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STL Fest 2024 set for Sunday
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - Family-friendly STL Fest 2024 will kick off at noon on Sunday with many fun activities. The event will open with a block party from noon until 5 p.m. at The Big Top at 3401 Washington Avenue. The party will feature games, live performances, food and vendors and more.
St. Louis Mayor's Youth Cabinet aims to curb gun violence, encourage voter registration
ST. LOUIS — A group of teenagers are getting the opportunity to work and learn in St. Louis City Hall this summer. Mayor Tishaura Jones recently selected her second group to serve on the Youth Cabinet. Members work together to strengthen their communities through volunteer service projects and increased communication with municipal government leaders.
Artica festival has a home for this year, just south of the Gateway Arch
Months after learning they’d lost access to the Artica festival's longtime home, organizers of the annual riverfront event announced on Thursday a location for this year’s gathering. Artica Festival 2024 will happen Oct. 5-6 at an undeveloped parcel just northwest of the corner of South Second and Cedar...
Meet SUE: Saint Louis Science Center exhibits the best-preserved T.rex ever discovered
Tens of millions of years separate humans from dinosaurs. A new exhibition at Saint Louis Science Center brings St. Louisans closer than ever to one special specimen. “SUE: The T. rex Experience” is an immersive new experience that invites visitors to see a cast of the best-preserved Tyrannosaurus rex ever found. The jaw-dropping exhibition, which debuted at the Science Center in May and runs through early September 2024, offers an exclusive opportunity to get up close and personal with a dinosaur that needs to be seen to be believed.
Prevallet Hymn Competition winners announced for 2023-24
Three Concordia Seminary, St. Louis students have been chosen as winners of the 2023-24 Pamela Anne Prevallet Hymn Competition. Hymns written by the student were selected based on theological strength, technical poetical soundness, freshness of imagery, structural strength and aptness for liturgical use. “It was a joy to see this...
St. Louis Fire Department responds to hundreds of calls on July 4
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - The St. Louis Fire Department responded to over 600 calls between 8 a.m. July 4 and 8 a.m. July 5, according to the department. The fire department released statistics Friday afternoon of its responses for the past four years. In 2024, the department responded to a total of 630 calls, including 87 fires and 289 emergency medical responses.
Larry Morris named to new role with Kranzberg Arts Foundation
Larry Morris has been named the director of programs and partnerships for the Kranzberg Arts Foundation. Morris joined the foundation in May 2022 as the director of artist residency. During his tenure, he worked to elevate the Kranzberg Artist in Residency program, contributed as a committee and staff member to the growth of Music at the Intersection, and formed and maintained partnerships for the foundation in the St. Louis region.
Dean’s List | President’s List | Radiology
CENTRALIA, IL – Congratulations to the full- and part-time students on the Kaskaskia College Dean’s List for the spring 2024 semester. This list includes full-time students who completed 12 or more college-level semester credits during the semester and part-time students who completed six or more college-level semester credits during the semester while maintaining a 3.5 or higher grade point average.
Urbana doctor explains the rise in at-risk ZIP codes for lead exposure
URBANA, Ill. (WCIA) — The Illinois Department of Public Health is casting a wider net for possible at-risk children when it comes to lead throughout Central Illinois. One Urbana doctor says not to panic, but to be aware of what this means for young children in the areas at risk. As of Monday, IDPH added […]
Man struck and killed by pickup in Royal Heights Neighborhood, was lighting fireworks in roadway
JOPLIN, Mo. (KOAM) — About 9:50 p.m. Thursday evening on Utica Ave near Brownell Ave in Royal Heights a male pedestrian was struck by a pickup alerting Joplin E-911.
Illinois Residents Getting Sick Because of a Dangerous Parasite
If you've been feeling sick over the past couple of months, it may be due to a parasite that typically causes more illnesses in the summer months. According to the Centers for Disease Control, they're investigating an "outbreak linked to a food source" which causes a diarrheal illness reportedly due to a parasite called Cyclospora cayetanensis, or cyclosporiasis.
IRS data: Iowans flocking to states with no state income tax
(The Center Square) - Migration data from the Internal Revenue Service shows that thousands of Iowans are leaving the state for Texas and Florida, which have no state income tax. Texas drew nearly 5,000 residents from Iowa but 3,475 Texans left for the Hawkeye state. The state lost a net $68.3 million in adjusted gross income due to more people leaving Iowa for Texas, according to the data. Just over...
Illinois is one of three states that still bans most fireworks
(The Center Square) – The residents of 47 states will be able to celebrate around Independence Day with fireworks, but that’s still not the case in Illinois. Since 1942, the Illinois Pyrotechnic Use Act has prohibited residents from buying and using fireworks other than novelty items like handheld sparklers. There has been a push to allow ground sparklers, which Matt Murphy with Mac Strategies said would keep Illinoisans from buying...
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