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Burglar drags 93-year-old through her home, steals car: Police
Tony Ames, a Bridgeton man, is charged with burglary, vehicle hijacking, and property damage after forcing his way into a 93-year-old woman's home, stealing her car, and causing structural damage to her home in St. Louis County.
St. Louis All Local AM: Olivette teen murder/suicide, CVPA shooting video release
Video of the Oct 2022 shooting at CVPA to be released, Olivette deaths ruled murder-suicide of teens, update on SLPS transportation, SLU Hospital nurses approve new contract, Mercy to build hospital in Wentzville
Just 21 days before new school year, SLPS parent concern lingers over transportation and superintendent
ST. LOUIS — Monday marked 21 days before St. Louis students will be headed back to school. What is normally an exciting time has now become uncertain. Krystal Barnett said as a St. Louis parent and CEO of Bridge 2 Hope, which advocates for quality education, she is worried about the state of St. Louis Public Schools.
Recent deaths spotlight importance of drowning prevention
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - Over the weekend another person died on an area river and two other people were rescued from the waters. It highlights the continued need for education and prevention. On Saturday, a man drowned during a float on the Meramec River. He was trying...
Jury Awards $495M NEC Similac Lawsuit Payout Over Infant Formula Risks for Preemies
A St. Louis jury has ordered Abbott Laboratories to pay nearly half a billion dollars in damages to the family of a premature infant diagnosed with necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) from Similac, finding that the company failed to warn parents and the medical community about the potentially deadly side effects linked to it’s infant formula products.
Three IBEW/NECA Electrical Connection contractor projects earn honors in the AGC Keystone Awards
A sports venue, technology and health projects by IBEW/NECA Electrical Connection contractors are in the running for Associated General Contractors (AGC) of Missouri Keystone Awards. The projects were named finalists in the annual salute to construction excellence. The Electrical Connection is a partnership of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers...
New kosher deli planned to fill gap left by Kohn's closure
CREVE COEUR, Mo. — A new kosher deli plans to open in the wake of the closure earlier this month of St. Louis’ only full-service kosher deli, an organization involved said. Nate’s Kosher Deli will start operating with a soft launch at the site of the former Kohn’s...
Board of Trustees elects new members
The Washington University in St. Louis Board of Trustees has elected four new trustees to four-year terms, which took effect July 1. They are:. Christopher S. Boerner, AB ’93, chief executive officer at Bristol Myers Squibb. Anthony W. Ryan, partner, president and chief executive officer at Arrowstreet Capital. Kurt...
Local student named to dean’s list at Washington University in St. Louis
ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Jeremy Choh of Stuttgart, was named to the dean’s list for the spring 2024 semester at Washington University in St. Louis. Choh is enrolled in the McKelvey School of Engineering. To qualify for the Dean’s List in the McKelvey School of Engineering, students must...
Voters in Missouri's 6th District say they never see Rep. Sam Graves. Does it even matter?
On a busy July day along Hannibal’s Main Street, the trolley that tours the birthplace of Mark Twain crept along as the historic district slowly filled with visitors. Preparing for business, Frank North organized novelty postcards in his shop, Becky’s Old Fashioned Ice Cream Parlor and Emporium. The shop’s namesake is the fictional Becky Thatcher from The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.
Republican candidates Bill Eigel, Will Scharf campaign for votes in Lee's Summit
LEE'S SUMMIT, Mo. — One of the biggest races on the ballot is for Missouri Governor and Attorney General. Republican gubernatorial candidate Bill Eigel and Republican candidate for Attorney General Will Scharf held a campaign stop in Lee's Summit on Monday. Eigel says that, as governor, he would crack...
Watch Northern Lights Barely Visible Even from Northern Missouri
Thanks to a major solar storm that is underway as of this writing, you can barely see the Northern Lights which are visible even from parts of northern Missouri and there's video to prove it. Dan Bush from the Missouri Skies YouTube channel is running a live camera Monday night...
Strong to severe storms are possible on Tuesday
OTTUMWA, Iowa (KYOU) -We had a hot and humid start to the workweek across Southern Iowa and Northern Missouri with temperatures in the 80s and 90s. However, because of the high humidity, heat indexes were in the 90s and low 100s. Overnight we will have a partly cloudy sky with lows cooling into the upper 60s and low 70s.
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