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Top St. Louis news: Lil Wayne backs out; worker killed at tunnel construction site; more

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Published on September 18, 2019
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Read on for the most recent top news you may have missed in St. Louis.

'Sorry not doing the show': Lil Wayne backs out of St. Louis concert after incident at hotel

He was expected to take the stage Saturday night with Blink-182.

Read the full story on WWL.

Nearly 350 St. Louis cops named in class-action suit 2 years after police 'kettle'

A new class-action lawsuit names nearly 350 St. Louis police officers, alleging they acted together to illegally arrest and abuse protesters and others during demonstrations that followed the 2017 acquittal of a white cop charged with murdering a black man. 

Read the full story on Riverfront Times.

St. Louis officer sues over beating by colleagues

 A St. Louis police officer is suing the city and the police department, claiming he was violently beaten by colleagues while working undercover during a protest. 

Read the full story on Houston Chronicle.

Second man charged in death of St. Louis 15-year-old

A second suspect is now charged in the shooting death of a 15-year-old St. Louis boy. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Brian Lee Potter was charged Tuesday with first-degree murder and armed criminal action in the Aug. 25 death of Sentonio Cox. 

Read the full story on Houston Chronicle.

Worker killed at St. Louis tunnel construction site

Officials say a worker has been killed at a construction site in suburban St. Louis. 

Read the full story on Houston Chronicle.


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