Death

Group wants elderly to talk about end-of-life medical care while still healthy

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Aug. 7, 2012 - John G. Carney thinks it's time for Missourians to have more conversations about two…

The City of St. Louis Department of Health has reported its fourth heat-related death of this year.An 86-year-old woman was found by family members at her…

S. Ill. coroner blames heat in 2 more deaths

A coroner in southwestern Illinois says the heat wave gripping the region is blamed in two deaths.St. Clair County Coroner Rick Stone tells the St. Louis…

Francis R. Slay, (R) former long-term committeeman shown with son St. Louis Mayor Francis G. Slay, in this 2005 file photo, has died in St. Louis at the age of 83 on March 16, 2011.

Francis R. Slay, "icon" of St. Louis city politics and father of current St. Louis Mayor, dies at 83

Francis R. Slay, father to St. Louis Mayor Francis G. Slay has passed away at age 83. He was suffering from a heart illness.The elder Slay was deeply…

Adrienne Martin was the girlfriend of former Anheuser-Busch CEO August Busch IV. She was found dead at his estate on Dec. 19. Martin's toxicology results are back but are still being evaluated. (UPI/Handout)

Report on Adrienne Martin could come this week

Toxicology results for Adrienne Martin are back, but officials with the St. Louis County Medical Examiner's office are still evaluating those results as…

Young woman found dead at home of former Busch CEO

Rachel Lippmann

Updated 3:14 p.m. Dec. 23, 2010:The Associated Press reports that the woman found in Busch's home has been identified.Police and the St. Louis County…

Government, Politics & Issues

Commentart: The liberty to choose death

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Dec. 4, 2008 - Several months ago I watched my mother slip away with both sadness and a selfish…