Bomb Threat Made By 38-Year-Old Student Hoping to Ditch Class

Lori Knight called Lindenwood University Wednesday and told an operator her brother planned to bomb the campus that evening, but did not give her name or her brother's name, St. Charles Police said.

A Lindenwood University student phoned in a bomb threat because she wasn’t ready for class that evening, St. Charles Police said. Lori Knight, 38, of the 5500 block of Lansdowne Avenue in South St. Louis, was charged Thursday with making a terrorist threat. St. Charles Police said Knight called Lindenwood University’s St. Charles campus Wednesday with a blocked telephone number and told an operator that her brother planned to bomb the university that evening. St. Charles Police determined there was no credible threat to students. The university’s telecommunications department contacted Charter Phone Company and retrieved the blocked telephone number, according to court records. The number matched Knight’s telephone number on her student …

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Joe Scott

1:20 pm on Friday, May 17, 2013

OK, now that's scary.   more ›

Steelman, Akin Criticize Brunner's Attack Ad After Televised Debate

Debate at Lindenwood University touched on healthcare, Syria, budget cuts.

Missouri's three Republican candidates for U.S. Senate squared off Monday night in what was expected to be a contentious debate at J. Scheidegger Center on the campus of Lindenwood University. The debate came days after St. Louis businessman John Brunner took aim at former Missouri Treasurer Sarah Steelman and U.S. Congressman Todd Akin in an attack ad which criticized Steelman's votes in the state senate in support of bonds and Akin's votes on earmarks. However, the candidates refrained from attacking one another for much of the debate, which was moderated by 97.1's Jamie Allman.  The three agreed on many issues ranging from the need to gradually increase the age of eligibility for social security to the need to completely repeal the …

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Gravelyvoice Jim

5:31 am on Friday, June 15, 2012

Akin says his vote is not not for sale? The facts show otherwise: http://campaign2012.washingtonexaminer.com/blogs/beltway-confidential/earmark-recipients-filled-akin-campaign-coffers/541786   more ›

Alleged Peeping Tom Arrested at Maryland Heights College Campus

KSDK reports police arrested a man in Lindenwood University's women's bathroom.

Haunted Happenings: Paranormal Encounters Around St. Louis

A member of the St. Louis Ghost Hunters Society and Director of Lindenwood University Housing both share ghost stories just in time for Halloween.

In the immortal words of Ray Parker, Jr. (crooning the theme song from the movie Ghostbusters), "I ain't 'fraid of no ghost." We may not confess to being afraid, but many people would admit to being fascinated by ghosts.  To go along with our Halloween video, Patch provides this roundup of metro St. Louis ghost stories. Maryland Heights The story behind how Creve Coeur got its name is pretty haunting, although no one knows whether there's an actual ghost lurking around. The city's website shares this tale: Legend has it that an Indian princess fell in love with a French fur trapper, but the love was not returned. According to the story, she then jumped from a ledge overlooking Creve Coeur Lake; the lake then formed itself into a broken …

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Colleges Find Homes in Maryland Heights

Several higher education institutions have opened campuses in Maryland Heights to capitalize on its qualities.

Cities become vibrant and alive by drawing people from various walks of life into their commercial core. Educational institutions are a part of that puzzle for Maryland Heights. Many St. Louis area higher education institutions have set up shop in the city to capitalize on the Maryland Heights’ resources. Wayne Oldroyd, Maryland Heights’ planning director, said the city is a good place for educational institutions because of the availability of space and the access to road systems in the area. Maryland Heights’ higher education institutions have 4,000 students enrolled and more than 600 people employed as support staff, Oldroyd said. “When you attract people like students, they tend to use the area for shopping,” Oldoyd said. “When you …

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