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See What It’s Like to Hang from the Gateway Arch Over St. Louis
Never in a million years. That's my response if I were ever asked if I'd like to hang from the Gateway Arch in St. Louis, Missouri. There are workers that have done it though and you can look through their eyes to see what they saw. Nearly a decade ago,...
FEMA centers open in St. Clair County to aid July storm recovery
The devastation caused by the storms over a three-day period in July left countless families in St. Clair County scrambling to rebuild their lives. Now, two disaster recovery centers in Belleville and Cahokia Heights are offering a lifeline.
Metro St. Louis crews travel to help with Hurricane Helene recovery efforts
ST. LOUIS — In the wake of Hurricane Helene, Missouri Task Force 1 and the American Red Cross have extended a helping hand. On Sunday, cleanup and recovery continued from the Category 4 storm that killed at least 64 people across multiple states and left millions without power. Randy...
Mental health crisis center coming to downtown St. Louis along with other new resources for children
Brand new initiatives are underway to get mental health support to people in St. Louis as soon as they need it. It includes not only a support app for middle school students, but also a brick and mortar location downtown where anyone can show up in a crisis. A mental...
Dispatch center for parts of St. Louis County experiencing phone outage, 911 still working
ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. — West County Dispatch Center, which serves parts of St. Louis County, said its non-emergency phone lines are down due to an outage. According to a post on the West Central Dispatch Center Facebook page, the center's admin phone lines are down. The center said 911 services are still functioning, so residents are asked to call 911 for both emergency and non-emergency calls.
St. Louis native narrowly escaped Hurricane Helene in North Carolina, now heads back to help rescue new neighbors
ST. LOUIS — The western portion of North Carolina was devastated by Hurricane Helene. St. Louis native Michele Turner recently purchased property in the North Carolina mountains, and escaped flash flood waters just in time. Turner said she was very lucky to make it down her North Carolina mountain,...
Former caseworker testifies in defense of Missouri transgender health care ban
The former caseworker whose account of her time working at a pediatric gender clinic in St. Louis jumpstarted the legislative push to outlaw gender-affirming care for minors testified in defense of Missouri’s restriction on Monday. Jamie Reed, who for four and a half years worked as a case manager at the Washington University Transgender Center, […]
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