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Women
Contraception is free to women, except when it’s not
For Stephanie Force, finding a birth control method that she likes and can get without paying out-of-pocket has been a…
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Education
SLPS Foundation has new leader
ST. LOUIS – A new leader is taking the helm of the St. Louis Public Schools Foundation Board of Directors.…
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Business
Can Biden’s plan to remove urban highways improve cities’ health?
Mandela Parkway, a four-lane boulevard enhanced by a median with trees and a curving footpath, stretches along a 24-block section…
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News
Jobs and community resource fair will be held in Greater Ville
ST. LOUIS – More than 60 employers looking to hire will be at a fair in the Greater Ville on…
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News
Take recycling to drop-off sites, city asks residents
ST. LOUIS – The city is asking people to gather up their recyclable items and take them to collection sites,…
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Art
Missouri’s new Poet Laureate is Maryfrances Wagner of Independence
ST. LOUIS – Maryfrances Wagner, a poet, teacher and community leader from Independence, Mo., has been named as Missouri’s sixth…
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Education
SLPS student wins top honors in global robotics competition
ST. LOUIS – Gateway STEM High School student Obike Anwisye has been selected as a 2021 FIRST Robotics Competition Dean’s List Award…
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Art
Steven Woolf, retired artistic director of The Rep, dies at 75
The longtime artistic director of The Repertory Theatre of St. Louis, Steven Woolf, died Monday (July 12, 2021) after a…
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Politics
St. Louis County Councilwoman Hazel Erby dies at 75
ST. LOUIS COUNTY – Hazel Erby, a longtime St. Louis County Councilwoman, died on Friday (July 2, 2021). She was…
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News
Cleanup set for Greater Ville neighborhood
The Greater Ville neighborhood is hosting a Keep It Clean Community Clean-Up this Saturday, July 10. Organizers are asking residents, neighbors and…
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Politics
JACO INTERVIEW: Comptroller Darlene Green on using U.S. COVID-19 funds
ST. LOUIS – St. Louis Comptroller Darlene Green is optimistic that the city’s use of the first $80 million in…
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News
SWIM ON Foundation helps area families learn to swim, prevent drownings
ST. LOUIS — Knowing how to swim and be safe around water is vital, but for at least 39 people…
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Crime
JACO INTERVIEW: Talking public safety with Dan Isom
ST. LOUIS – What’s the best way to tackle the area’s high rate of violent crime? Focus on early intervention,…
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News
Juneteenth celebrations have extra joy, meaning this year
All Americans now celebrate the end of slavery, as Juneteenth – June 19 – becomes the newest national holiday. And…
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Coronavirus
Drop in childhood vaccinations stirs concern about school outbreaks
Routine childhood vaccinations dropped dramatically during the early months of the coronavirus pandemic, and although they began rebounding last summer as families…
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Coronavirus
For toddlers, pandemic shapes development during formative years
CASTLE POINT, Mo. — Lucretia Wilks, who runs a small day care out of her home in north St. Louis…
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Coronavirus
City is renewing push to vaccinate homebound residents
ST. LOUIS – Some of the city’s most vulnerable residents and their caregivers are again getting extra help to fight…
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Health
Expanding coverage is top priority for new Medicare-Medicaid chief
The new head of the federal agency that oversees health benefits for nearly 150 million Americans and $1 trillion in…
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Coronavirus
Tracking of Missouri vaccine equity is hampered by flawed data
Throughout the COVID-19 vaccination effort, public health officials and politicians have insisted that providing shots equitably across racial and ethnic…
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News
Curfew puts brakes on nighttime scooter riding downtown
DOWNTOWN – Zipping along St. Louis’ streets on a scooter may be fun, but it’s hardly the safest way to…
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News
Ameren donates unique truck to city fire department
ST. LOUIS – The St. Louis Fire Department now has a unique, high-tech firetruck, donated by Ameren Missouri, to help…
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Coronavirus
County invests more than $10.5 million in CARES funding to ease food insecurity
ST. LOUIS COUNTY – The county reports that it has spent more than $10 million it received through the federal…
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Art
Documentary about The Hill wins Telly Award
ST. LOUIS – “America’s Last Little Italy: The Hill,” the award-winning documentary about St. Louis’ venerable Italian neighborhood, has won…
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News
Guidelines are drawn up for $68 million of Rescue Plan Act funds
ST. LOUIS – Mayor Tishaura Jones’ administration has released a framework for how the city will use $68 million of…
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Health
Memorial Day weekend, summer can be safe and healthy, city assures
CITY HALL – Downtown and the rest of St. Louis will be a safe place to celebrate this holiday weekend,…
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Health
Million-dollar grant will aid mentally ill potentially at risk of arrest
CITY HALL – The Department of Health has gotten the OK for a federal grant of more than a million dollars…
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Women
JACO INTERVIEW: Reproductive Health Services CEO discusses future of Roe v. Wade
The Supreme Court’s recent decision to take a Mississippi case that could overturn Roe v. Wade worries advocates of legal…
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News
New federal program offers city residents help with rent, utilities
ST. LOUIS – City residents who have fallen behind on paying their rent and utilities during the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic…
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Art
New artwork at airport celebrates modernity, movement
ST. LOUIS – A new piece of art in the form of a colorful tile mosaic wall is now on…
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Politics
ACLU tracks civil liberties bills from 2021 Missouri Legislature
JEFFERSON CITY – About a half-dozen bills passed by Missouri legislators in the recent session are winning praise from the American…
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