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Battlehawks tease relocation to LA in viral April Fools’ Day joke
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ST. LOUIS – Many surprises have come with the second iteration of the St. Louis Battlehawks. The team has rallied for some impressive comebacks and drawn record-breaking crowds to the Dome at America’s Center.
But their latest surprise, maybe a tad too extreme for the average St. Louis football fan.
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To start the month of April, the Battlehawks social media team shared an “official statement” via Twitter. That statement reads:
“Following a vote from XFL owners, the Battlehawks have been officially approved to relocate to the greater Los Angeles area and will do so for the 2024 season.St. Louis is a city known for its incredibly hard-working, passionate, and proud people. Bringing the XFL back to St. Louis in 2023 will go down as one of the proudest moments in our league’s history. This move isn’t about whether we love St. Louis or its fans,but rather about what is in the best interest of the Battlehawks organization.We would like to thank the XFL, its owners, and all of Battlehawk Nation for their diligence and dedication, and we look forward to building a world-class franchise in Inglewood.
For context, St. Louis fans have rallied behind the Battlehawks since two NFL team departures; the Rams to Los Angeles in 2016 and the Cardinals to Arizona in 1988. The Rams move, fueled by Missouri-raised owner Stan Kroenke, is a point of heated contention for just about any sports fan you ask in St. Louis.
The Battlehawks quickly countered that statement with an “official [news] release” that read the following… “WE’RE NOT GOING ANYWHERE. XOXO, THE ST. LOUIS BATTLEHAWKS.”
April Fools. The “official statement” was part of an elaborate April Fools’ Day joke to kick off the new month.
The Battlehawks have been known for bringing some humor and unique elements to their social media platforms. But given the subject of the joke, the team was met to many mixed reactions.
Replies to some degree of criticism…
“Not even remotely funny, even though I knew it was in April fool’s joke,” said Dawn.
“I did not find this funny at all,” said Jay.
“Read the room,” said Tony.
Replies in good faith…
“Well I guess If they’re joking about leaving it means they’re confident in sticking around for the long haul,” said Johnny.
“You has us in the first half, not gonna lie,” said Bud Select.
“This one got me for a full 10-15 seconds lmao I wish someone would’ve got a pic of my face while reading it,” said Lester.
The Battlehawks are back in action Sunday for a road matchup against the Houston Roughnecks. After that, the team returns to St. Louis for three games to close out the 2023 regular season.
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JEFFERSON COUNTY, Mo. – Two people are behind bars after a man reportedly attacked a Jefferson County deputy with a screwdriver during an attempted arrest over the weekend.
Prosecutors have charged Nicholas Davis, 47, and Amanda Davis, 45, of Dittmer, Missouri, with felonies in the investigation.
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The alleged attack followed a traffic stop of a driver in the 9500 block of Jones Creek Road on July 7, though the driver was not Nicholas or Amanda.
According to court documents obtained by FOX 2, Nicholas reportedly came out of his nearby home, yelled at a deputy and started approaching him while holding a screwdriver. The deputy initially ordered Nicholas to back away, then used pepper spray.
Per court documents, the deputy attempted to arrest Nicholas, who then struck him in the chest with the screwdriver. Amanda reportedly approached the deputy and pulled him away from Nicholas before both ran inside their home.
The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office says the situation prompted an hours-long standoff involving negotiators, a SWAT team and a K-9 deputy. The situation led to Nicholas refusing warnings and being bitten by a K-9.
Nicholas and Amanda are both jailed in the Jefferson County Jail without bond. Nicholas is charged with first-degree assault on a special victim and armed criminal action. Amanda is charged with resisting/interfering with arrest.
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ST. LOUIS — The new St. Louis schools superintendent will be officially sworn into office today. Dr. Keisha Scarlett took over the job in July after the retirement of Dr. Kelvin Adams. She was assistant superintendent in the Seattle Public School District. The installation ceremony is at 6:15 p.m. before the regular school board meeting.
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ST. LOUIS — A gasoline tanker truck crashed into a Metro transit center near Riverview and Hall Streets early Tuesday morning and knocked over a power pole. The pole is leaning on other power lines. Police have the area blocked off here because there is a downed power line. Ameren and Metro crews are also on the scene.
The incident happened around 12:30 a.m. It’s still unclear exactly what caused the crash, but we do that there was a second vehicle somehow involved. The airbags on that second vehicle did deploy.
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Police at the scene have not been able to give us a lot of details. Metro officials tell FOX 2 that the transit center here is operating this morning for passengers and buses. Access to certain areas will be limited here as clean up unfolds.
A Metro spokesperson says half of the station isn’t being used right now because of safety issues. It isn’t impacting overall bus operations, everything is just happening on the other side of transit center.
The extent of the damage to the actual transit center is still unclear, but I’m told it does not appear to be extreme. A Metro spokesperson tells me there were no injuries to any metro workers or passengers. The tanker driver also was not injured.
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