Police: Martial Arts Moves Performed in Roadway

It happened last week and resulted in a hospital visit, the Richmond Heights Police Department reported.

A man drew the attention of the Richmond Heights Police Department this week after they said he performed martial arts moves on one of the city's major roads. It happened Monday in the 1000 block of Bellevue Avenue, the department reported in its crime blotter. Officials initially thought they were responding to a case of disorderly conduct. They quickly determined the man needed psychiatric attention, the blotter states, and he was taken to a St. Louis-area hospital for treatment. If you found this story interesting, you might also like:

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Anna Brown's Jail Death Draws Reactions on Facebook, Twitter

Anna Brown's death in a Richmond Heights jail cell has sparked a national conversation about racism and health insurance access.

The death of Anna Brown in a Richmond Heights jail cell has sparked a national conversation on Facebook, Twitter and Change.org about racism and health insurance access. Even a former Homeland Security official has expressed outrage about the case. Brown, 29, had received medical attention at several facilities including SSM St. Mary's Health Center, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported Sunday. Richmond Heights police arrested her there on suspicion of trespassing and took her to the jail in September "after a doctor said she was healthy enough to be locked up," the Post-Dispatch reported. Officials thought she might have been using drugs, the article states. She later died from blood clots, and an autopsy found no drugs in her body. Brown…

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lisa

8:11 pm on Thursday, March 29, 2012

Now I agree they didn't even place her on the bed. Where is her family someone should pay . They would not get away with this.   more ›

Triplets Head Home from St. Mary's in Richmond Heights

Jessie and Christopher Clemonds' babies are nearly two months old.

Three triplets born at SSM St. Mary's Health Center in Richmond Heights were headed home Thursday, nearly two months after their delivery. The three Clemonds babies—Teegan Tyler, Chloe Aundrea and Hadley Lynn—arrived April 5 and spent some time in the hospital's neonatal intensive care unit before going home in stages. Teegan got to leave first, followed by Chloe and, on Thursday, Hadley. "If I can handle these two crying, what's another one?" their mom, Jessie Clemonds, joked. She and her husband, Christopher, 34, live in Elsberry, MO. She arrived at the hospital Jan. 5 and spent three months on bed rest before her delivery. The couple conceived using in vitro fertilization. "I was shocked but excited," Jessie Clemonds said about learning…

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Changing Diapers Proves Humbling and Revelatory

Expectant St. Louis parents should know that taking care of a newborn is a lot like juggling: It involves balancing multiple complex tasks and occasionally messing up.

There are many factors to consider when changing a doll's diaper. Among them: I could go on. But at least on its face, the process appears simpler than I've indicated. Thankfully, Julie changed a fair number of her younger siblings' diapers while growing up and had the patience to coach me during our newborn-care class Tuesday. The instructor provided plastic tubs, including a diaper, a blue bulb syringe and a swaddling blanket. I and my male counterparts in the room provided the levity. Upon the instructor's cue, I immediately grabbed the prediapered doll and began lightly tugging at one of its sticky tabs. The goal: Change this fellow out of one piece of absorbent underwear and into another. Julie motioned for me to wait. She took the …

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Richmond Heights Police Blotter: Resident Files Complaint Stating Church's Speakers Are Too Loud During Sunday Service

A look at incidents reported by the Richmond Heights police.

The Richmond Heights Police Department reported the following incidents on its website. March 23 March 24 March 25 March 26 March 27 March 29 March 30 March 31 Editor's note: Clayton-Richmond Heights Patch publishes blotter information for both Clayton and Richmond Heights. Richmond Heights provides blotter updates on its website; Clayton provides blotter updates by email. To view the latest Clayton police blotter, please go to this link.

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Daily PatchCast: Wentzville Council Approves Preliminary Tax Levy, Clayton Aldermen Approve Using Funds for Wydown Work and More

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SSM St. Mary's Offers Own Take on 'American Idol'

Nurses were among those who performed Thursday in Richmond Heights in conjunction with a competition sponsored by SSM Health Care.

SSM St. Mary's Health Center staff and a visitor belted out hits Thursday in Richmond Heights as part of a system-wide singing contest. The event, dubbed Mission Idol, is one of several aimed at getting staff excited about SSM Health Care's Mission Days celebration May 17-19, said Stacey Rynders, communications specialist at St. Mary's. That celebration focuses on reconnecting staff with the hospital system's mission statement: "Through our exceptional health care services, we reveal the healing presence of God." Three contestants auditioned for a chance to perform in May as part of the Mission Days Show Choir, while others—such as a group of nursing directors and leaders—sang simply for fun, Rynders said. The performances will happen at …

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Irish Dance Group Visits SSM St. Mary's

The group performed over lunch at the Richmond Heights hospital.

Members of the St. Louis-based Clarkson School of Irish Dance performed at SSM St. Mary's Health Center in Richmond Heights on Thursday in honor of St. Patrick's Day. Here's a look at excerpts from the event.

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Jeff Brandt

2:02 am on Saturday, March 19, 2011

It's hard to pay attention to the footwork with their crazy big hair.   more ›

Missouri Baptist University Will Offer Pre-Nursing Major for Undergraduates

The school has partnered with the Goldfarb School of Nursing, whose main campus is located near Clayton and Richmond Heights in St. Louis City.

Missouri Baptist University has joined forces with the Goldfarb School of Nursing at Barnes-Jewish College to offer a new pre-nursing major for undergraduates at the university. Students in the program will spend two years at MBU and then transfer to Goldfarb for two years of nursing classes to finish a bachelor of science degree in nursing. The main Goldfarb campus is located in St. Louis City, just southeast of Clayton and Richmond Heights. It operates on the grounds of Washington University Medical Center. At a recent reception on MBU's Creve Coeur campus, admissions counselors answered prospective students’ questions about the new major. Missouri Baptist's admissions director Aaron Black said that the pre-nursing major has already …

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Butterflies Come to Rest in Clayton to Benefit Sick Children

The nine sculptures will be in place until the week of May 16.

Clayton is hosting nine colorful butterflies through mid-May as part of a fundraiser to benefit children with serious illnesses. Fifty-five butterflies have been placed throughout St. Louis county and city as part of the Wings in the City project to provide help for the BJC Pediatric Hospice and Palliative Care program, Clayton communications coordinator Judy Kekich stated in an e-mail. Funds will go toward the expressive therapy program, which "provides clinical, emotional and spiritual support for children who have life-threatening or life-limiting illnesses, even if families cannot pay for the services," Kekich stated. Go to the project's Web site for more information about the project and a map showing the location of each butterfly. …

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Natalia Motola

1:11 am on Saturday, April 9, 2011

I have seen those butterflies. They are beautiful and for such a good cause.   more ›