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To help crews work safely and efficiently, residents in scheduled cleanup areas will receive 12 to 24 hours’ advance notice before operations begin.

ST. LOUIS – Susan G. Komen® , the world’s leading breast cancer organization, today announced it will host a MORE THAN PINK Walk this spring. The 2025 Komen Greater St. Louis MORE THAN PINK Walk will take place on Saturday, June 7, 2025 uniting survivors, families and advocates in a powerful movement to fund research, provide patient support and drive meaningful change for those impacted by breast cancer. Every 12 minutes, a woman in the U.S. dies from breast cancer, and new data reveals a troubling increase in diagnoses among younger women. In 2025 alone, an estimated over 6,000 women in Missouri will be diagnosed with breast cancer and over 1,000 will lose their lives to the disease. While we've made tremendous progress—the breast cancer death rate has dropped 44% since 1989 —far too many lives are still being lost. In fact, experts estimate that one-third of breast cancer deaths could be prevented if every patient had access to timely, high-quality care

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Today on TAP: Trump, Miller & Co. tell Harvard it can’t admit foreign students, for fear they may increase our store of knowledge.

From St. Louis Business Journal:  With public services pushed to the limit by the May 16 tornado that hit St. Louis, some of the region’s largest companies are pitching in to do what they can to help in the immediate aftermath, especially in North City. The Regional Business Council, a business advocacy group, immediately donated […]

ST. LOUIS COUNTY - On Thursday, May 22, 2025, the St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office issued?charges?on suspect Jack Roper, 56 years of age, of the 800 block of Woodland Avenue, Festus, MO., 63028, for two counts of Assault – 2nd Degree – Special Victim, and Aggravated Fleeing a Stop or Detention, and Kidnapping – 2nd Degree. A booking photo of Roper is not available. Roper is being held on a $500,000 cash only, no 10% bond. ? Please note,?charges?are merely an accusation, and Defendants are presumed innocent until and unless proven guilty in a court of law.? ? The probable cause statement?for Roper reads:? Officer attempted to stop a Chevy pickup truck bearing plates for an Audi. The officer then activated his lights and siren attempting to pull over the defendant's vehicle, the defendant failed to pull over and the officer gave pursuit, calling in for additional support. During the pursuit, the defendant swerved at an officer vehicle, containing

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Elton John's career might have been very different if he hadn't met Bernie Taupin way back in 1967, so it's no wonder he wished his songwriting partner a happy milestone…

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ST. LOUIS — Kevin Hines has been living in a house without a roof in the days since a tornado devastated his community. He has seen some of his neighbors sleeping in their cars. A different man has spent untold hours on a bench. In the aftermath of the May 16 tornado, Hines, 60, has […]

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Education must temporarily reinstate the hundreds of employees laid off earlier this year and cannot follow through on an executive order from President Donald Trump seeking to dismantle the agency, a federal judge in Massachusetts ruled Thursday.  The ruling stems from a pair of March lawsuits — one from a […]

SAUGET - Centerstone will commemorate Mental Health Awareness Month with a tailgate at an upcoming Gateway Grizzlies game. On Wednesday, May 28, 2025, community members are invited to the Grizzlies Ballpark in Sauget for the pre-game tailgate at 4:30 p.m. Gates open at 5:30 p.m. and the game starts at 6:30 p.m. Centerstone’s Jennifer Schulz explained that the organization looks forward to welcoming the community for a mini resource fair and fun at the ballpark. “We are super excited about this,” Schulz said. “It’s the first time that we’ve done a partnership of this kind. It’s going to be a really exciting day.” Local mental health resources and providers will be at the tailgate to provide more information about their services. Centerstone will also be on hand with a table detailing their work to combat mental health and substance use disorders. Schulz emphasized that Centerstone is eager to collaborate with other organizations

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This story was originally published by ProPublica. Republished under a CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 license. One of Elon Musk’s employees is earning between $100,001 and $1 million annually as a political adviser to his billionaire boss while simultaneously helping to dismantle the federal agency that regulates two of Musk’s biggest companies, according to court records and a financial disclosure report obtained by ProPublica. […]

ST. LOUIS - FOX 2 and St. Louis 11 General Manager and Vice President Kurt Krueger joined the morning show Thursday to present a donation to the American Red Cross to support victims impacted by last week's deadly tornado. During the appearance, Krueger presented a donation of $5,000 on behalf of the Nexstar Charitable Foundation [...]

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Prosecutors have charged six people with felonies in connection with two separate wire thefts reported in St. Louis police districts under a curfew since last week's deadly tornado.

The university’s Center for Vaccine Development is recruiting people for a study into pre-existing flu immunity in healthy adults.

Killed in the May 16 storm were: Larry Patrick, 82; Rena Scott-Lyles, 60; Delois Holmes, 70; Patricia Penelton, 74; and Juan Baltazar, 48.

VENICE - The Madison County Board recognized Tyrone Echols for his 42 years of service as the mayor of Venice, Illinois. During the regular Madison County Board meeting on May 21, 2025, Chairman Chris Slusser issued a proclamation to honor Echols for his work. Slusser noted that Echols is the longest-serving mayor in Madison County history, and he commended the former mayor for his leadership and congratulated him on his retirement. “It is with great pleasure that we extend our sincere appreciation to you for your 42 years of outstanding service to the City of Venice as its mayor,” Slusser said. “Your unselfish commitment to your community, as well as your continued sacrifice and leadership, has touched the lives of countless individuals throughout the years, not only as mayor but as a dedicated public servant on various boards and commissions throughout the county and state.” Echols currently serves on the Venice City Council. As he accepted the proclamation,

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Six House Republicans opposed Medicaid cuts, then voted for them. It turns out that will grant them a big tax break.

Robert Plant is the latest rocker to express his support for Bruce Springsteen, whose onstage comments during his shows in Manchester, England, have drawn the ire of President Donald Trump.In fan-shot…

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