Halfway done in STL

The end of April means I am almost finished here in St. Louis. It’s been a crazy month with the start of the Cardinals season, lots of breaking news and a handful of general news assignments here and there.


Here are some shots from the month:



Rhonda Ison of St. Louis sits on a bench in Kiener Plaza and watches the foot traffic with a friend, Thursday, April 5, 2018, ahead of Opening Day for the Cardinals at Busch Stadium.

Rosemery Mejia and her daughter Allison(6) watch as firefighters load their gear after a second floor fire in a multi-family house on the 3100 block of Osage St, Thursday, April 5, 2018 in St. Louis.

A group of children walk by after school as police investigate the scene of a shooting at the 1400 block of Peabody Ct., Friday, April 6, 2018, in St. Louis.

Kaia Everett of Wildwood looks forward as Katy Raymon tattoos vampire fangs on her arm during a ‘Friday the 13th’ event, Friday , April 13, 2018, at Iron Age Tattoo in St. Louis. The shop estimates they will tattoo over 200 customers by the end of the day.

International Master Nazi Paikidze waits her next move while playing in the first round of the  Woman International Master Jennifer Yu(16) in the U.S. Women’s Championship, Wednesday, April 18, 2018 at the St. Louis Chess Club in St. Louis.

Students stand and listen to a speaker as hundreds of students rally outside the office of Attorney General Josh Hawley at the Old Post Office to call for stricter gun control, Friday, April 20, 2018, in St. Louis.

“Thoughts and prayers are not enough. You can’t put a bandaid on a bullet hole. It’s not enough.”says Samantha Nelson of St. Louis, 17, as she participates in a “die-in” outside the office of Attorney General Josh Hawley at the Old Post Office to call for stricter gun control, Friday, April 20, 2018, in St. Louis.

Tegan Dry of Town and Country, 16, holds a sign as hundreds of students rally outside the office of Attorney General Josh Hawley at the Old Post Office to call for stricter gun control, Friday, April 20, 2018, in St. Louis.

Shed Hearon uses a horse hair brush to polish long time customer Tim Maxwell’s shoes, Tuesday, May 1, 2018, at the St. Louis Airport Marriott in St. Louis. Hearon, better known as Shed the Shoe Doctor, has been shining shoes in the lobby of the Marriott for the past 35 years. Every morning, the 79-year-old stands in front of his elegant stand, watching hotel guest walk by, calling out to them, “Shoe shine! Shine ‘em up!”

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