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The Center for Disease Control and Prevention reports that most drownings of children ages 1-4 happen in home swimming pools.

Jennifer Watters of Alton, IL joined the Real Rock Army today

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Fill a basket or arrange a tray of enticing treats for your guest bedroom. Here are a few favorites.

Fill a basket or arrange a tray of enticing treats for your guest bedroom. Here are a few favorites.

The Riverboats at the Gateway Arch award guests one of the best views of St. Louis’ working riverfront, the Gateway Arch and the city skyline.   Narrated by the captain […]

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Why are there so many more earthquakes than there used to be? My friend the geophysicist answers: Before 1960 there was only a minimal global network of seismometers, and it was difficult to share data among researchers. After the 1963 Test-Ban Treaty in which the USA and the USSR agreed to cease detonating nuclear devices ...continue reading "Here’s why we have more earthquakes"

St. Louis Sheriff Vernon Betts says his office has seen an explosion of evictions since the pandemic.

Was a car that was off at the time a fire started the cause of that fire? That is the question fire officials continue to investigate.

The incident happened at 9:45 a.m. Sunday at the Lake of the Ozarks.

A 2-year-old Fairview Heights, Illinois, boy drowned Sunday morning at Lake of the Ozarks.

Since its peak in the mid-90s, violent crime is down 40%. Anti-Black hate crime is down 50%: Anti-Black hate crime has trended downward over the past 25 years but began to turn back upward after Ferguson. It spiked during the George Floyd protests before dropping the following year, and is currently up by a third ...continue reading "Raw data: Anti-Black hate crime"

Five days ago, inmates at the St. Louis City Justice Center allegedly beat a guard in his 70s and held him hostage.

IndyCar ironman Scott Dixon capitalized on only needing to make three pit stops and won Sunday’s Bommarito 500. The win is the 55th of Dixon’s career as he added to his record set last week by making his 320th consecutive start.

ALTON - Nancy Robeen, a recent Mission Partner of the Month Award recipient and a physical therapy assistant for OSF Rehabilitation Services in Alton, gave some insight into the daily life of her career on an episode of Our Daily Show! on Riverbender.com . Robeen said her typical day doesn’t include much downtime - after a cup of coffee, she quickly makes preparations for her patients, and then “it’s go time.” “We get ready for our patients, we peruse through the chart, and then it’s go time - we don’t have a lot of downtime,” Robeen said. “I like to just start with a nice smile, a ‘hello,’ and getting to know the patient - what’s going well for you today and maybe what’s not going well for you? “Let’s sit down and let’s see what we can do, and just help these people find some comfort in whatever they’re going through.” Robeen said it’s important to truly

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