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‘Q in the Lou’ Barbecue Festival canceled due to safety concerns
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The “Q in the Lou” Barbecue Festival, an event that was expected to bring pitmasters from across the country to downtown St. Louis, has been canceled less than two weeks before it was scheduled to take place.
The event, which was to be held at the Arch grounds from September 6-8, is a disappointment for many barbecue enthusiasts and has been a popular attraction in St. Louis for about a decade.
Event organizers cited a lack of VIP ticket sales and corporate sponsorship as the primary reasons for the cancellation, a problem they say stemmed from safety concerns surrounding recent high-profile shootings downtown over the Fourth of July weekend.
Sean Hadley, one of the event organizers, confirmed the news to our reporting partners at the St. Louis Post Dispatch and expressed disappointment, saying, “We’re seeing a lack of support. It’s not there.”
The organizers had been working to address sponsor concerns, including downtown safety, but were unable to secure the necessary funding to move forward with the festival.
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Driver killed by police after driving truck through Texas mall, injuring 5
SUMMARY: A driver was shot and killed by law enforcement after crashing a pickup truck into a Killeen mall on Saturday, injuring five people. Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) officers attempted to stop the truck, suspected to be driven by an intoxicated person, but the driver fled, eventually driving through a JCPenney store, striking shoppers aged 6 to 75. Officers pursued on foot and engaged the driver in gunfire. Amid confusion, social media misinformation mistakenly reported an active shooter; officials later confirmed there was none. Witnesses described the chaotic scene as people scrambled for safety during the pre-Christmas rush.
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Officer shoots armed suspect after car break-ins in St. Louis, three arrested
SUMMARY: An officer-involved shooting occurred in Midtown St. Louis after police pursued a vehicle involved in several break-ins. Officers located the vehicle, which eventually crashed, and four suspects fled on foot. During a pursuit, a 25-year-old armed suspect was ordered to drop his weapon but was shot in the hip by two detectives. He was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries. Three other suspects were arrested, and three guns were seized from the stolen car. Police remind the public to lock vehicles and hide valuables, especially during the holiday season, to prevent theft.
An officer shot an armed suspect after police responded to a series of car break-ins Saturday afternoon in St. Louis.
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Eric DeValkenaere’s sentence commuted in Cameron Lamb killing
SUMMARY: Missouri Governor Mike Parson commuted the prison sentence of former Kansas City police detective Eric DeValkenaere, who was convicted in 2021 for the 2019 shooting death of Cameron Lamb. DeValkenaere was sentenced to six years in prison but had been serving time since October 2023. Lamb was unarmed when shot. DeValkenaere’s family submitted a clemency request, and Governor-elect Mike Kehoe supported his release. The Lamb family expressed outrage over the decision. While the commutation reduces DeValkenaere’s sentence, it does not forgive his conviction. The situation remains controversial, with mixed reactions from officials and the public.
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