. Rep. Cori Bush, reacts with a fellow supporter at the candidate's election watch party on Tuesday, August 6, 2024, at Chevre Events in downtown St. Louis. Polls have closed and the decision in Bush's bid to vanquish challenger Wesley Bell for Missouri's 1st Congressional District is expected.
Cori Bush loses re-election bid
U.S. Rep. Cori Bush gives a defiant speech to supporters on Tuesday, August 6, 2024, at an election watch party at Chevre Events in downtown St. Louis after she was beaten by her challenger, St. Louis County Prosecutor Wesley Bell, for Missouri's 1st Congressional District seat in Congress.
Cori Bush loses re-election bid
Supporters of U.S. Rep. Cori Bush react at an election watch party as it sets in that their candidate was defeated on Tuesday, August 6, 2024, by her challenger, St. Louis County Prosecutor Wesley Bell, for Missouri's 1st Congressional District seat in Congress.
Cori Bush loses re-election bid
U.S. Rep. Cori Bush waves to supporters after addressing them on Tuesday, August 6, 2024 at a watch party at Chevre Events in downtown St. Louis. Bush was beaten by her challenger, St. Louis County Prosecutor Wesley Bell, for Missouri's 1st Congressional District seat in Congress.
You fix it, or we will
Crews work to seal cracks in the exterior of the old Kresge Department Store building on Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024, located at 6100 Martin Luther King Dr. The city of St. Louis has begun performing repairs on buildings under a program through which the city later bills owners for the work in the form of a lien.
Ferguson police seriously injured on 10th anniversary of Mike Brown's death
Protesters dismantle and remove a portion of a newly-installed gate on Friday, Aug. 9, 2024, before their actions prompted arrests late on the 10th anniversary of Michael Brown's death at a gathering of several of the original protesters.
Ferguson police seriously injured on 10th anniversary of Mike Brown's death
Ferguson police subdue and arrest Elijah Gant on Friday, Aug. 9, 2024, in the Andy Wurm Tire & Wheels parking lot after protests turned to turmoil on the 10th anniversary of Michael Brown's death at a gathering of several of the original protesters outside the police headquarters.
Ferguson police seriously injured on 10th anniversary of Mike Brown's death
Ferguson police arrest Elijah Gant outside the Ferguson police department on Friday, Aug. 9, 2024, after protests turned to turmoil on the 10th anniversary of Michael Brown's death at a gathering of several of the original protesters.
Ferguson police seriously injured on 10th anniversary of Mike Brown's death
Ferguson Police Officer Travis Brown is carried away by fellow officers on Friday, Aug. 9, 2024, during a protest outside the station on the 10th anniversary of Michael Brown's death. Police say Officer Brown fell after being shoved during an arrest.
Ferguson police seriously injured on 10th anniversary of Mike Brown's death
Protesters lash out verbally at Ferguson police on Friday, Aug. 9, 2024, after protests turned to turmoil with a couple of arrests outside the police department on the 10th anniversary of Michael Brown's death at a gathering of several of the original protesters.
Pizza pioneer
Eddie and Margie Imo, the founding family of Imo's Pizza, are photographed on Monday, Aug. 12, 2024, at their Town & Country home.
Collision course
St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Miles Milkolas and Brewer runner Mitchell recover from a collision at first base on Thursday, August, 22, 2024, as Mikolas beat him to the base in the sixth inning of a game at Busch Stadium.
Neighbor flees as fire engulfs unoccupied Virginia home
St. Louis firefighters offload hose as they work to extinguish a blaze on Thursday, Aug. 29, 2024, in an unoccupied building in the 7400 block of Virginia Ave.
City water main woes persist
A worker with the St. Louis water division waits for a 10-inch water main to be shut off on Friday, Aug. 30, 2024, after it ruptured on Semple Avenue at Bircher Street.
Shooting in Wells-Goodfellow leaves one person injured
Precious Steen, from St. Louis, holds her dog Preston while she films the aftermath of a shooting in front of her apartment on the 5500 block of Martin Luther King Drive, in the Wells-Goodfellow neighborhood, on Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024, in St. Louis. Police said one man was shot and was transported to the hospital.Â
St. Charles County voters cast their ballots
Julia Moonier, from St. Charles, fills out her ballot while her daughter Elle Moonier, 9, pushes her baby sister in a stroller on Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, at St. John United Church of Christ in St. Charles. Tuesday’s election will decide candidates for local and state-level Democrat and Republican primaries.
Sunflower bloom brings color to Columbia Bottom Conservation Area
A bird perches atop a plant in a field of blooming sunflowers on Friday, Aug. 2, 2024, at Columbia Bottom Conservation Area in north St. Louis County. The sunflowers provide a vital source of food for various birds and pollinators. The blooming fields, which are planted by the Missouri Department of Conservation, tend to attract photographers and nature lovers alike at this time of year.
First day of school for kids at SLPS
Amaya Lovings, 15, left, waits while her mother, Robin Lovings Brown, speaks with an operator for First Student Bus Company about when her daughter’s school bus would arrive on Monday, Aug. 19, 2024, in St. Louis. Lovings Brown eventually called an Uber to pick up her daughter, a student at Collegiate School of Medicine and Bioscience, after waiting an hour for a school bus that was scheduled to arrive at 7:20 a.m. but hadn't yet shown up.
First day of school for kids at SLPS
Ayvah Lovings, 11, front, walks with her mom, Robin Lovings Brown, to a minivan taxi provided by St. Louis Public Schools on Monday, Aug. 19, 2024 so Lovings could get to the first day of school from her home in St. Louis' Hyde Park neighborhood.
NTT Indycar Series arrives to World Wide Technology Raceway
The Chip Ganassi Racing pit crew moves driver Alex Palou’s car before qualifying on Friday at World Wide Technology Raceway in Madison as a pit crew member of Andretti Global walks past water from recent rain. The Bommarito Automotive Group 500 starts Saturday at 5:30 p.m. For more, please see Page B1.
Politicians attend Governor’s Ham Breakfast at the Missouri State Fair
Missouri U.S. Senate candidates Josh Hawley (left) and Lucas Kunce square off within a crowd of reporters on Thursday at the Missouri State Fair in Sedalia. Hawley, the Republican incumbent, and Kunce, his Democratic challenger, will face each other in the Nov. 5 general election.
Gateway Global education center opens in Hyde Park neighborhood
CEO of Gateway Global Zekita Armstrong-Asuquo, middle right, from St. Louis, directs attendees attention to the original copper walls inside the former Most Holy Trinity Catholic School, in the Hyde Park neighborhood, on Friday, Aug. 9, 2024, in St. Louis. The school is the first in the nation to offer accreditation in geospatial intelligence at the high school level.
Pink and Sheryl Crock rock The Dome at America’s Center
Thousands of Pink fans raise their hands in the air as the pop star performs on Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024, at The Dome at America’s Center in St. Louis. Pink and Sheryl Crow headlined the packed concert.
Texas Rangers vs St. Louis Cardinals
St. Louis Cardinals second baseman Brendan Donovan makes a leaping throw to first for an out in the first inning during a game between the Texas Rangers and St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium in St. Louis on Wednesday, July 31, 2024. Photo by David Carson, dcarson@post-dispatch.com
Tampa Bay Rays vs St. Louis Cardinals
St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Victor Scott II can't come up with the catch on a go ahead homer by Tampa Bay Rays shortstop José Caballero in the seventh inning during a game between the Tampa Bay Rays and St. Louis Cardinals at Busch Stadium in St. Louis on Thursday, Aug. 8, 2024. Photo by David Carson, dcarson@post-dispatch.com
St. Louis City SC hosts Portland Timbers in Leagues Cup
St. Louis City SC midfielder Chris Durkin upends Portland Timbers midfielder David Ayala as they collide in the second half during a game between St. Louis City SC and the Portland Timbers at CityPark in St. Louis on Friday, Aug. 9, 2024. Photo by David Carson, dcarson@post-dispatch.com
Ferguson 10th Anniversary
Lezley McSpadden-Head visits the grave of her son Michael Brown at Saint Peter's Cemetery in Normandy on Friday, Aug. 9, 2024. Friday was the 10th anniversary of Michael Brown being shot and killed on Canfield Drive by Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson. Brown's killing was the catalyst for protests and unrest around the world that focused on police accountability and civil rights and breathed life into the Black Lives Matter movement. About a half dozen family and friends joined McSpadden-Head at the grave where they laid down roses and released doves. She says she prefers to have a quiet day to remember her son on the anniversary of his death but celebrated her son's birthday in May with a party where local high school graduates were awarded college scholarships Photo by David Carson, dcarson@post-dispatch.com
Ferguson officer in critical condition with brain injury
Ferguson Police Chief Troy Doyle gives a press conference on Saturday, Aug. 10, 2024 about the incident outside the Ferguson Police station on Friday night where a Ferguson officer was injured and is listed in critical condition with a brain injury. Officer Travis Brown was hurt in a chaotic scene where police were moving in to arrest people who damaged a fence around the police station. Photo by David Carson, dcarson@post-dispatch.com
Bonne Terre Cult
Brandice Huffman holds one of her chickens at her home outside of Bonne Terre on Thursday, July 11,2024. Huffman has dozens of chickens at her home that she says help her as she continues to heal emotionally from her time in the Bonne Terre Cult that was lead by Anthony Merseal.
Bonne Terre Cult
Aaron Jerashen, of O'Fallon, prays at an altar in his home in O'Fallon, Ill. on Thursday, July 25, 2024. Jerashen, a former member of the Bonne Terre Cult, is now exploring his faith at St. Michael the Archangel Orthodox Church in St. Louis. He regularly attends church and prays at his home alter.
Universoul Circus visits Annette Officer Elementary in East St. Louis
School children at Annette Officer Elementary School in East St. Louis watch as a juggler from Universoul Circus shows off his skills for the kids on Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024. Universoul Circus is putting on 10 full performances starting at 7pm on Friday, Aug. 16 and lasting through Aug. 23 in the parking lot next to the Dome at America's Center.
St. Louis Public Schools first day 2024-25, transportation
Fourth grader Shawn Baker waits for a bus to pick him up for the first day of school at Betty Wheeler Classical Junior Academy, a St. Louis Public school, on Monday, Aug. 19, 2024. After waiting well past the scheduled pick up time for the school bus, Baker's mother ended up having to drive him to school because the bus hadn't arrived. Photo by David Carson, dcarson@post-dispatch.com
Rally to support Marcellus “Khaliifah†Williams innocence hearing
Marcellus Williams II holds his son Sadir Williams, 3, as he speaks to reporters outside the courthouse in Clayton about a deal prosecutors reached with his father Marcellus “Khaliifah†Williams that changes his death sentence to life in prison without the possibility of parole on Wednesday, Aug. 21, 2024. The change in sentencing came about five weeks before Williams' scheduled execution date for the murder of Lisha Gayle, who was stabbed 43 times in her suburban home in August 1998. He was convicted of the killing in a 2001 trial.
St. Louis Public Schools first day 2024-25, transportation
Bria Gibbs brings her daughter Tai'la Harris, 4, into Columbia Elementary school for the first day of classes for St. Louis Public Schools on Monday, Aug. 19, 2024. Gibbs drove her daughter to school. Photo by David Carson, dcarson@post-dispatch.com
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