AltWeeklies Wire
Peace and Punishmentnew

St. Louis judges turn to Transcendental Meditation to rehab convicted felons.
Riverfront Times |
Kristen Hinman |
03-13-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Trick or Treatmentnew
Court-ordered classes for two-bit crooks: Are they a waste of time and money?
Riverfront Times |
Kristen Hinman |
01-31-2006 |
Crime & Justice
Tags: crime & justice
Drink Upnew
Police in St. Louis consider early last-calls for Mardi Gras revelers.
Riverfront Times |
Kristen Hinman |
01-10-2006 |
Recreation
Tags: bars & clubs
Masterpiece Theatrenew
A passion for high-priced paintings leads to one big art ache.
Riverfront Times |
Kristen Hinman |
11-22-2005 |
Art
L is for L. Ronnew
Missouri approves a tutoring program linked to Scientology, and everybody cries foul.
Riverfront Times |
Kristen Hinman |
11-01-2005 |
Education
The Gang That Couldn't Dress Straightnew
The cross-dressing bank robbers who confounded St. Louis cops for years are now behind bars. Their well-planned crimes surprised detectives and family members alike.
Riverfront Times |
Kristen Hinman |
10-18-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Trial to Determine If Mother Burned Her Son Alivenew
Sandy Kemper is accused of setting the fire that killed her 15-year-old son Zachary and brought her an insurance settlement.
Riverfront Times |
Kristen Hinman |
09-13-2005 |
Crime & Justice
Radio Provocateur's Death Leads to Dispute Over His Legacynew
Since WGNU owner Chuck Norman's death, the station once considered Radio Free St. Louis has been sounding more right-wing.
Riverfront Times |
Kristen Hinman |
05-04-2005 |
Business & Labor
"The Case of the Stained Glass Bandit," "Current Event," and "Irons in the Fire"new
AltWeeklies Award - News Story (1500 words or less)
Riverfront Times |
Kristen Hinman |
05-04-2005 |
Media
Botanists Set Out to Chronicle Our Biological Heritagenew

From the command center of Missouri Botanical Garden, brigades of taxonomists are fanning out to identify all the continent's plants, past and present. Their results will be recorded in the 30-volume Flora of North America encyclopedia.
Riverfront Times |
Kristen Hinman |
02-01-2005 |
Science