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Superintendent Dr. Curtis Cain re-enforced that the school district welcomes all students regardless of disability or sexual orientation.

SWANSEA, Ill. - A worker was killed at Century Castings Corporation in Swansea, Illinois Friday morning. The Swansea Police Department said a 59-year-old man was crushed by hydraulic machinery at approximately 6 a.m. Police said officers arrived at the scene within one minute of the emergency and "ran towards the victim and the large machinery. [...]

Mental health workers in Missouri say there are potential problems with a new emergency helpline, including whether there are enough workers to absorb an increase in calls. The 988 service launched in July.

ST. LOUIS - An accident happened late Thursday night in north St. Louis. A driver lost control and crashed into a tree at Halls Ferry Circle and Lewis and Clark Boulevard. No injuries have been reported. FOX 2's Nissan Rogue Runner reporter Nic Lopez was at the scene.

ST. LOUIS - MoDOT and IDOT are looking ahead to winter and want to hire full-time winter maintenance workers. Applicants must be at least 18 and have a commercial driver's license. MoDOT also says "come for the snow, stay for the mow." Jobs start with winter snow plows but continue into the spring with grass mowing.

Today in St. Louis picks some great events for you to put on the weekend calendar.

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - The Kirkwood School District is set to break ground Friday morning on new construction at Nipher Middle School. They plan to build four new classrooms and a connecting corridor. The funding comes from Prop R. It was approved by voters last spring.

ST. LOUIS - SLU researchers are enrolling volunteers in the second stage of a COVID vaccine trial. They're testing a second-generation of shots. They're looking for healthy volunteers over 60 years old who have already been vaccinated and boosted once. For more information or to sign up for the study, email vaccine@slu.edu.

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - Friday is the last day for COVID-19 tests at the North Central Community Health Center. The St. Louis County Health Department said that's because of low use. Free saliva PCR test kits will still be available for drive-thru pick-up at the John C. Murphy and South County Health Centers, but the hours [...]

The St. Louis landmark celebrates the milestone with a party on Thursday, September 8.

A $25 million federal grant will help jump-start work on an advanced manufacturing innovation center near Ranken Technical College in north St. Louis.

The community members of East St. Louis came together once again to help the only emergency women and children shelter in the area continue renovations.

Parents and teachers at the Rockwood School District spoke out Thursday against a school board director at a public meeting.

The ongoing drought was already hitting electricity generation.

Mountains of trash have been ignored on some University City streets for weeks. Many of these piles of garbage have sat untouched for six weeks. Residents say they’re told they may have to wait another two weeks for pickup.

Hours after a married couple moved from Kansas to Tower Grove South, their U-Haul filled with appliances, furniture and family pictures was stolen.

A social media threat resulted in some fans being turned away from Thursday night’s high school football game involving Webster Groves hosting Ritenour. 

Climate change is straining FEMA’s capacity to help people after a disaster.

ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - Westbound 270 at New Florissant was closed starting late Thursday night due to a multi-vehicle crash. The area reopened at about 5 a.m. Friday. The crash involved three cars, a U-Haul van, and a FedEx truck. It is unknown at this time if anyone was injured. It is also unknown [...]

In June, Ringo Starr and his All Starr Band postponed the last 12 concerts of the first leg of their 2022 North American tour after two members -- Edgar Winter…

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