Kirkwood Articles
Deadly shooting prompts soul-searching in Kirkwood
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Though nearly a week old, the brutal story of Charles "Cookie" Thornton's shooting spree remains as fresh as the new paint in the bloodied council chamber of Kirkwood City Hall.
Webster Groves, WU community affected by Kirkwood tragedy
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A quick check on Google maps puts Webster University's home campus about six and a half miles from Kirkwood City Hall, where Charles "Cookie" Thornton killed five people before he succumbed to police fire. The sheer proximity of Kirkwood, Webster Groves' sister city, means that WU has not gone unaffected.
WU professor, wife across street during Kirkwood shooting
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Jeffrey Chamberlin, a junior film production major at Webster University, had an alarming status set on his Facebook profile Feb. 8: "Jeff Chamberlin is thankful that his parents are still alive after last night." Jeff's father is Bob Chamberlin, associate professor in WU's music department.
Professor invites council member, police officer to school before shooting spree
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Kirkwood City Councilwoman Connie Karr spoke at a Webster University Community Reporting class just three days before the Kirkwood City Hall shooting that claimed her life. Professor and adviser to The Journal Don Corrigan invited Karr to speak at his class - composed entirely of Journal staff - through his connections to her as editor of The Webster-Kirkwood Times.
Slain police officer was invited to speak at a Community Reporting class
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Hundreds of squad cars lined the streets of Ballwin. Feb. 12 for the funeral of Kirkwood police Officer Tom Ballman, who was fatally shot during a city council meeting Feb. 8. Sporting badges from Joplin to Edwardsville, Ill., mourners clad in police department blue came to pay their respects to Officer Ballman in a standing- room-only crowd at St.
Kirkwood on Facebook
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Kirkwood, Mo. Mayor Mike Swoboda was shot twice in the head when disgruntled contractor Charles Thornton opened fire at a City Council meeting Feb. 7. Just hours later, junior social science major Valerie Benoist created "plz don't die, mayor swoboda," a Facebook group for people to share their favorite stories of the city and its mayor.
