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Multi-vehicle crash in Ladue early Monday

3 years ago
ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - Several vehicles were involved in a crash early Monday morning in Ladue. The crash happened around 1:30 a.m. on southbound I-170 just north of Ladue Road. Two lanes of traffic were blocked for a time. No injuries were reported. FOX 2's Nissan Rogue Runner was at the scene.
Monica Ryan

Dealing With Bullying

3 years ago
According to the National Bullying Prevention Center, one in five students reports being bullied – but the actual number is believed to be even higher, perhaps even one in three kids, as some cases are not reported. Bullying can be verbal, emotional, or physical and can be based on a variety of aspects – from looks and size to academics and athleticism, and more. During the peak of the pandemic, a decline in bullying was seen as so many kids were learning from home. Now, with schools back in full swing and in person, kids are spending more time with classmates than they have since early 2020. Talking to your kids at home each day is important to not only learn more about what is going on in their lives, but it also helps to identify potential bullying. “A good 10 to 15-minute conversation every day about what happened during the day, what was good, what was bad, and what did they struggle with. Use open-ended questions and don’t necessarily try to solve

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CM Grad Ashtin Linton Graduates From U.S. Marines Boot Camp

3 years ago
SAN DIEGO - Ashtin Linton, a 2022 Civic Memorial High School graduate, recently graduated from Marine Boot Camp, San Diego CA. Ashtin will soon know where he will be stationed once he returns to San Diego to finish up the final camp details after a brief leave. He was a Civic Memorial High football player while at the school. If you have a military accomplishment, e-mail them to news@riverbender.com and include a photo.

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Final leg of Gateway Cup bike race happening today

3 years ago
ST. LOUIS - The fourth and final leg of the Gateway Cup starts Monday in the historic Benton Park neighborhood. Monday's rain could present a challenging obstacle for some riders, but the Benton Park Classic race itself is geared to test rider's stamina and speed. The fourth race of the Gateway Cup happens Monday. It's [...]
Amelia Mugavero

Celebrate the 101st Birthday of the Man Who Designed the Arch Tram

3 years ago
Looking at the elegant shape of the Gateway Arch, it sure doesn't seem possible that one could cram into a tiny elevator and take a somewhat terrifying ride to the top. How can an elevator (or in this case tram) curve? [content-1] It's that unexpectedness, my friends, that makes our very own St. Louis Arch tram freaking amazing.
Jessica Rogen

St. Louis Voter Registration Drive Will be Dance-Filled Affair

3 years ago
The most artsy voter registration event in St. Louis has returned. Dance the Vote STL will present Midterms Matter on Saturday, September 24, from 12:30 to 3 p.m. The nonpartisan event will feature St. Louis dance companies, including the St. Louis Academy of Dance and Skystone Dance Ensemble, doing interpretive dances around the act of voting.
Rosalind Early

New Documentary Digs Into St. Louis Cold Case of Headless Child

3 years ago
Edrar ‘Bird’ Sosa vividly remembers the day he first heard about the headless child who would go on to become the city’s most notorious cold case. But it wasn’t cold yet. It was 1983, and Sosa was only about 10 years old, growing up in north St. Louis not too far from the house where the child’s mutilated body had been found.
Jessica Rogen

Conservationists celebrate milestone in effort to save Missouri’s endangered hellbenders

3 years ago

In dripping black wetsuits and scuba masks, standing in the middle of a southern Missouri river last month, a state herpetologist and two zookeepers hugged each other and cheered. “Number 10,000!” That day, state herpetologist Jeff Briggler with the Missouri Department of Conservation and two Saint Louis Zoo keepers released into the wild the 10,000th […]

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Rebecca Rivas