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The vision for connecting St. Louis and the Brickline Greenway now has Harris-Stowe State University (HSSU) as a partner.

Don't miss your chance to snag a great new art piece or experience talented performers at these local art fairs and fests.

LAWRENCE, Co. (KSNF) — What's now believed to be a tornado, touched down near Monett, causing damage along its path. Lawrence County Sheriff, Brad Delay says at least one tornado touched down just east of Monett — near Highway 60 and Lawrence 2240 — which is also the Lawrence and Barry County line. The tornado [...]

ST. LOUIS -- Ryan Patterson from Lutheran Family and Children Services discusses the impact of technology on children's mental health. He says that while electronics have their benefits, excessive use can lead to anxiety, attention, and relationship problems among children. Patterson emphasizes the importance of setting screen time limits, recommending different maximums for various age [...]

ST. LOUIS -- Kurt Schmidt a pioneer in mental health and substance use recovery, created the Peer Network, a telehealth platform. It links people facing mental health challenges with certified peer support specialists through an easy-to-access online system. The Peer Network focuses on providing non-clinical, strength-based support, bridging significant gaps in the current mental health [...]

Billy Joel has been alive for "The Longest Time:" He turns 75 on May 9.The Piano Man will celebrate the milestone by doing the same thing he did when he turned 65…

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ST. LOUIS -- The grief experienced after losing a pet can be comparable to losing a person. May is Mental Health Awareness Month and National Pet Month, making it an ideal time to talk about supportive workplace policies regarding pet loss. Erika Sinner author of "Pets Are Family," shares her personal experience of losing her [...]

Art Saint Louis--a nonprofit art organization and gallery located in downtown St. Louis for 40 years--presents our Spring 2024 art exhibition, "Window to the Soul." This juried show is on […]

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Regional leaders rallied behind improvements to road at epicenter of 2014 protests. It’s finally coming together.

Before the Biden FCC restored net neutrality, there was concern that the new net neutrality rules weren’t as tough as the ones discarded by the Trump administration. While the draft rules did require ISPs be transparent about the limits of your broadband connection, and barred big ISPs from blocking or throttling competitors, there were concerns […]

A police supervisor said the road rage incident led to a shot being fired from the suspect at the off-duty officer and the officer returning fire with a single shot.

About half of St. Louis County police officers who responded to a recent internal survey said they have considered leaving the department within the past year. In all, 502 officers responded to the survey. The department has about 900 commissioned officers, according to its website. Of those who said they were considering leaving the department, about 17% said yes to both leaving the profession and leaving for a different department. About 16% said they had considered leaving the department for…

The busiest carrier at St. Louis Lambert International Airport leads all other airlines in customer satisfaction in its market segment.

WASHINGTON — U.S. House Republicans passed a bill Wednesday to add a citizenship question to the census and exclude noncitizens from the official headcount when determining population for representation in Congress and electoral votes. The legislation, which passed on a 206-202 party-line vote, is part of a trend of House GOP bills relating to immigration as the […]

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U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland has proposed loosening the illegal status of marijuana at the federal level – but that doesn’t mean the federal government now condones recreational or medicinal use in the many states that have legalized the drug. Moving marijuana from the government’s list of the most dangerous and least useful substances to a less […]

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The Missouri Highway Patrol identified the victim as Jimmy-Jack L. Johnston. He was 39.

A new nonprofit created to unite homeless agencies in St. Louis found itself navigating choppy waters. But there may still be hope.