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Orlando Slingshot announced Thursday that the 430-foot-tall FreeFall ride will be taken down.

The 15-year-old boy at first told his mom he was hurt on a playground. Now he tells police he was shot on Sept. 29.

JERSEY - In conjunction with Jersey State Bank, J.C.H.S. has selected their “Student of the Month”. The recipient for the month of September is Brooke Stockstill. The selection of a “Student of the Month” is based upon the number of F.O.C.U.S. nominations, which a student receives for a given month. F.O.C.U.S. (Finding One Clearly Unique Student) is a program, which acknowledges a student each week for academic or kindness. Each week teachers may recognize students who have performed well in their classes by selecting them as F.O.C.U.S. students for that particular week. During September, Brooke received the most F.O.C.U.S. nominations. Because she received the most nominations, he was named “Students of the Month” at JCHS. She is being congratulated by Anna Fessler of Jersey State Bank.

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FOX 2 will be giving away tickets every day next week before tickets go on sale.

JERSEY - In conjunction with Jerseyville Banking Center, J.C.H.S. has selected their “Students of the Month”. The recipients for the month of September are J.R. Wells (11) & Dinah Slusser(10). The selection of a “Student of the Month” is based upon the number of F.O.C.U.S. nominations, which a student receives for a given month. F.O.C.U.S. (Finding One Clearly Unique Student) is a program, which acknowledges a student each week for academic or kindness. Each week teachers may recognize students who have performed well in their classes by selecting them as F.O.C.U.S. students for that particular week. During September, JR & Dinah received the most F.O.C.U.S. nominations. Because they received the most nominations, they were named “Students of the Month” at JCHS. They are being congratulated by Jayda Bodenbach of Jerseyville Banking Center.

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ST. LOUIS - Once a Cardinals fan, always a Cardinals fan! Does the same hold true for the Phillies? Celebrities seem to pop up at Cardinals games. You may be familiar with some of the famous people coming back home to see their team at Busch Stadium. But, do you know who may show up [...]

The milestone 35th St. Louis American Foundation Scholarship and Awards Gala on Oct. 2 at America’s Center was a grand display of substance and style.

While trees have long inspired artists with their wonder and natural beauty, Forest Through the Trees takes a new look at this familiar subject matter.

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Take a load off and take in the views on a relaxing daytime cruise that shows St. Louis from the river that built it. Narrated

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More than ever, Downtown needs fresh ideas, a willingness to expand beyond what we expect and a desire to aim for the unexpected.

ST. LOUIS - In an op-ed, Mayor Tishaura O. Jones proposes using at least $40 million in American Rescue Plan funds to improve street safety through traffic calming measures and a citywide mobility and transportation plan. The proposal comes after multiple community town halls, more than 5,000 survey responses as well as roundtables with community stakeholders and leaders. An excerpt is below: “Aldermen are responsible on a ward-by-ward basis for determining infrastructure needs and can use ward capital funds to fund these improvements, but when people do not feel safe traveling on our roads, it’s clear the current fragmented system isn’t working. Think about Kingshighway, which runs nearly the entire length of St. Louis across 11 wards. Grand touches even more wards at 12. Piecemeal solutions to a crisis that touches our entire city sets us up to fail time and time again. “St. Louis needs a mobility and transportation master plan that takes our entire city int

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The boy was reported missing Wednesday night.

DOW - Local nonprofit Givin’ It All For Guts is hosting a fundraising event at the Do Drop Inn and is inviting the public to dance for a good cause to live music from The Steve Ewing Band. The organization helps fund research into Crohn’s Disease, colitis, and IBD illnesses. The event will be held on Saturday, Oct. 15, with doors opening at 6:30 p.m. and music/dancing from 7-10 p.m. Entry is free with an optional donation. Angela Richards, president of Givin’ It All For Guts, said there will also be a cash bar and 50/50 raffle at the event. Steve Ewing is the former frontman of The Urge, an STL-based band that gained a large following locally and beyond. Richards added that his band was originally booked for other events that were canceled during the pandemic, so she’s looking forward to this performance. “We’re just wanting everyone to enjoy them get the word out about our organization,” she said. Proceeds from the event will

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The crash happened at 7:55 a.m. Wednesday at Highway 4 and Highway 140 in Madison County.

'Becoming Jane: The Evolution of Jane Goodall,' which features augmented reality, opens at the Saint Louis Science Center on Friday.

According to a new report released by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the St. Louis metropolitan area has failed... Read More

Effort mirrors progress made in Missouri courts, where one $3 fee was declared unconstitutional, and others are not being targeted.

Two lion heads saved from now-demolished Palladium nightclub in midtown St. Louis will be auctioned off to raise money for Landmarks Association.