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ST. LOUIS — St. Louis native Leah Thomas, commonly known as "Green Girl Leah," has revolutionized the idea that saving the earth begins with saving all the people on the earth. The 29-year-old has created an ecosystem, Green Girl Productions, for her work. Her book, "The Intersectional Environmentalist: How...

ST. CHARLES, Mo. (First Alert 4) - A runner with Down syndrome completed a long-standing goal Sunday, running 50 half-marathons across each of the 50 U.S. states. Daniel Chaplin completed his goal Sunday morning. It took him just over four hours to complete the Mo’ Cowbell Half-Marathon in St. Charles, crossing the finish line to huge cheers from his friends and family.

ST. LOUIS (First Alert 4) -- Hostility toward Jewish people is coming from more places than ever, one year after the October 7th attack in Israel. Jeanne Snodgrass, the executive director of the Hillel Jewish Campus Center at the University of Missouri in Columbia, said addressing antisemitism is complex. Though...

The Museum is deeply disturbed by the recent display of Nazi flags and symbols on an overpass over Highway 40. This act of antisemitism and racism serves as a painful reminder that hate did not begin nor end with the Holocaust. Such displays of intolerance and hate are not only an affront to the Jewish community, but to all those who believe in the dignity and equality of every human being.

“It’s messing with our lives in a big way,” said a neighbor who lives behind the Ruler Foods store.

The lives lost and shattered this hurricane season has grabbed the county’s attention. When storm cleanup starts, St. Louis automotive expert Jay Grosman says problems can start for car buyers.

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - Employees of Lush Cosmetics at the St. Louis Galleria Mall have filed a petition to hold a union vote. The filing comes more than a year after employees at Lush Cosmetics in Louisville, Kentucky, organized with United Food and Commercial Workers. The workers at the Galleria store are the first in Missouri to file for a union vote.

A cooler airmass is here for the short term as a cold front surges southeast.

It was another Sunday morning of sometimes heated but always civil political debate on Hancock and Kelley for Sunday, Oct. 6, 2024.

The city’s recreation center has a new name in honor of late longtime resident and activist Benny Gordon Jr., who spent much of his life advocating for change and fighting discrimination. Webster Groves council members unanimously agreed Tuesday night to rename the rec center the Benny Gordon Recreation Complex.

Construction continues at the St. Louis Zoo’s 425-acre WildCare Park, but animals are already arriving, sommelier Alisha Blackwell-Calvert’s science degree and restaurant experience led her to a career in wine, Dr. Shephali Wulff gives a flu season and COVID outlook, Neon Greens in The Grove has its own in-house hydroponic farm that produces lettuce that is served to its customers, and we take you to Solar Sunday outside at the McDonnell Planetarium.

The devastating damage from Hurricane Helene included a factory in North Carolina where much of the IV bags used in the United States are produced. The bags are used to administer liquids and medicine to patients in need of care.

The reasons St. Louis became a brick city are manifold: clay deposits in the earth, innovative brickmakers here in town, European immigrants who knew how to stack and scrape the blocks into elegance. But the reason St. Louis has stayed a brick city is simpler: tuckpointers. Without their attention to the spaces in between bricks, most of the city’s building stock would’ve rotted long ago. The goal of tuckpointing is not just to stabilize but also to keep moisture outside, explains Julian Castillo of Mirelli Tuckpointing in Maplewood. In that sense, the trade hasn’t changed much over time—even if it’s easy to imagine Castillo’s predecessors jealously eyeing his electric grinder and its diamond blade. Castillo began working for John and Cindy Mirelli about 15 years ago, when he was a high-schooler dating their daughter, Deana; now he and Deana are married and help run the business. For Castillo, the hardest part of tuckpointing was learning how to use the striker to lift the mortar off the hawk; the substance wants to slide off. “It’s a flick-of-the-wrist thing,” he says. “Once you got it, you got it.” Some tuckpointers use mortar bags, but Castillo prefers hawk and striker—the old-school way—because it feels cleaner. And clean matters a lot in old homes. “The brick and stone,” he says, “are the character of the house.” Pictured above are the tools of the trade.

Federal officials at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta are testing Missourians who came into contact with a person who contracted bird flu earlier this year. This patient, unlike others in reported cases, did not come into contact with animals, so officials are investigating whether the disease can spread among humans. In Kansas City, the metro area is experiencing its first rent strike since at least 1980, with 89 tenants at two apartment complexes withholding October rent payments as of Friday. Residents in the KC Tenants union are concerned about deteriorating living conditions in the complexes as winter approaches, and landlords continue to pile on late fees. Also, the U.S. labor market added 254,000 jobs in September, which experts felt was "stronger than was anticipated." Keep reading for these stories and more.

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. (First Alert 4) - A simple game of UNO around the kitchen table helps parents Eric and Amy Nelson check in on their children, Ayden and Aaron, as this interfaith St. Louis County family navigates a difficult year. Eric Nelson is Jewish. “It’s been interesting,” Eric...

• On Sept. 9 at 12:21 a.m., a suspect was arrested for stealing a $1,600 espresso machine from Macy’s in West County Center. • On Sept. 9, officers received a delayed report of shoplifting ($168 in cosmetics) from Salon Papillon, 1088 Old Des Peres Road. • On Sept. 9...

TOWN AND COUNTRY, Mo. — Rabbi Jeffrey Abraham was in the middle of Sabbath service when his phone started to ping with messages about an offensive display just two miles from his synagogue. "It's just jarring to think that there are people like this in our neighborhood essentially," Abraham...

In response to the ongoing effects of historical nuclear weapons manufacturing in the St. Louis area, the Missouri House is establishing a specialized committee to examine the social, health, and environmental impacts of radioactive waste in the region. House Speaker Dean Plocher announced the creation of the Special Interim Committee on the Impact of U.S. Nuclear Weapon Programs on Missouri, which aims to incorporate insights from lawmakers, medical professionals, environmental scientists, and community members who have experienced the nuclear legacy, according to a news release reported by KSDK.

ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - The 7th Street Revitalization Project is underway in downtown St. Louis. The project will connect two major downtown anchors with a new-look 7th Street between Ballpark Village and America’s Center on Washington Avenue. The $3.7 million project was funded with both public and private funds.

Www.youtube.com – FOX 2 St. Louis – 2024-10-07 16:58:32. SUMMARY: As Hurricane Milton approaches Florida, the Red Cross is preparing to assist those affected by the storm. Currently, around 80 volunteers from the St. Louis region are deployed in Tennessee, North Carolina, Georgia, and Florida to establish shelters and provide food and water. With evacuation requests from local officials and the governor, the Red Cross anticipates an increase in demand for emergency shelters. Concerns over volunteer safety amid the hurricane’s approach are paramount, and there are calls for additional volunteers to help in the devastated areas as residents evacuate.