PUNCHING KITTY: 2009 - 2013

Punching Kitty was a writing project for the city of St. Louis to have a little fun and try to get everyone to stop taking themselves so seriously…and hopefully highlight some critical issues along the way. Not everyone liked it (it turns out people don’t love being made fun of) but we converted a lot of people and I take pride that the site was truly well read. From the local media, to area police departments, Punching Kitty truly became a source for news and entertainment for St. Louis.

We had a lot of fun, but all good things need an ending and ours was on March 13th, 2013. When we closed up shop the news made local radio, TV, and even the front page of STLToday (The St. Louis Post Dispatch’s website) where we were the top story over a new pope being named. Wild stuff.

While we will no longer actively write, the site will stay up as an archive for St. Louis.

- The Editor

Here’s Cardinal Prospect Kolten Wong With His Shirt Off Talking About His Tattoos

 Posted on July 25, 2012  |  The Editor

The Cardinals are looking for anyone that can make them suck less on a regular basis, but it’s said they are not looking for help at second base. The reason? Kolten Wong (he’s the shirtless guy above). Here’s the Cardinals prospect doing a video for someone about living in Springfield, MO (where the Cardinals AA team is located), his family back home in Hawaii, and something about his tattoos which was clearly a question designed to get him to take off his shirt. [Read More]
baseball  cardinals  kolten wong  missouri  springfield 

Crazy Wright City Man Fake Booby Traps His Truck, Ends Up in Real Jail

 Posted on July 24, 2012  |  The Editor

A Wright City, Missouri man got himself in to some trouble over the weekend after he appeared to booby trap his truck with fake dynamite and a grenade. We’re not sure his Ford Ranger was in that much danger of being stolen to begin with, but as the backwoods guy saying goes: “Better crazy than sorry! …and don’t wipe with pinecones…and try not to ever comb your beard…also we’re against deodorant for some reason. [Read More]
bomb  morons  wright city 

You Should Always Carry Weed, It Might Save Your Life

 Posted on July 23, 2012  |  The Editor

A woman was sitting at a South City bus stop when two men asked her if she had any marijuana. She didn’t. Big mistake. Police say the woman told the two men she did not have any marijuana and they walked away. Ten minutes later, the suspects allegedly came back and tried to rob the victim. During the robbery, police say the woman was shot once in the upper arm. [Read More]
robbery  south city  weed 

Pedro Chavez is a Determined Molester

 Posted on July 19, 2012  |  The Editor

Your parents always told you to never give up on chasing your dreams, and while that’s a nice thought, applying that has a blanket statement to all dreams isn’t a great idea. Take Pedro Chavez of O’Fallon, MO (right). His dream was to molest a 13 year old girl, and sadly, he didn’t stop chasing it until the police arrived. A man from O’Fallon, Mo., faces felony charges after police said he attempted to molest a thirteen-year-old girl, left her apartment, and then reentered the apartment and tried to molest her again. [Read More]
missouri  molester  ofallon  pervert 

Belleville Woman Calls 911 Because Her Husband Took Her Beer

 Posted on July 18, 2012  |  The Editor

The Belleville police department’s switch board was lighting up yesterday, all from one woman who just really needed her beer back. Emergencies are subjective! Police say 36-year-old Shannon White dialed 911 several times on Saturday around 8:30 p.m. to complain her boyfriend would not allow her to drink more beer. “Tonight he took away my beer and I want to drink some beer, and he took away my beer,” White said on one of the calls. [Read More]
911  belleville  illinois 

Midtown Apartment Building Burns Again

 Posted on July 18, 2012  |  The Editor

That fairly new apartment complex in midtown off of Lindell by Vandeventer were set ablaze last night…again. The same area burnt to the ground a few years back during the construction of the buildings that burnt tonight. This though, the neighboring Arby’s appears to have been saved. KMOX’s Michael Calhoun (@michaelcalhoun) spent his night taking photos and being at the center of what the local Twitter hivemind called “#FireinMidtown” (Eh. It’s a little derivative, but not bad as far as names of stuff goes). [Read More]
fire  midtown 

“This American Life” Features a St. Louis Guy Who Keeps Losing His Wallet

 Posted on July 17, 2012  |  The Editor

We now know all kinds of stuff about St. Louis’ own Julian Venegas. We know this stuff because Anton DiSclafani, a St. Louis writer, found Julian’s wallet one day and became obsessed with returning it to him…and then later retold the tale on the NPR radio show This American Life. ACT TWO. OBJECTS MAY BE CLOSER THAN THEY APPEAR. Anton DiSclafani tells the story of her desperate search to find a stranger who left something on her porch. [Read More]
npr  radio 

Sweet Hiding Place Bro

 Posted on July 17, 2012  |  The Editor

Today’s “How to Live in St. Louis” tip: When you’re going to hang out at a local casino, don’t talk to anyone. They will eventually rob you. Today’s other “How to Live in St. Louis” tip: Install hidden cameras. …ok, one more “How to Live in St. Louis” tip: Living in West County won’t save you. A couple’s Brentwood home was invaded by four men they met the night before at the Lumiere Place casino, but the plan failed and they were arrested while their hiding spot from police, and subsequent take down was recorded by a small semi-hidden camera used to animal tracking. [Read More]
brentwood  home invasion  McGraw Millhaven 

Guy Fieri Was at Lake of the Ozarks, Went Really Fast On an Ugly Boat

 Posted on July 16, 2012  |  The Editor

Food Network star and host of the always on “Diners Drive-ins and Dives” Guy Fieri spent at least part of his weekend at Lake of the Ozarks. We know this because of this tweet bragging about his lake activities: That seems a tad unsafe, but we couldn’t find a posted day time speed limit or a limit on how stupid your boat is allowed to look, so there you go. However, we highly doubt that Mr. [Read More]
Guy Fieri  ozarks