SUMMARY: As the holidays approach, a South St. Louis County neighborhood is on alert after a recent string of car break-ins. Around 2:30 AM, four suspects were captured on surveillance cameras as they ransacked parked vehicles, stealing items like headphones and medication. Local resident Aaron Bill, whose security footage documented the incident, feels uneasy about the increasing crime. While he and others express frustration, they note the neighborhood’s generally safe reputation. Bill recalls a similar incident from last year, where the juvenile suspects were eventually caught and certified as adults for harsher penalties. Residents hope for increased security.

Aaron Vilcek said it’s happened again: Suspects were captured on surveillance cameras pulling on car door handles in the middle of the night on Wickershire Lane in south St. Louis County.

“It’s that time of the year,” he said.

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SUMMARY: A 16-year-old hockey player, Collin Brown, was critically injured in a shooting on Interstate 55 Saturday night. While driving home from his school’s hockey game, a stray bullet struck him in the family’s SUV. His father drove him to a nearby area where police and EMS met them. Collin is currently in critical condition at a hospital. The St. Louis community, particularly the local hockey community, is rallying around the Brown family, holding a prayer vigil and raising over $30,000 for their support. Police are still seeking information and witnesses to help identify the shooter.

As the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department continues to search for the gunman responsible for critically injuring a high school hockey player over the weekend, the hockey community and beyond are coming together to show their support for 16-year-old Colin Brown.

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SUMMARY: A Missouri court has upheld the state’s ban on surgical or medically induced gender transition operations for minors. The ruling, made by Judge Craig Carter, noted the lack of consensus on medical ethics in treating adolescent gender dysphoria, leaving such debates to the legislature. The ACLU and a legal group representing a St. Louis County family plan to appeal, deeming the decision discriminatory. The law allows mental health counseling but prohibits hormone therapy or transition surgeries for minors. Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey praised the ruling, asserting it protects children unable to make informed decisions about significant bodily changes.

The judge said heaping piles of witness testimony and evidence stacked in the courtroom were really better suited for legislators or medical experts to sort out. ACLU of Missouri immediately announced plans to appeal, characterizing the decision as “a troubling acceptance of discrimination.”

FULL STORY: https://www.ksdk.com/article/news/politics/missouri-court-upholds-ban-transgender-care-for-minors-appeal-planned/63-e2a48eaa-1c1b-415b-98a3-f2985d1e927e
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