Valerie Schremp Hahn, Southern Illinoisan

Valerie Schremp Hahn

Southern Illinoisan

St. Louis, MO, United States

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  • Southern Illinoisan
  • STLtoday
  • Globe Gazette
  • Arizona Daily Star

Past articles by Valerie:

Safaris, glamping and a tower ride: St. Louis Zoo reveals details of WildCare Park

The park's first animals will arrive in 2023. It will open to the public in 2027. → Read More

We had a blast in Tulsa: A $465 million park, art deco buildings and even folk tunes helped.

The Gathering Place, a 66-acre jewel of a park along the Arkansas River, opened last fall. → Read More

Frank Lloyd Wright house near St. Louis could open to the public as a museum

The Frank Lloyd Wright Pappas House Foundation recently formed to raise $2 million to buy and restore the house. → Read More

What should you look for during the total solar eclipse? A few out-of-this world highlights

Solar prominences, shadow bands, and a couple of diamond rings are just a few things to look for in those dark moments. → Read More

Vigil in Town and Country honors those killed in drunk driving crashes

Gateway Mothers Against Drink Driving's Candlelight Vigil of Hope and Healing was held during the deadliest month for drunk driving crashes. → Read More

Cabin fever? Log cabin in Wildwood disappears, St. Louis County police investigating

Two sisters had planned to donate it to the city of Wildwood, and city workers had gone to look at it → Read More

John H. Hicks, first black reporter at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, dies at age 87

Mr. Hicks worked as a United States diplomat after his work as a general assignment reporter at the newspaper. → Read More

Webster Groves police officer struck in legs while investigating accident, expected to recover

Another person was also struck and taken to a hospital, police said → Read More

A year after post-grand jury riots, a commitment to action

Supporters pack church in St. Louis for a public accountability meeting, hear commitments for action from St. Louis mayor, Missouri attorney general → Read More

Minority police group expected to announce no confidence in St. Louis police chief

The group, the Ethical Society of Police, is not without controversy itself → Read More

St. Louis residents turn out for meetings amid spike in robberies

'We need more people to come out of their houses and interact with us,' one officer urges. → Read More

South St. Louis residents turn out for meetings amid spike in robberies

'We need more people to come out of their houses and interact with us,' one officer urges. → Read More

Flight attendants in St. Louis for the night help man who fell on MetroLink tracks

A train came within 6 feet of hitting the man, witnesses said → Read More

Boy, 7, struck by flying glass after shots are fired at car, St. Louis police say

The victims were stable, police say. → Read More

Police ID Highland man killed in head-on crash north of Lebanon

ST. CLAIR COUNTY • A man from Highland was killed Tuesday night in a head-on crash just north of Lebanon in St. Clair County, the Illinois State Police said. The incident happened at about 9:45 p.m. on Route 4 near Emerald Mound Road. The Illinois State Police identified the victim as Marc J. Leitensdorfer, 23. Police say he was driving south in a 2013 Ford Festiva. His car crossed the center… → Read More

Two men charged in murder of Caseyville area homeowner

Orlando C. Adkins Jr. and Terrion D. Stevenson both have been charged with first degree murder and home invasion. → Read More

Burglary suspect in custody after Dutchtown homeowner shoots him in leg

The woman was fearful when the man refused her orders to leave her detached garage, and instead turned toward her, police say. → Read More

Boy, 15, behind wheel in St. Louis car crash that kills one passenger, injures another

The car the boy was driving broadsided a woman's car at an intersection, then crashed into a fire hydrant and a building. → Read More

Shots fired outside football game at Sumner High School in St. Louis

A man was found with a gunshot wound about a mile and a half away; unclear if related to school incident. → Read More

St. Charles County teenager shot to death in north St. Louis

The victim was found in the 4400 block of Sexauer Avenue in the Penrose neighborhood → Read More