By Robert Patrick, St. Louis Post-Dispatch Feb. 28--KIRKWOOD -- When Charles Lee "Cookie" Thornton went to Kirkwood City Hall on Feb. 7 to open fire on the City Council, he brought along a stolen gun, police revealed Wednesday. They said they have no idea where he got it.

By Heather Ratcliffe, St. Louis Post-Dispatch Feb. 14--KIRKWOOD -- An autopsy showed that Charles Lee "Cookie" Thornton was struck twice by police bullets to end his deadly shooting rampage Feb. 7 at Kirkwood City Hall. St.

CHICAGO _ A bizarre and cruel Internet hoax that ended with the suicide of a 13-year-old girl has bitterly divided a western St. Louis suburb, provoked a firestorm in the blogosphere and raised troubling questions about how to police traffic on popular social networking sites like MySpace.com.