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Music at the Intersection Comes Into its Own in its Second Year

3 years ago
Well, it's official: With the success of last weekend's Music at the Intersection, St. Louis has a bona fide music festival on its hands. In the event's second year — and the first in this particular outdoor format — the fledgling affair proved that it's ready to fly.
Daniel Hill

Fire damages Vin de Set restaurant Monday morning

3 years ago
ST. LOUIS - Rooftop bar and bistro Vin de Set, just south of Downtown, was heavily damaged by a fire early Monday morning. The fire started just after 4 a.m. at the restaurant located on Chouteau near 21st Street. When firefighters arrived, they saw heavy flames coming from the rooftop bar. The fire spread to [...]
Monica Ryan

Cahokia Heights home on fire Monday morning

3 years ago
CAHOKIA HEIGHTS, Ill. - A home was on fire early Monday morning in Cahokia Heights, Illinois. The fire started just before 5:30 a.m. at a home located in the 500 block of St. Paul Drive. FOX 2's Nissan Rogue Runner reporter Nic Lopez was at the scene. The Cahokia Fire Department and the Prairie Du [...]
Nic Lopez

Do Your Genes Explain Why Cannabis Works For You?

3 years ago
A Washington University study seeks to find the link between genes and cannabis use. The study, which began in 2021 and will run until the end of 2022, is one of the first of its kind, says Nancy Saccone, associate professor in the Department of Genetics.
Benjamin Simon

Do Your Genes Explain Why Cannabis Works For You?

3 years ago
A Washington University study seeks to find the link between genes and cannabis use. The study, which began in 2021 and will run until the end of 2022, is one of the first of its kind, says Nancy Saccone, associate professor in the Department of Genetics.
Benjamin Simon

Missouri Court of Appeals revives ‘old school’ self-defense law in resisting arrest case

3 years ago

Two Newton County sheriff deputies were dispatched to a trailer park north of Neosho to evict a man and his wife on Nov. 13, 2017. According to the deputies, the man refused to leave, fought off the deputies and stole a patrol car that he would later crash in town. The local prosecutor would go […]

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Rebecca Rivas

We all have power within us to do good with our words

3 years ago

Editor’s note: The following is a condensed excerpt from “Using My Word Power” by columnist Janice Ellis. The book is now available from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, Apple Books and other major online booksellers. It’s also available at the author’s website, Real Advocacy Journalism. I have been an advocate journalist for nearly four decades, which is nothing […]

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Janice Ellis

Torn Apart

3 years ago
In Houston, a generations-deep community is being dismantled by mandatory buyouts.
Amal Ahmed