Ryan Krull
ryankrull.bsky.social
Ryan Krull
@ryankrull.bsky.social
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The disciplinary hearing for former St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner offered low stakes, high intrigue. @ryankrull.bsky.social reports on the drama in the courtroom today www.stlmag.com/news/discipl...
Disciplinary hearing for former circuit attorney offers low stakes, high intrigue
At a Clayton courthouse yesterday it was as if a game of legal musical chairs had gone off the rails: a former circuit attorney sitting at the equivalent of the defendant’s table, a federal prosecutor...
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December 10, 2025 at 12:08 AM
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Get ready, St. Louis: Waymo is coming to town (via @stlmag.bsky.social) www.stlmag.com/business/way...
Waymo is coming to St. Louis—but the cars will have drivers (for now)
The autonomous rideshare company is making moves to expand to a dozen more places, including the Gateway City.
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December 3, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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Sarah Unsicker may now be Vermont's problem. @ryankrull.bsky.social has the dirt.
December 3, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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For the St. Louis airport, "sweeps" moving along homeless visitors are a nightly ritual -- and may have been a factor in last week's fatal shooting. @ryankrull.bsky.social has the story www.stlmag.com/news/st-loui...
For St. Louis airport, homeless “sweeps” are a nightly ritual
A fatal shooting last week at St. Louis Lambert International Airport has put a bright light on the persistent issue of homelessness at the airport, with a source familiar with its operations telling ...
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November 24, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Day one of Sheriff Alfred Montgomery’s trial was variously described as “torture” and “Groundhog Day.”

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For those familiar with sheriff’s many scandals, trial feels like ‘Groundhog Day’
The trial to remove St. Louis Sheriff Alfred Montgomery got off to an exciting enough start. The sheriff entered the courtroom handcuffed and looking haggard, wearing a charcoal suit less flashy than ...
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November 20, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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A St. Charles County judge has been forced to retire after dressing like Elvis Presley in his courtroom ... and also talking politics with litigants before him. Via @stlmag.bsky.social www.stlmag.com/news/matthew...
Elvis-loving St. Charles County judge forced to retire after dressing like his idol
A St. Charles County judge who traded his black robes for an Elvis jumpsuit is being forced into retirement—and his mania for The King is partly to blame. Disciplinary charges accuse Judge Matthew Tho...
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November 19, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Will Sheriff Alfred Montgomery be able to attend his own quo warranto trial? Still an open question. One of his attorneys says, "We don't know yet." Trial starts in one minute.
November 18, 2025 at 3:29 PM
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Anheuser family heirs hit with $56 million jury verdict, with the son of former Gov. Jay Nixon taking the lead in representing disgruntled investors in their suit over “a company built by many, stolen by few.” @ryankrull.bsky.social has the scoop www.stlmag.com/business/anh...
Anheuser family heirs hit with $56M verdict over Kirkwood energy company
Two descendants of a co-founder of Anheuser-Busch and their family trusts were part of a group ordered on Friday to pay tens of millions of dollars to a company whose investors they allegedly swindled...
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November 18, 2025 at 2:42 PM
It was Anheuser heirs versus a former governor’s son in a trial that played out in secrecy

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Anheuser family heirs hit with $56M verdict over Kirkwood energy company
Two descendants of a co-founder of Anheuser-Busch and their family trusts were part of a group ordered on Friday to pay tens of millions of dollars to a company whose investors they allegedly swindled...
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November 18, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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The Peacemaker follows a chilling suicide cluster at Truman State University. Hosts Ben Westhoff and ryankrull.bsky.social investigate Brandon Grossheim's unsettling connection to the victims, unraveling shocking truths and lingering questions about influence and accountability.
November 3, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Update: the criminal case against Bar:PM co-owner Chad Morris has been dismissed. Almost two years ago, he was arrested after a police SUV slammed into his business late at night.

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Judge hints at dismissal as Bar:PM criminal trial looms
The owner of a South City gay bar accused of assaulting a police officer after a police SUV slammed into his bar is set to go to trial in two weeks—that is, if the case isn’t dismissed first.  Judge R...
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October 31, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Well, that was quick. I am being told former SLMPD police chief John Hayden is now interim sheriff.
October 29, 2025 at 7:21 PM
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"The judge, like a lot of St. Louisans, was skeptical that Montgomery was able to serve as the city’s sheriff from a jail cell." @ryankrull.bsky.social with a gift for understatement www.stlmag.com/news/sheriff...
Judge removes St. Louis Sheriff Alfred Montgomery—for now
Alfred Montgomery is no longer the sheriff of the city of St. Louis—at least for a little while.  At a hearing today in the Missouri Attorney General’s ongoing effort to remove Montgomery from office,...
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October 29, 2025 at 7:05 PM
An interim sheriff will be chosen by the court’s presiding judge, the city’s police chief, and Circuit Attorney Gabe Gore.

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Judge removes St. Louis Sheriff Alfred Montgomery—for now
Alfred Montgomery is no longer the sheriff of the city of St. Louis—at least for a little while.  At a hearing today in the Missouri Attorney General’s ongoing effort to remove Montgomery from office,...
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October 29, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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My twin girls were freshmen at Truman during the "suicide cluster". One of the victims sat behind my daughter in Speech & his death affected her because she was going through stuff herself.
"I hope they mention he wore their clothes." - Kay
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The Peacemaker
True Crime Podcast · Weekly Series · The Peacemaker podcast explores a harrowing suicide cluster that unfolded in a rural college town. Hosted by BEN WESTHOFF and RYAN KRULL, this series is set at Tru...
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October 28, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Staff attorney Blake Lawrence says Judge David Mason suspended him without pay for cooperating with authorities investigating the agency. Mason says Lawrence was intimidating the media.

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Sheriff’s Office attorney says he's been suspended for cooperating with authorities
There’s more turmoil at the St. Louis Sheriff’s Office, as staff attorney Blake Lawrence says he was just suspended without pay for cooperating with authorities investigating the agency. Lawrence came...
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October 22, 2025 at 9:09 PM
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New at @stlmag.bsky.social, by me & @ryankrull.bsky.social: Rene Knott confirms he was asked to resign from KSDK after an HR probe into comments he'd allegedly made (he denies saying anything inappropriate) www.stlmag.com/news/rene-kn...
Rene Knott quit KSDK after HR probe focused on his comments
Longtime KSDK morning news anchor Rene Knott says he resigned at the station’s request last week after becoming the focus of an HR investigation. Knott says his supervisor told him not to come in on O...
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October 20, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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Asked and answered thanks to @ryankrull.bsky.social
October 16, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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KSDK told staff that they've parted ways with longtime morning news anchor Rene Knott. @ryankrull.bsky.social and I have the details for @stlmag.bsky.social www.stlmag.com/news/rene-kn...
Rene Knott parts ways with KDSK in sudden split
Morning show anchor Rene Knott wasn’t on air this morning at KSDK (Channel 5)—and while reporter Mercedes MacKay told the audience she was filling in for 21-year station veteran, the reality appears t...
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October 15, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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St. Louis Sheriff Alfred Montgomery has been ordered to jail while he awaits his day in court .... but, bizarrely, he remains the sheriff. @ryankrull.bsky.social has the details: www.stlmag.com/news/alfred-...
St. Louis sheriff ordered to jail after trouble with guns, burner phone
St. Louis Sheriff Alfred Montgomery got burned by his own burner phone today and is now headed to jail as the criminal case against him works its way through court.  Montgomery, already on house arres...
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October 14, 2025 at 6:20 PM