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Cindy Schuenke was severely burned in a house fire in Vinita Terrace in 2006. The Community Fire Protection District fired her three years after the injury.

To address the harmful effects of pornography and social media on children, states are passing laws meant to keep kids off certain sites and to block them from adult content. But the efforts face major hurdles — and real questions about whether the proposed solutions would even work. Some of the measures would require parental permission for […]

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The face of the weekend morning show is Laura Simon.

Queen is back with episode 20 of their weekly YouTube series Queen The Greatest Live, this week looking at one of their classic performances of “Is This the World We Created…?” The…

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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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The work of world-renowned artist Dale Chihuly is coming to the Missouri Botanical Garden in a stunning exhibition uniting art and nature. With thousands of pieces of blown glass forms

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After a three-year hiatus, the fine-dining restaurant inside The Chase Park Plaza Sonesta has undergone a complete overhaul, transforming into a traditional French restaurant that celebrates St. Louis’ history.

As smoke from Canadian wildfires caused the most hazardous air conditions on record in the Washington, D.C., area on Thursday, members of the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee said that Congress should lift federal firefighter pay and encourage logging to reduce the risk of future blazes. “Smoke from the wildfires burning right now […]

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Emerson's new headquarters, set to open in 2024, will be located at 8027 Forsyth Blvd. in Clayton.

O’FALLON — HSHS St. Elizabeth’s Hospital’s Wound Care Center, a member of the Healogics network, is helping raise awareness of the risks of chronic wounds during Wound Care Awareness Month. With the support of Healogics, the nation’s leading provider of advanced wound care, Wound Care Center staff are focusing on educating the underserved chronic wound population about the importance of early detection and treatment of chronic wounds. Jennifer Steiner, RN and clinical program director for St. Elizabeth’s Wound Care Center, shared, “The number of people living in the United States with non-healing wounds is growing at an alarming rate. This month, we will be educating physicians, patients and the public about the prevalence of chronic wounds and how advanced wound care can help provide better outcomes for those with non-healing wounds.” The Wound Care Center offers several advanced therapies to patients suffering from chronic wounds. The

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A bizarre crime call was made in Jefferson County last night. It ended in a crash on Highway 141 and Romaine Creek Road.

The Missouri Department of Transportation has begun a massive light improvement project along roads in Jefferson County. The department will pay Reinhold Electric of St. Louis $527,314 to repair and replace lights including Interstate 55, Route 141, Route 30 and Route 21 between Jefferson and Franklin counties. A spokesperson for the department said the project is part of an overall update to the state highway lighting system converting from high-pressure sodium to light-emitting diodes, more…

EDWARDSVILLE — The Madison County Circuit Clerk’s Office is now offering passport photo service, making it a one-stop shop for passport processing. Circuit Clerk Tom McRae announced the new service started this week. He said his office process its first passport photo of a 1-year-old girl. McRae said Cecelia Borgens is the first person to get her photo taken at the Circuit Clerk’s Office. He said her mother, Jill Borgens, had a photo taken at another location and brought the picture in to the Circuit Clerk’s office to attach to the child’s passport application. Deputy Circuit Clerk Stacey Turner advised Borgens that her daughter’s previous photo would likely not be acceptable because the little girl had her eyes closed in the picture. She said the federal government routinely rejects passport photos for a number of different reasons resulting in delays in what can be an already lengthy process. “Cecelia wasn’t exactly thrilled with gettin

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CIUDAD JUÁREZ – It was well before dawn Sunday morning, when Olga Maldonado, her nieces Yulisa, Marcela Maldonado and Kevin Hernandez and the children, ages 3 to 10-years old, rose to prepare for their asylum meeting with the U.S. Customs and Border Protections. “Nervous, but excited,” was how Olga described her feelings, slipping on plain […]

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Kohl's is clearing out the racks with a clearance sale offering discounts.

Its move means the end of a headquarters search that began last fall and marks a signature moment for the 14-story tower, which is now fully leased.