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Beth O'Malley

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St. Louis Post-Dispatch digital and breaking news editor. Camogie player. Cemetery walker. Soulard native and Gravois Park resident.

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The New York Times @nytimes.com · 2h
Christa Pike, a Tennessee woman who was set to be executed on Wednesday, was still alive after two syringes of lethal drugs had been administered, her lawyers said. They said that while two syringes of pentobarbital had been administered, Pike still had a heartbeat and was audibly snoring.
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Tennessee Death Row Inmate Christa Pike Still Alive After Attempts to Execute Her, Lawyers Say
Christa Pike, who was convicted of murdering a classmate in 1995, was set to be executed by lethal injection. Officials had gone ahead with the execution after a temporary court-ordered pause.
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Beth O'Malley @stlbeth.bsky.social · 8h
A new state law that took effect a month ago has allowed St. Louis County authorities to charge a former teacher and cross-country coach with sexually abusing students decades ago. By @danarieck.bsky.social
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Cold case: Former teacher charged with sexually abusing Lindbergh School District students
A new state law that took effect a month ago has allowed authorities here to charge a former teacher and cross-country coach with sexually abusing students decades ago.
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Beth O'Malley @stlbeth.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Iowa borders Minnesota. And Missouri. So now we know which senator is the bigger college basketball fan.
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Missouri Sen. Eric Schmitt shoots and misses while questioning former special counsel
Jack Smith, special counsel who investigated Donald Trump, was at an Iowa Hawkeyes basketball game, not an Atlanta Hawks match as Schmitt had asserted.
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Beth O'Malley @stlbeth.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
St. Louis' board of police commissioners will hold a community feedback meting Wednesday, 6:30 p.m., at Harris-Stowe, College of Education building, room 204. (10 N. Compton)
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Beth O'Malley @stlbeth.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Flock cameras are watching some Missouri nature centers. 'It kind of creeps me out'
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Flock cameras are watching some Missouri nature centers. 'It kind of creeps me out'
Flock Safety cameras aren't just popping up along major roads and in subdivisions. The Missouri Department of Conservation is also using the automated license plate reader technology on public land.
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Beth O'Malley @stlbeth.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
County officials would not comment on whether officers were still using the technology in an investigative capacity. St. Louis police spokesman Mitch McCoy, however, said city officers still use the program. www.stltoday.com/news/local/c...
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St. Louis County abused Amazon facial recognition, suit says. Wrong man went to jail.
The investigation led police to arrest Christopher Gatlin. Now he's suing, blaming Amazon for its facial recognition technology and officers for shoddy policework.
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Beth O'Malley @stlbeth.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
"Technology can be an important tool for law enforcement, but the public deserves to know that it is being used responsibly and for legitimate public safety purposes," Page said in a statement.
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Page orders review of license plate cameras in St. Louis County
"Technology can be an important tool for law enforcement, but the public deserves to know that it is being used responsibly and for legitimate public safety purposes," Page said.
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch @stltoday.com · 24/09/2026
“If you haven’t heard of Flock, all I have to say is Flock’s probably heard of you,” Hawley said. “I’m sure we’re all in the database.”
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Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley raises privacy alarms over nationwide AI camera network
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Beth O'Malley @stlbeth.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
From @danarieck.bsky.social: St. Louis County abused Amazon facial recognition tech, suit says. Wrong man went to jail.
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St. Louis County abused Amazon facial recognition tech, suit says. Wrong man went to jail.
The investigation led police to arrest Christopher Gatlin. Now he's suing, blaming Amazon for its facial recognition technology and officers for shoddy policework.
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch @stltoday.com · 23/09/2026
Cortez Bufford was shot and killed by an officer four years after he had settled a lawsuit against the St. Louis department after officers beat him during a traffic stop.
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Family setting wrongful death suit against St. Louis officer for nearly $1.7 million
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Beth O'Malley @stlbeth.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
"We’ve entered this new era, where it’s not targeted surveillance, it’s everywhere-all-the-time-all-at-once surveillance," said Dan Curry, an attorney with the Missouri Press Association.
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Can you get Flock camera footage of your car? St. Louis-area cities don't agree
In recent months, critics have blasted automated license plate readers as ubiquitous intrusions of privacy. Now police departments and camera companies a question: Are the photos and data public infor...
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Beth O'Malley @stlbeth.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Can you get Flock camera footage of your car? St. Louis-area cities don't agree
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Can you get Flock camera footage of your car? St. Louis-area cities don't agree
In recent months, critics have blasted automated license plate readers as ubiquitous intrusions of privacy. Now police departments and camera companies a question: Are the photos and data public infor...
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch @stltoday.com · 18/09/2026
Data center debates have raged in the St. Louis area. In West Des Moines, residents have dealt with data centers for years. Here's what they've seen.
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When a data center comes to town: An Iowa city shows 'other side of the story'
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19thnews @19thnews.org · 18/09/2026
A measles outbreak that has infected at least 3,300 people in the United States so far this year — a 35-year high — continues to put a spotlight on the role of vaccines in preventing highly contagious diseases. Here’s what parents and caregivers need to know:
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What parents need to know about the measles vaccine
Vaccine experts share information about how people can best protect their families amid measles outbreaks.
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch @stltoday.com · 18/09/2026
Find out how much St. Louis-area mayors, teachers, police and other public servants earned in 2025 with the Post-Dispatch's Public Pay database.
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How much did they earn? Here’s our 2026 pay database for teachers, government workers
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Beth O'Malley @stlbeth.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Today, I learned that one of the judges on the appellate bench is 86.
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch @stltoday.com · 16/09/2026
The order directs leaders to launch disciplinary proceedings, and possible criminal referrals, for "personal use, stalking, or unauthorized sharing" of license plate data.
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Kehoe orders limits on license plate reading cameras in Missouri
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Tom Timmermann @tomtimm.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
City SC players with expiring contracts and club options: Ostrak, Baumgartl, Hiebert, Olivares, Pompeu, Totland, Brunet, McSorley, Perez, Yaro, Zengue. Player with expiring contract and no option: Jeong.
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch @stltoday.com · 17/09/2026
"I was so emotionally distraught that he was hitting her that hard while she was handcuffed," said a teen who videotaped the arrest.
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Video shows Bridgeton officer punching handcuffed woman
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Beth O'Malley @stlbeth.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
A-mazing.
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Josh Renaud @kirkman.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Wonder if you will be voting for a different congressional seat in November than you did in August? Use our lookup tool to see how things changed. www.stltoday.com/news/local/g...
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Find out if you'll vote in a different Missouri congressional district in November
Use our interactive map to see if your district and candidates for the November general election will be different than the primary.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 12/09/2026
Trump: "We know people in North Ireland and people in Ireland sometimes say, 'Hey, when are you guys getting together,' right'"
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Roland Klose @rwklose.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
“Now, they can move chess pieces around, but how do you do that when you have no chess pieces left?” www.poynter.org/business-wor...
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McClatchy cuts more than 90 staff in its most severe layoffs in years - Poynter
At least 13 papers — including The Miami Herald, The Sacramento Bee and The Kansas City Star — lost reporters
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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 09/09/2026
The company, which has a hundred and thirty thousand cameras monitoring the streets of the U.S., frames privacy as a worthwhile trade-off for safety and security, echoing the language of the post-9/11 surveillance boom. www.newyorker.com/culture/infi...
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Flock Wants a Closely Surveilled World with No Exit
The company, which has a hundred and thirty thousand cameras monitoring the streets of the U.S., frames privacy as a worthwhile trade-off for safety and security, echoing the language of the post-9/11 surveillance boom.
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch @stltoday.com · 07/09/2026
A Maryland Heights man commended for his service to the U.S. military during the war in his home country of Afghanistan has been arrested here by ICE officers and detained in a Ste. Genevieve County prison. The man's former military commander in Afghanistan, retired Army Col. Robert Benjamin, wh...
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ICE arrests Maryland Heights man lauded as US Army translator in Afghanistan
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch @stltoday.com · 04/09/2026
Flock cameras and other automated license plate readers have made nationwide waves this year. Tension is building in the St. Louis area and across Missouri.
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Vandals damage Flock cameras across St. Louis region. Police grapple with public mistrust.
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Beth O'Malley @stlbeth.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Vandals damage Flock cameras across St. Louis region. Police grapple with public mistrust.
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Vandals damage Flock cameras across St. Louis region. Police grapple with public mistrust.
Flock cameras and other automated license plate readers have made nationwide waves this year. Tension is building in the St. Louis area and across Missouri.
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Carole King @carolekingofficial.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
As we elders, our daughters, and our granddaughters continue the fight for power, equality, and respect, we hold you in our hearts with love and gratitude. Rest in peace and power, Gloria Steinem. 🤍
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Gloria Steinem, Personification of the Women’s Movement, Dies at 92 (Gift Article)
She challenged sexist assumptions, helping women develop a sense of self-worth and gain a measure of equality at work, at home and in society at large.
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch @stltoday.com · 03/09/2026
"We're reviewing everything," Lt. Jeff Warner said in an interview Wednesday. "We have not had any cases of misuse to date."
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Amid Flock uproar, St. Louis County police reviewing license plate reader policies
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch @stltoday.com · 03/09/2026
In the years since Karen Chaplin’s daughter was killed by a man who got behind the wheel after huffing inhalants, she has shared her story countless times — with police,
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Mom of Ballwin woman killed by man high on Whip-Its heads to Washington to lobby for ban
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch @stltoday.com · 03/09/2026
The longtime owners of the Lemp Mansion are ready to hand off the Victorian landmark, which was home to one of St. Louis' beer baron families in the 19th century.
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Lemp Mansion hits the market
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Beth O'Malley @stlbeth.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
The quote marks! “Known for quality”
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Beth O'Malley @stlbeth.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
The St. Louis area homicide tracker from @stltoday.com has been updated: graphics.stltoday.com/apps/homicid...
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St. Louis Homicide Tracker
Learn about homicide victims and trends with this database from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
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Beth O'Malley @stlbeth.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Josh Hawley launches probe of Flock surveillance cameras www.stltoday.com/news/local/c...
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Josh Hawley launches probe of Flock surveillance cameras
Missouri's senior GOP senator, who chairs Senate Judiciary subcommittee on crime and counterterrorism, wants Flock to turn over documents by Sept. 8
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch @stltoday.com · 27/08/2026
A key part of legalization required courts to expunge most cannabis-related misdemeanor and felony convictions. But there was a loophole.
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Missouri legalized marijuana. Old municipal cases still haunt thousands
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch @stltoday.com · 27/08/2026
"You can release this video, but you can't come sit in my living room and give me condolences."
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Family upset after Normandy police release video of homicide victim
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Tom Timmermann @tomtimm.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
The Lowen deal is finally official. Sat down with Wray to talk about the trade. For Wray, it's about setting the team up its best for the future. www.stltoday.com/sports/profe...
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'Definitely tough': Corey Wray talks about City SC trading Eduard Lowen to San Jose
With an eye on the future, but full knowledge of the past, City SC sporting director Corey Wray talks about letting Eduard Lowen transfer to San Jose
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Beth O'Malley @stlbeth.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Bellefontaine is one of the best-maintained cemeteries in the area, thanks in large part to this man. But, as he explains, his job is more than taking care of tombstones.
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Meet the man who has attended 3,500 funerals at Bellefontaine Cemetery
Demetrius Bryant’s work at the cemetery has affirmed his belief in being prepared for the eventuality that faces us all.
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch @stltoday.com · 25/08/2026
The Missouri Senate provides an audio-only stream of its debate
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Live from Jeff City? Missouri Senate to consider video streaming
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Beth O'Malley @stlbeth.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Lowen
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Lowen
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Beth O'Malley @stlbeth.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Soccer players warming up = ministry of silly walks
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Tom Timmermann @tomtimm.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
At the half, City SC 1, Houston 0. Goal by Becher, his third in three games, fourth in six. Houston has 13 shots, but only 2 of them on target. City with 1 shot on goal, which went in.
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Beth O'Malley @stlbeth.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
Glad someone could hear the words. All I could make out was “Diego” and “suck.”
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Tom Timmermann @tomtimm.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
City SC looks to be creating a lot of cap and roster space; now it is has to fill that space. www.stltoday.com/sports/profe...
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Report says City SC dealing Eduard Lowen to San Jose in exchange for allocation money
According to a report by The Athletic, City SC is sending Eduard Lowen to San Jose in exchange for allocation money. Lowen is in the final year of his City
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch @stltoday.com · 20/08/2026
County police are also adopting "new safeguards" for handling data related to license plates, officials said in an announcement Thursday.
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St. Charles County ditches Flock cameras after employee 'abused' license plate readers
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch @stltoday.com · 21/08/2026
A person was shot and injured at Bonhomme Avenue and Brentwood Boulevard Thursday morning, police said.
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Man shot, injured in Clayton near entrance to Shaw Park pool. Two arrested
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Beth O'Malley @stlbeth.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
St. Charles County ditches Flock cameras after employee 'abused' license plate readers
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St. Charles County ditches Flock cameras after employee 'abused' license plate readers
County police are also adopting "new safeguards" for handling data related to license plates, officials said in an announcement Thursday.
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Beth O'Malley @stlbeth.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Every news budget line for a meeting: "Might be drama, might be nothing." @katiekull1.bsky.social
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Tom Timmermann @tomtimm.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
We're a little under six hours till City SC kicks off, so you can pace yourself and get this read in plenty of time. www.stltoday.com/sports/profe...
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5 things to know about City SC's game Saturday at San Jose
City SC, unbeaten in eight MLS games and nine overall, travels to San Jose for its first game since losing Marcel Hartel; here are five things to know about the
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