Towing Scandal

A federal appeals court has upheld the 27-month prison sentence handed down to a former St. Louis police detective who was a participant a wide-ranging…

The first of the four men sentenced in connection with the scandal at St. Louis Metropolitan Towing has reported to prison.Kenneth Bialczak and his older…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Dec. 23, 2010 - The title of Kurt Vonnegut's novel, "Cat's Cradle," alludes to a device that adults…