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New $3.2 million early childhood education center opens in St. Louis

2 years 5 months ago
ST. LOUIS - A new $3.2 million dollar early childhood education center is opening Sunday in St. Louis. A ribbon cutting ceremony is planned later in the day. The Good Shepherd Preschool & Infant-Toddler Center is designed to host 100 children. It's funded by IFF, a community development financial institution. The 7,031 square foot state-of-the-art facility will include [...]
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Ellisville event honors fallen St. Louis firefighter's legacy

2 years 5 months ago
ELLISVILLE, Mo.-- Saturday afternoon fire engines and exotic cars were parked outside the Ellisville Elks Lodge. Friends and family gathering to honor the life of Ben Poulson. “First off Ben was loved to death,” says Mark Polson, Ben's uncle said. “Second off St. Louis supports their people. They’re here to support and everything they’re doing here [...]
Patrick Clark

Local basketball coach resigns, says town needs to heal

2 years 5 months ago
ST. LOUIS--Days after a local school board meeting in Okawville, Illinois brought out pleas from community members who thought the high school girls basketball coach's job was on the line, that coach has announced she plans to step down. "Let's please just move past this and heal our hurts. Our town has been known as [...]
Gregg Palermo

Ladue highway shooting leaves teen in serious condition

2 years 5 months ago
ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo--Police in Ladue have been able to piece together more information about a Friday evening shooting on Interstate 170 that shut down traffic for several hours. Authorities say a rolling gun battle on northbound lanes between Ladue Road and Delmar Boulevard took place between 3:15 and 3:45pm Friday between a black Nissan [...]
Gregg Palermo

St. Louis police identify children in murder-suicide

2 years 5 months ago
ST. LOUIS---Police have identified the children found dead early Friday morning in what authorities are calling a murder-suicide. Police responded to the 1000 block of Spruce Friday and found a boy and a girl with puncture wounds who were pronounced dead at the scene. Saturday morning, police identified 12-year-old Paris Harvey of St. Louis as [...]
Gregg Palermo

Did teen's big size factor in Florida amusement ride death?

2 years 5 months ago
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A rising middle school football player in Missouri, only 14 but already 6 feet, 5 inches tall and well over 300 pounds, Tyre Sampson fell to his death from a towering Florida amusement ride. Lawyers for his family want to know if negligence about his size, or other factors, played [...]
Associated Press

Biden on Putin: 'This man cannot remain in power'

2 years 5 months ago
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — President Joe Biden said Saturday that Vladimir Putin “cannot remain in power,” dramatically escalating the rhetoric against the Russian leader after his brutal invasion of Ukraine.
Chris Megerian

WATCH: Biden speaks from Poland

2 years 5 months ago
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — President Joe Biden on Saturday marveled at the spirit and resolve of Ukrainian refugees in the aftermath of Russia’s deadly invasion as he embraced mothers and children and promised enduring support from Western powers. Biden, while in Poland's capital, listened intently as children described the perilous flight from neighboring Ukraine with [...]
Associated Press

Grapefruit League debut of Cards' Molina delayed 1 day

2 years 5 months ago
JUPITER, Fla. — The Grapefruit League debut of St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina has been pushed back another day in order to give him more time to hone his swing, manager Oliver Marmol said on Saturday. Molina had been scheduled to play in Sunday’s game against the New York Mets in Port St. Lucie. [...]
Associated Press

A 2002 St. Louis area sleepover ends with kidnapping, murder

2 years 5 months ago
Cassandra "Casey" Williamson should be turning 27 this year. Sadly, whatever hopes or dreams Casey and her family may have had for her life were cruelly snatched away nearly 20 years ago. One man, a family acquaintance, robbed Casey Williamson's family of all she ever could be.
Kevin S. Held

Fit Body Boot Camp hosts fundraiser benefitting St. Patrick Center

2 years 5 months ago
BALLWIN, Mo. - In an effort to help the unhoused in St. Louis City, and St. Louis county, Fit Body Boot Camp in Ballwin is hosting a fundraiser Saturday morning to help the St. Patrick Center.  Every month, Fit Body Body Boot camp tries to help a different charity - whether it's a local charity or [...]
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