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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...
Missouri advocates push for compensation for radioactive waste victims as deadline looms
Over the course of half a dozen trips to Washington, D.C., Dawn Chapman has become accustomed to long days of congressional meetings and questions about St. Louis’ decades-long struggle with radioactive contamination. Chapman, co-founder of Just Moms STL, wraps her feet with duct tape to keep her shoes from giving her blisters, and she and […] The post Missouri advocates push for compensation for radioactive waste victims as deadline looms appeared first on Missouri Independent.
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...
St. Louis Scouts honor fallen service members at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery
Scouts from the Greater St. Louis Area Council gathered Sunday at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery to continue a heartfelt tradition: placing thousands of American flags at the gravesites of fallen service men and women.
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.
Mass Layoff Notice Filed in Missouri, Affecting Hundreds
Regency Enterprises Triggers WARN Act in Missouri, Impacting Workforce. Regency Enterprises Services filed a mass layoff notice in Missouri on Monday. Under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, an employer with more than 100 full-time workers must provide a 60-day notice before laying off 50 or more people at a single site.
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