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During the past 30 years, Jim Tietjens has undergone two heart transplants and a kidney transplant.

O’FALLON — HSHS St. Elizabeth's Interventional Pain Management Center is adding a new therapy to the many options available for patients who suffer from chronic pain. Spinal cord simulator trials (SCS) will be offered at St. Elizabeth’s for patients meeting appropriate health qualifications. SCS is a technology that helps to manage chronic pain when the cause cannot be repaired. Patients suffering from neuropathy, pain not relieved after back surgery, failed injection procedures and many other pain-related issues could benefit from SCS. The stimulation device consists of a wire, or "electrode," connected to a control unit and disrupts the nerve signals so they do not reach the brain. One or two wires are placed outside the spinal cord and a unit outside of the body controls a mild electrical pulse that usually is not felt. The external component is kept in place for a period of time so the patient can assess how well the stimulation is decreasing their pain.

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Jones emphasized how she hears the frustrations of everyday residents and is working every day to make St. Louis a stronger, safer city for families.

Heavy smoke and flames could be seen billowing out of the rooftop of empty apartments nestled on top of the Three Kings Public House restaurant in the Delmar Loop early Wednesday morning. Fire crews said the flames broke out around 3:30 a.m. and started in the kitchen of the University City restaurant. The property is owned by Bobby’s Creolea Corp., county records say. Crews arrived to find flames were coming through the roof of the kitchen area of Three Kings Public House and had spread to…

When news broke Monday that Don Lemon and CNN had parted ways, Johnetta Elzie thought of the perfect image to share: a bunch of people looking at Lemon quizzically as he reported on unrest in Ferguson for CNN. "It was everywhere in 2014," Elzie says about the image. "It instantly became a meme."

Queen Lizzo was in town last night and she put on an unstoppable banger of a show at Enterprise Center that left attendees feeling jubilant and ready to conquer the world. But she also put on a heck of a solo show earlier in the day by the rooftop pool of the Four Seasons Hotel on North Second Street. Lizzo posted a fantastically joyous clip to TikTok of her dancing in front of the Gateway Arch to “Shake Ya Tailfeather” performed by Nelly, Murphy Lee and the artist formerly known as P. Diddy.

The defense result was boosted by awards from the U.S. Army and Air Force, the aerospace giant said.

St. Louis teams have accounted for 10 titles in the tournament, one of the oldest single-elimination cup events on the planet.

Winnie-the-Pooh, R2-D2, Baseball and Kermit the Frog  – these are some of the telephones you’ll see at the Jefferson Barracks Telephone Museum.   Housed in a restored 1896 building, the

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Let your soul breathe. Experience the essence of belonging through the paintings and poetry of Angela L. Chostner.   This art exhibition provides opportunity for self reflection with interactive elements.

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Filipino American artist Ria Unson portrays personal and historical representations of Filipinos within frames used by colonial powers—from Western Literature to World Fairs—to challenge the origin and scope of the

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The much-anticipated exhibit will make an impression by day—and by night.

Three Kings Pub in the Delmar Loop caught on fire in the small hours Wednesday morning. The fire was a three-alarm blaze that authorities believe may have started in the kitchen. "We at Three Kings Public House are heartbroken this morning because of the fire that broke out at our Delmar Loop restaurant location," the restaurant said in a statement.

We turn the clock back to April of 1993 and present excerpts of the original reviews from Joe Pollack.

The New Pornographers w/ Wild Pink 8 p.m. Thursday, April 27.