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Music teacher accused of teaching lessons of drug-use in the classroom
Thu 16 May, 2013
KMOV 4 St. Louis 2:12 | 82 views
(KMOV) -- A middle school music teacher is accused of explaining how to roll a marijuana joint to seventh graders. Orlanda Jackson tells News 4 her 12-year-old daughter got the unexpected lesson last week in guitar class at Holman Middle School in Pattonville. "I was very upset because the simple fact I do not send my child to school to learn about drugs," Jackson said. Students were apparently being taught how to play the folk song, "Puff The Magic Dragon", a song that has long been rumored to contain veil
Metro East prosecutor targets parents to decrease classroom truancy
Thu 16 May, 2013
KMOV 4 St. Louis 1:38 | 26 views
(KMOV) -- A Metro East prosecutor is concerned with kids missing school and he is now going after the parents. For the first time in St. Clair County, five parents were slapped with charges after their kids missed too much school. There's no doubt it's a huge problem. In Cahokia 20 percent of students are frequently out of class: 50 percent in East St. Louis. "If they are not in school, we know they are headed down a very dangerous path," said Brendan Kelly, St. Clair County State's Attorney. Kelly told New
IRS controversy: What's the potential fallout?
Thu 16 May, 2013
KMOV 4 St. Louis 0:58 | 4 views
After lawmakers question the IRS over the undue scrutiny the agency put on conservative groups that filed for tax-exempt status during the 2012 elections, they'll want to take action -- to hold people accountable and eventually consider legislation to amend any systemic problems that led to this kind of political discrimination. At the same time, both Democrats and Republicans are using the controversy for political fodder. Members of Congress are already questioning the IRS about the scandal behind
Jurors: Pa. abortion doc got greedy, lost his way
Thu 16 May, 2013
KMOV 4 St. Louis 0:46 | 3 views
PHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Dr. Kermit Gosnell proved a serene but solitary figure in the courtroom during his long murder trial, in contrast to the chaotic life he built as an inner-city doctor, abortion provider and father of six. Jurors who convicted him this week of killing three babies born alive at his run-down West Philadelphia clinic thought he began his career with good intentions, but then lost his way. "He started out as a good, practicing doctor. But eventually, it just became a money-generating machin
The best of Chris Nagus confrontation countdown: Number 3
Thu 16 May, 2013
KMOV 4 St. Louis 1:46 | 3 views
(KMOV.com) -- If it sounds too good to be true then it probably is. One company was targeting St. Louisans with a clever smoke and mirrors routine. They hook residents with an ad, and the next thing you know - they're getting roped into an offer that's anything but a good deal. News 4's Chris Nagus we went undercover to bust these guys, and things really ended with a bang.
OJ Simpson testifies in bid to win freedom
Thu 16 May, 2013
KMOV 4 St. Louis 0:44 | 3 views
LAS VEGAS -- More than four years after the world last heard from O.J. Simpson in court, one of the nation's most famous prisoners spoke again Wednesday in a bid to win freedom from a sentence that could keep him behind bars until he dies. Simpson took the stand to testify about his legal representation by attorney Yale Galanter in the case involving a strange hotel room confrontation with sports memorabilia dealers that led to a conviction for armed robbery and kidnapping. Under questioning by his co-couns
Unpaid Building Demolition fees cost taxpayers $1 million
Wed 15 May, 2013
KMOV 4 St. Louis 2:26 | 46 views
(KMOV) -- St. Louis city is full of vacant buildings, some are so hazardous they must be torn down. The owners of the dilapidated buildings are supposed to pay for the demolition but all too often the taxpayers pay the bill for someone else's negligence. Those unpaid bills have cost that City more than $1 million since 2010. Frank Oswald of the St. Louis Building Department says there are around 1,500 condemned buildings in the city at any time. "We try to prioritize the most dangerous buildings" said O