Shrewsbury News

Tim Bower helps his friend, River Crest tenant Kathy Bruckner, remove items earlier this week from her Shrewsbury apartment.

About 50 residents of a St. Louis County apartment complex were left homeless after a three-alarm fire Sunday morning, officials said.

More than a dozen families were searching for new homes and picking up pieces of their lives Monday after losing most of their belongings in a fire that started with a space heater and swept through their apartment building Sunday morning.

Firefighters battled a serious three alarm fire in Shrewsbury Sunday morning. Fire dispatchers tell NewsChannel 5 people were trapped in the building at 7077 Nottingham Avenue but at this point they say everyone did get out safely.

SHREWSBURY, Mo. - Investigators have found that a Shrewsbury apartment fire that left 20 people without a place to stay was sparked by a space heater.

A three alarm fire at the River Crest Apartments in Shrewsbury Sunday morning led to a mass rescue of residents.

A water main break did significant damage to nearby vehicles and soaked an office building in Shrewsbury Friday.

Chef Grace Dinsmoor of the popular tapas restaurant Modesto has been battling a severe bone infection in her right leg for the past several months.

The Webster Groves Aquatic Center was host to a "Circus Under The Stars" summer-time gathering on Friday, Aug.

16, at the Mathews-Dickey Boys and Girls Club, 4245 N. Kingshighway. In addition, a benefit concert featuring several well-known local artists will be held from 8 to 11 p.m. on Aug.

By KANDACE MCCOY kandace.mccoy@register-news.com MT. VERNON - As a paramedic, Mike Gretzinger knows the importance of helping others in the face of an emergency as soon as possible.

Sarah Riss was chosen as the district's new superintendent from among over 40 applicants.

Former Webster Groves mayor Terri Williams has announced her candidacy for the 5th District seat on the St.

COMIC BOOK SHOW The St. Louis Comic Book Show is a place to buy, sell and trade collectible comics, cards, toys and action figures, from 10:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Sunday at American Legion Post 111, 7300 Lansdowne Avenue, Shrewsbury.

Metro is facing steeply higher interest costs on the money it borrowed to extend MetroLink to Shrewsbury, and that will cut into the funds the transit agency uses to run MetroLink and buses.

State Rep. Jeanne Kirkton, D-Webster Groves, will continue her roving in-district office hours on Fridays in 10 a.m. to noon: June 19, Shrewsbury City Hall, 5200 Shrewsbury Ave.

The public has spoken, and it's apparently not yet satisfied with the Metro transit agency's efforts to restore some of the service it discontinued earlier this year.

The annual Maplewood Community Fair will be from 6 to 11 p.m. Friday and 5 to 11 p.m. Saturday at Deer Creek Park, 3200 Laclede Station Road.

Christy Sullivan of Kirkwood takes a spin on the slide opening day at the Kirkwood Family Aquatic Center.

A train derailment is blocking the back of some businesses in Shrewsbury Friday.