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Missouri Suburb Just Named One of the 10 Best in America
I'm having to muzzle my snarky tendencies so that I can genuinely share some good news and a nice national shout out for one Missouri suburb that was recently named one of the 10 best in America by a major website. This new ranking is by Travel + Leisure where...
Cori Bush, Wesley Bell react to Biden withdrawing from race
ST. LOUIS – Elliott Davis caught up with local lawmakers Sunday about President Biden’s decision not to run for reelection. Fox 2 talked to 1st District Congresswoman Cori Bush and her opponent in the Congressional Race, St. Louis County Prosecutor Wesley Bell. Cori Bush talked about what she called the great job President Biden has […]
Career Central: The city of St. Louis is hiring
ST. LOUIS — The city of St. Louis needs to fill more than 100 open positions, including refuse drivers, utility workers, security officers and 911 operators. A hiring freeze had been in place earlier in the year, but Mayor Tishaura Jones lifted that on May 20. St. Louis also...
You Paid For It team helps St. Louis resident save home from demolition
A resident in St. Louis was able to keep her house from being demolished after the You Paid For It team intervened, and the city's building division agreed to take the property off the demolition list and allow the owner to restore the building to a habitable state.
St. Louis is a car town. But city leaders are pushing plans that could change that
St. Louis is dominated by cars, as they’re the main mode of transportation for most residents in the region. 2022 data from the American Community Survey shows nearly 70% of workers in the city drive to work alone in their vehicle. That figure is almost 10 percentage points higher for the entire metropolitan area.
St. Louis family, victims worldwide get victory in court against Texas surrogacy escrow company
The Oyirifi family's path to parenthood was disrupted when they discovered that their surrogate contractor, SEAM, had mismanaged their escrow funds, leading to a lawsuit and an FBI investigation.
Urban Expo brings community Together
ST. LOUIS — The Back to School Urban League Expo took place on July 20, 2024, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., at America’s Center. This family-friendly event, in partnership with St. Louis Public Schools, offered essential resources and entertainment for the community. Attendees enjoyed health screenings, utility assistance, financial literacy workshops, and receiving school […]
MoDOT To Resurface Manchester; Watson Project Delayed
MoDOT reports that those who travel along Manchester Road at night, between Lindbergh Boulevard and Interstate 270, can expect delays over the next five weeks as crews start resurfacing the roadway. Weather permitting, resurfacing work starts Tuesday, July 23. Crews are set to work overnight Monday through Friday between 8...
Neighbors optimistic about developments in northside neighborhoods, despite ongoing issues with vacant buildings
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - The St. Louis Development Corporation (SLDC) is determining what to do with a city-owned building on West Florissant following a fire over the weekend. The building, a large brick structure with a unique turret, was part of the city’s Land Reutilization Authority, or...
This Day in History on July 22: Disappearance of Roanoke Colony
July 22nd has been a date of remarkable events spanning across continents and centuries. One of the most impactful events to occur on July 22nd took place in 1969. Just three days after the historic Apollo 11 mission landed the first humans on the Moon, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin safely returned to Earth. The world watched in awe as they splashed down in the Pacific Ocean, marking the successful completion of one of humanity's most extraordinary journeys. This event not only demonstrated the incredible capabilities of human ingenuity but also solidified the United States' position in the space race during the Cold War.
Lights across Dogtown are now glowing green. Here's what it means.
ST. LOUIS — Green lights in Dogtown were flipped on this week to commemorate the life-saving gift of a heart transplant and the Missouri husband whose life it saved after years of heart failure. 5 On Your Side's Annie Krall sat down with his wife Andrea Cunningham less than...
Missouri AG criticized by political rivals over alleged lack of action on radioactive waste
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey insists his office is working to hold the federal government accountable for the decades-old radioactive waste contamination that plagues the St. Louis area. “We are fighting to ensure that the federal government protects Missourians from the poison that the federal government injected into the streams and creeks there in eastern […] The post Missouri AG criticized by political rivals over alleged lack of action on radioactive waste appeared first on Missouri Independent.
Missouri children are losing Medicaid coverage at rate that is alarming pediatricians
Dr. Maya Moody, a community pediatrician in St. Louis, knows a new month has begun when her clinic’s billing department runs patients’ names and she hears about the children no longer covered by Medicaid. One of those patients, now 3 years old and deaf in one ear, was...
Chesterfield Mall demolition scheduled for October; Dillard’s lawsuit dismissed
CHESTERFIELD, MO – Tentatively, on October 15, 2024, bulldozers will arrive at Chesterfield Mall to begin the process of removing the mall, making way for the Staenberg Group to build the Downtown Chesterfield redevelopment. “The actual date of the demolition will be dependent on when a grading permit via...
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