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Help is coming for Missouri, Illinois families that struggle with food insecurity during summer
MISSOURI, USA — As the school year comes to an end, many families face food insecurity because their kids and teens no longer have daily access to lunch and even breakfast they normally get at school. Buying groceries is tough right now for St. Louis metro families. "Food prices...
St. Louis says it's cleared, secured closed hospital
ST. LOUIS — The city of St. Louis said Friday that it's cleared and secured the former hospital known as St. Alexius and then South City Hospital. Closed last year, Mayor Tishaura Jones' office said the hospital's Jefferson Campus had become "a significant safety concern for the surrounding neighborhoods."
Radar-confirmed tornado twists through south St. Louis County
MEHLVILLE, Mo. — Residents in the Mehlville area were cleaning up debris Sunday night after the storm ripped through their neighborhood just off Interstate 55. A tornado in the area was confirmed by radar from the National Weather Service. Lisa Arndt said she and her family were having a...
Therapists, social workers face scrutiny in Mo. AG investigation of transgender care
Health care professionals and parents of transgender youth are raising concerns about use of private medical records in the statewide probe. A state investigation of the Washington University Transgender Center in St. Louis expanded to include therapists and social workers across the state who work with minors seeking gender-affirming care.
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