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ST. LOUIS --- A health expert says the death of grandparents during COVID is contributing to the youth violence crisis, with too many kids ending up in foster care. Dr. Kendra Holmes says the pandemic is having a lasting effect on the Black community and is contributing to the current chaos. "We lost a lot [...]

ST. FRANCOIS COUNTY, Mo. -- The Missouri Highway Patrol reports a fatal crash took place this morning in St. Francois County. Troopers say a 69-year-old driver from Farmington was killed while traveling on Route OO around 6 a.m. Sunday. Investigators say another vehicle crossed over the center line of the road causing a head-on collision. [...]

Reuter and a passenger were both thrown from the motorcycle as a result of the collision.

From BizWomen:  Edited by Ellen Sherberg, Former Publisher, St. Louis Business Journal Only 4% of workers in construction and trades are women. Angie Snow started her career as a teacher and she’s still teaching, only her focus has shifted to the service industry. “When I was training for my first marathon, I hated running up […]

ST. LOUIS -- Tickets for this year's St. Jude Dream Home Giveaway are selling fast. There are less than 4,000 tickets left. The four-bedroom, two-and-a-half bath home in Dardenne Prairie is valued at $700,000. It was built by Fisher Homes. Tickets cost $100. All proceeds benefit St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. If you buy your [...]

UNIVERSITY CITY, Mo. -- People are looking for a place to cool off as the summer heat is setting in. Large crowds of people are out at the Heman Park pool for the reopening. The pool is officially back open after close to a million dollars of repairs made to the electrical system, pumps, and [...]

ST. LOUIS -- It's been a celebration of pride this weekend across Downtown St. Louis. Before the festivities got started today, a church service took place on the main stage near Tucker and Chestnut. "To me, it's so important for religious people of faith who are supportive of the LGBTQIA community to stand up and [...]

Not content to just play a surprise show with Foo Fighters at Glastonbury 2023, Dave Grohl also made a few extra appearances at the famed English festival. The "Everlong" rocker…

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ST. LOUIS -- The Gateway Arch served as the backdrop for the Grand Pride Parade, an epic march in support of the LGBTQIA+ community. The procession started at the corner of 8th and Market Streets, and ran through the Pridefest grounds, before wrapping up at the intersection of Market at 15th Street. Thousands of people [...]

Elton John headlined England's Glastonbury Festival on Sunday, June 25, a performance that is expected to be his final U.K. show ever. The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer drew a…

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Police said she is new to the area and is not familiar with it, or with anyone nearby.

"Moving past, just putting up rainbow flags, marching in the parade and taking that next step," Robert Fischer, with PROMO Missouri, said.

The Wall Street Journal says we still have a big shortage of restaurant workers: Americans are becoming fed up with lousy service while eating out. Many restaurants face a continued drought of experienced workers and are still working to get new hires up to speed. At the same time, customers are giving restaurants less leeway ...continue reading "Restaurants are too stingy to get all the workers they want"

A  week ago the New York Times ran a piece about people fleeing big cities to become remote workers during the pandemic. It started off like this: In the two years leading up to the pandemic, for example, about 20,000 remote workers moved away from the San Francisco metro area. Then during 2020 and 2021, ...continue reading "Raw data: Emigration of remote workers from large cities"