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Woman killed in shooting in St. Louis

2 years 10 months ago
Officers responding to a shooting shortly after 5 a.m. near the intersection of North Kingshighway Boulevard and Dr. Martin Luther King Avenue found a woman shot in the head, police said.
By Nassim Benchaabane St. Louis Post-Dispatch

HSHS St. Elizabeth's Hospital Announces Prenatal Education Class Dates For New Year

2 years 10 months ago
O’FALLON — Expectant moms can get all their “what to expect when expecting” questions answered by attending any or all the prenatal education programs offered by HSHS St. Elizabeth’s Hospital in the coming year. St. Elizabeth’s Women and Infants Center offers a wide range of services for mothers and infants, and the class schedule for 2024 is now available. It includes Prepared Childbirth and Breastfeeding Classes that are taught by a registered nurse from St. Elizabeth’s Women and Infants Center. Classes are open to any mom-to-be and their support person. The recommended time to attend is after 28 weeks. “We want to make sure we are providing moms and families with the information they need so they are as prepared as they can be for the delivery, as well as taking their baby home,” shared Julie Brooks, RN, BSN, CLC, childbirth educator and lactation counselor at St. Elizabeth's Women and Infants Center. “We invite both

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YouTuber Makes Key Discovery in Missouri Cold Case

2 years 10 months ago
On December 29, 2013, Donald “Donnie” Erwin left his Camden County home to buy cigarettes and never came back. It wasn’t until a YouTuber and drone pilot took an interest in Erwin’s case that investigators finally got some leads. 
Monica Obradovic

Fight over proposed Kansas City landfill will return to Missouri legislature

2 years 10 months ago

Communities bordering the southern stretch of Kansas City and their state legislators are gearing up once again to fight developers’ plan to build a landfill near a high-end golf course subdivision.  State Rep. Mike Haffner, R-Pleasant Hill, pre-filed a bill ahead of the Missouri legislative session, set to begin in January, aimed at stopping the […]

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Allison Kite

How a new way to vote is gaining traction in states — and could transform US politics

2 years 10 months ago

With U.S. democracy plagued by extremism, polarization and a growing disconnect between voters and lawmakers, a set of reforms that could dramatically upend how Americans vote is gaining momentum at surprising speed in Western states. Ranked choice voting, which asks voters to rank multiple candidates in order of preference, has seen its profile steadily expand […]

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Zachary Roth