Sarah Fenske
@sarahfenske.bsky.social
Seeker of truth, maker of mischief. Executive editor at St. Louis Magazine. Can't believe I'm doing this again.
A St. Charles County judge has been forced to retire after dressing like Elvis Presley in his courtroom ... and also talking politics with litigants before him. Via @stlmag.bsky.social www.stlmag.com/news/matthew...
Elvis-loving St. Charles County judge forced to retire after dressing like his idol
A St. Charles County judge who traded his black robes for an Elvis jumpsuit is being forced into retirement—and his mania for The King is partly to blame. Disciplinary charges accuse Judge Matthew Tho...
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November 19, 2025 at 3:36 PM
A St. Charles County judge has been forced to retire after dressing like Elvis Presley in his courtroom ... and also talking politics with litigants before him. Via @stlmag.bsky.social www.stlmag.com/news/matthew...
Anheuser family heirs hit with $56 million jury verdict, with the son of former Gov. Jay Nixon taking the lead in representing disgruntled investors in their suit over “a company built by many, stolen by few.” @ryankrull.bsky.social has the scoop www.stlmag.com/business/anh...
Anheuser family heirs hit with $56M verdict over Kirkwood energy company
Two descendants of a co-founder of Anheuser-Busch and their family trusts were part of a group ordered on Friday to pay tens of millions of dollars to a company whose investors they allegedly swindled...
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November 18, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Anheuser family heirs hit with $56 million jury verdict, with the son of former Gov. Jay Nixon taking the lead in representing disgruntled investors in their suit over “a company built by many, stolen by few.” @ryankrull.bsky.social has the scoop www.stlmag.com/business/anh...
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. @sarahfenske.bsky.social takes a deep dive about how my obsession with the 'Air Bud Rule' seeped its way into the Missouri redistricting saga.
Ain't no rule saying you can't read a story about the Air Bud Rule!!
Ain't no rule saying you can't read a story about the Air Bud Rule!!
As Missouri debates a new congressional map, everybody’s talking 'Air Bud'
On Wednesday, when attorneys argued in court over Missouri’s congressional maps, they drew on a 1997 Disney movie that may have seemed out of place in the halls of justice—but only to those who haven’...
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November 14, 2025 at 12:11 PM
. @sarahfenske.bsky.social takes a deep dive about how my obsession with the 'Air Bud Rule' seeped its way into the Missouri redistricting saga.
Ain't no rule saying you can't read a story about the Air Bud Rule!!
Ain't no rule saying you can't read a story about the Air Bud Rule!!
Breaking news from @stlmag.bsky.social: A $574M manufacturing plant planned for North St. Louis is officially dead. ICL Group Ltd. says it's pulling the plug after the Trump administration canceled a $197 million grant planned for the facility www.stlmag.com/business/icl...
Massive battery materials plant planned for North St. Louis is officially dead
Plans for a half-billion dollar battery materials plant in St. Louis’ North Riverfront neighborhood are officially dead. ICL Group Ltd., the Israeli-based global specialty minerals company that had p...
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November 12, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Breaking news from @stlmag.bsky.social: A $574M manufacturing plant planned for North St. Louis is officially dead. ICL Group Ltd. says it's pulling the plug after the Trump administration canceled a $197 million grant planned for the facility www.stlmag.com/business/icl...
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It feels appropriate that the same day that my opinion piece on the case for abolishing the Sheriff's office runs in @stltoday.com, we get this little insight from @sarahfenske.bsky.social's daily newsletter
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October 29, 2025 at 1:13 PM
It feels appropriate that the same day that my opinion piece on the case for abolishing the Sheriff's office runs in @stltoday.com, we get this little insight from @sarahfenske.bsky.social's daily newsletter
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"The judge, like a lot of St. Louisans, was skeptical that Montgomery was able to serve as the city’s sheriff from a jail cell." @ryankrull.bsky.social with a gift for understatement www.stlmag.com/news/sheriff...
Judge removes St. Louis Sheriff Alfred Montgomery—for now
Alfred Montgomery is no longer the sheriff of the city of St. Louis—at least for a little while. At a hearing today in the Missouri Attorney General’s ongoing effort to remove Montgomery from office,...
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October 29, 2025 at 7:05 PM
"The judge, like a lot of St. Louisans, was skeptical that Montgomery was able to serve as the city’s sheriff from a jail cell." @ryankrull.bsky.social with a gift for understatement www.stlmag.com/news/sheriff...
New at @stlmag.bsky.social, by me & @ryankrull.bsky.social: Rene Knott confirms he was asked to resign from KSDK after an HR probe into comments he'd allegedly made (he denies saying anything inappropriate) www.stlmag.com/news/rene-kn...
Rene Knott quit KSDK after HR probe focused on his comments
Longtime KSDK morning news anchor Rene Knott says he resigned at the station’s request last week after becoming the focus of an HR investigation. Knott says his supervisor told him not to come in on O...
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October 20, 2025 at 12:41 PM
New at @stlmag.bsky.social, by me & @ryankrull.bsky.social: Rene Knott confirms he was asked to resign from KSDK after an HR probe into comments he'd allegedly made (he denies saying anything inappropriate) www.stlmag.com/news/rene-kn...
Does it make sense to put two big data centers in the heart of St. Louis? If you ask the developers who built the City Foundry, the answer is no -- who believe doing so could represent a big missed opportunity. New at @stlmag.bsky.social www.stlmag.com/business/cit...
City Foundry developers question Midtown data center plans
When Steve Smith, CEO of the development firm New + Found, thinks about the data center proposed for Midtown St. Louis, he can’t help but think of a previous plan for a different site that’s directly ...
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October 16, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Does it make sense to put two big data centers in the heart of St. Louis? If you ask the developers who built the City Foundry, the answer is no -- who believe doing so could represent a big missed opportunity. New at @stlmag.bsky.social www.stlmag.com/business/cit...
Kristi Noem's controversial shutdown video isn't airing at Lambert St. Louis International Airport, but airport officials aren't saying why www.stlmag.com/news/kristi-...
Noem's controversial shutdown video isn’t airing at St. Louis airport
As of yesterday, TSA checkpoints at St. Louis Lambert International Airport were not showing a video in which Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem blames the current government shutdown on Democrat...
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October 16, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Kristi Noem's controversial shutdown video isn't airing at Lambert St. Louis International Airport, but airport officials aren't saying why www.stlmag.com/news/kristi-...
KSDK told staff that they've parted ways with longtime morning news anchor Rene Knott. @ryankrull.bsky.social and I have the details for @stlmag.bsky.social www.stlmag.com/news/rene-kn...
Rene Knott parts ways with KDSK in sudden split
Morning show anchor Rene Knott wasn’t on air this morning at KSDK (Channel 5)—and while reporter Mercedes MacKay told the audience she was filling in for 21-year station veteran, the reality appears t...
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October 15, 2025 at 5:43 PM
KSDK told staff that they've parted ways with longtime morning news anchor Rene Knott. @ryankrull.bsky.social and I have the details for @stlmag.bsky.social www.stlmag.com/news/rene-kn...
St. Louis Sheriff Alfred Montgomery has been ordered to jail while he awaits his day in court .... but, bizarrely, he remains the sheriff. @ryankrull.bsky.social has the details: www.stlmag.com/news/alfred-...
St. Louis sheriff ordered to jail after trouble with guns, burner phone
St. Louis Sheriff Alfred Montgomery got burned by his own burner phone today and is now headed to jail as the criminal case against him works its way through court. Montgomery, already on house arres...
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October 14, 2025 at 6:20 PM
St. Louis Sheriff Alfred Montgomery has been ordered to jail while he awaits his day in court .... but, bizarrely, he remains the sheriff. @ryankrull.bsky.social has the details: www.stlmag.com/news/alfred-...
Town hall on data center planned for Midtown St. Louis brings out the critics. @stlmag.bsky.social's Eric Schmid has all the details -- and the promises being made by backers www.stlmag.com/business/tow...
Town hall on Midtown data center brings out critics—and promises of no tax abatement
A data center proposed for St. Louis’ Midtown neighborhood drew hostile questions from city residents last night, with broad concerns and skepticism about the purported benefits of a $600 million data...
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October 14, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Town hall on data center planned for Midtown St. Louis brings out the critics. @stlmag.bsky.social's Eric Schmid has all the details -- and the promises being made by backers www.stlmag.com/business/tow...
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All hail @sarahfenske.bsky.social for what can only be described as this "peak St. Louis" story. Ah, man. I love it here.
October 13, 2025 at 6:27 PM
All hail @sarahfenske.bsky.social for what can only be described as this "peak St. Louis" story. Ah, man. I love it here.
5 new felony charges have been filed against St. Louis Sheriff Alfred Montgomery, and these are a lot more serious. @ryankrull.bsky.social has the details www.stlmag.com/news/sheriff...
St. Louis sheriff now faces witness tampering, retaliation charges
St. Louis Sheriff Alfred Montgomery is on house arrest after being hit with five new felonies—and may be headed to jail as early as Tuesday. Montgomery was in court today after being hit with a supers...
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October 9, 2025 at 8:15 PM
5 new felony charges have been filed against St. Louis Sheriff Alfred Montgomery, and these are a lot more serious. @ryankrull.bsky.social has the details www.stlmag.com/news/sheriff...
Bitcoin-style real estate investment comes to St. Louis neighborhoods. What could go wrong??!?! www.stlmag.com/news/dao-st-...
Bitcoin-style real estate investment comes to St. Louis, and neighbors aren’t happy
A new type of housing investor has come to St. Louis—one that involves not just out-of-town owners, but ones operating under a structure that’s part Bitcoin and part 1960s commune. For the alderwoman ...
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September 30, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Bitcoin-style real estate investment comes to St. Louis neighborhoods. What could go wrong??!?! www.stlmag.com/news/dao-st-...
Another St. Louis publication bites the dust. RIP, Feast. www.stlmag.com/business/fea...
Post-Dispatch owners eliminate Feast, other staff positions
Lee Enterprises has killed the St. Louis-based food publication Feast and is also eliminating positions at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Jeff Gordon, president of the United Media Guild that represent...
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September 26, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Another St. Louis publication bites the dust. RIP, Feast. www.stlmag.com/business/fea...
And now police say their investigation shows there was no shooting, just a minor car crash. @ryankrull.bsky.social has the latest
St. Louis Alderwoman Laura Keys was shot at yesterday-- and fears it may not have been random. @ryankrull.bsky.social reports for @stlmag.bsky.social www.stlmag.com/news/alderwo...
St. Louis alderwoman was shot at, worries it wasn’t random
On Tuesday morning, Alderwoman Laura Keys was already headed to the police station when someone took a shot at her truck, knocking off the passenger side mirror. A terrifying experience for anyone, i...
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September 25, 2025 at 1:54 AM
And now police say their investigation shows there was no shooting, just a minor car crash. @ryankrull.bsky.social has the latest
St. Louis Alderwoman Laura Keys was shot at yesterday-- and fears it may not have been random. @ryankrull.bsky.social reports for @stlmag.bsky.social www.stlmag.com/news/alderwo...
St. Louis alderwoman was shot at, worries it wasn’t random
On Tuesday morning, Alderwoman Laura Keys was already headed to the police station when someone took a shot at her truck, knocking off the passenger side mirror. A terrifying experience for anyone, i...
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September 24, 2025 at 4:31 PM
St. Louis Alderwoman Laura Keys was shot at yesterday-- and fears it may not have been random. @ryankrull.bsky.social reports for @stlmag.bsky.social www.stlmag.com/news/alderwo...
Could a doubled-up district spell trouble for Missouri's new congressional map? @ryankrull.bsky.social explores the possible error that could mean trouble www.stlmag.com/news/trouble...
Doubled-up district could spell trouble for Missouri’s 7–1 congressional map
A snafu in the bill redrawing Missouri’s congressional districts could lead to big headaches down the road for Republicans hoping to have the GOP-friendly playing field enacted in time for the Novembe...
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September 17, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Could a doubled-up district spell trouble for Missouri's new congressional map? @ryankrull.bsky.social explores the possible error that could mean trouble www.stlmag.com/news/trouble...
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“It seems clear that the intent is to further destabilize these important historic buildings so that they can be demolished outside of the City’s Preservation Ordinance.” - St. Louis Landmarks Assn
Owner is also being sued by Soulard Restoration Group for nuisance property- historic church.
Owner is also being sued by Soulard Restoration Group for nuisance property- historic church.
City puts owner of historic stone house on notice after damage allegations
Last week the city ordered the owner of a historic property in Carondelet to stop work on the building. That order from the city, sent to a physician whose real estate holdings throughout town have co...
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September 16, 2025 at 12:09 PM
“It seems clear that the intent is to further destabilize these important historic buildings so that they can be demolished outside of the City’s Preservation Ordinance.” - St. Louis Landmarks Assn
Owner is also being sued by Soulard Restoration Group for nuisance property- historic church.
Owner is also being sued by Soulard Restoration Group for nuisance property- historic church.
At MetroQuest invading Cherokee Street via @stlpublicradio.bsky.social
September 6, 2025 at 9:33 PM
At MetroQuest invading Cherokee Street via @stlpublicradio.bsky.social
An open air drug market thrives in the heart of Downtown West St. Louis. City leaders are working to help its denizens -- but progress has been slow. @ryankrull.bsky.social reports www.stlmag.com/news/open-ai...
Open-air drug market thrives near Downtown West tourist attractions | St. Louis Magazine
For months now, an open-air drug market has operated in a small Downtown West park that sits next to a school and between two significant St. Louis attractions.
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August 29, 2025 at 1:09 PM
An open air drug market thrives in the heart of Downtown West St. Louis. City leaders are working to help its denizens -- but progress has been slow. @ryankrull.bsky.social reports www.stlmag.com/news/open-ai...
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The Irish ambassador to the U.S. arrived in St. Louis yesterday. Here's why, and what's on her agenda www.stlmag.com/news/irish-a...
Irish ambassador finds good reason to be in St. Louis | St. Louis Magazine
Ireland’s ambassador to the U.S., Geraldine Byrne Nason, touched down yesterday in St. Louis for a whirlwind three days in Missouri—a trip just a wee bit
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August 28, 2025 at 2:08 PM
The Irish ambassador to the U.S. arrived in St. Louis yesterday. Here's why, and what's on her agenda www.stlmag.com/news/irish-a...
Prosecutors busted leaders of an alleged cult, accusing them of operating call centers in 3 homes in West St. Louis County (including Nelly's former mansion), as well as in other states, that relied on forced labor and human trafficking. By @ryankrull.bsky.social www.stlmag.com/news/kingdom...
Prosecutors bust leaders of Kingdom of God Global Church for “forced labor” call centers | St. Louis Magazine
The two leaders of an alleged cult that operated call centers in four states, including one out of a mansion in St. Louis that once belonged to Nelly, have
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August 27, 2025 at 6:27 PM
Prosecutors busted leaders of an alleged cult, accusing them of operating call centers in 3 homes in West St. Louis County (including Nelly's former mansion), as well as in other states, that relied on forced labor and human trafficking. By @ryankrull.bsky.social www.stlmag.com/news/kingdom...