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Missouri '988' hotline stats - 1 year later

2 years 3 months ago
JOPLIN, Mo. — Three numbers are saving lives, one year after their launch. The 988 suicide and crisis lifeline has been operational for a year now. Missouri has gotten about 4,000 "988" calls in the last year. Locally, Joplin's Ozark Center takes roughly 8 to 9 thousand crisis calls a year, and about a thousand [...]
Jessica Schaer

Could you achieve your dream job in Missouri?

2 years 3 months ago
MISSOURI (KSNF/KODE) — Everybody has a dream job when they are growing up and making their way through school. Some of those dream jobs, however, appear more attainable than others. So what the odds are of you landing your dream job? One website decided to crunch the numbers by analyzing job data from the Bureau [...]
Dustin Lattimer

Pagedale: A Template for Moving All of St. Louis Forward

2 years 3 months ago
There is a strong cause-and-effect relationship between the high concentrations of poverty within our under-resourced communities and the greater St. Louis region’s many challenges. A wealth of studies published by Washington University in St. Louis, University of Missouri-St. Louis, Greater St. Louis Inc., and others clearly show that what happens in our under-resourced communities impacts […]
Dede Hance

EHS Drama Club Recognized for "SpongBob the Musical" Awards

2 years 3 months ago
EDWARDSVILLE - The Edwardsville Community Unit School District 7 Board recognized the high school’s drama club during their board meeting on Monday, July 24. The Edwardsville High School (EHS) drama club was recognized for its successful production of “SpongeBob the Musical” last spring. The club won six awards and performed at The Fabulous Fox Theater through the St. Louis High School Musical Theatre Awards. “I think Emily and I both knew that this show was special, and it just became something more special when others recognized how special we believed it was,” Ashley Melton, EHS drama teacher and director, told the school board. The drama club received nine nominations and took home six awards, including recognitions for the ensemble, costume design and musical direction. They also won “The Outstanding Musical Production (Level 1) Award.” As part of the St. Louis High School Musical Theatre Awards, the cast of “SpongeBob th

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This local running club invites all to run through the 314

2 years 3 months ago
In this encore conversation, Ricky Hughes talks about how he founded St. Louis Run Crew with inclusion in mind — specifically to introduce Black and brown people to running and to create a space where they can be comfortable. While most running clubs are inherently inclusive, Hughes would often find himself the only person of color in local running groups. He says the crew — which meets in Kiener Plaza Park — is “open to all faces, paces and laces.”

Coloring STL

2 years 3 months ago

St. Louis is a kaleidoscope of architecture, filled with structures of every age, shape, and size. In Coloring STL, Missouri History Museum visitors will interact with these fascinating buildings in

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