Kirkwood Shooting

One Kirkwood family is still attempting to heal after, prosecutors say, former St. Louis County Police Officer Matthew McCulloch screamed "everyone would die" at people attending a community event while firing gunshots into the air.

For most of her life, St. Louis artist Sarah Paulsen was oblivious to what it means to be white, and the privilege it confers.Then in 2008, Charles Lee…

Ten years after Charles Lee “Cookie” Thornton opened fire at Kirkwood City Hall, some residents hope the city is learning to empathize with the…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Feb. 21, 2013 - The train still rumbles through downtown Kirkwood at 1:13 each afternoon and 8:58…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Feb. 5, 2013 - Five years have passed. People don’t talk much about Cookie Thornton anymore. The…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Jan. 1, 2011 - Almost three years have passed since Charles "Cookie" Thornton attacked the Kirkwood…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Oct. 17, 2009 - The president of the Meacham Park Neighborhood Association has resigned from the…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Feb. 7, 2009 - The people of Kirkwood came together Saturday night. On a springlike evening, a large…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Feb. 5, 2009 - We know the time, the place, the people killed and the person who did the killing on…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Feb. 3, 2009 - A year after the City Hall murders of Feb. 7, 2008, important changes have come to…