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Now that the FDA has approved the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for kids ages five to eleven, the next step is actually getting your child vaccinated. Walgreens began accepting appointments yesterday, while St. Louis County will be able to vaccinate children at county library branches next week; meanwhile, St. Louis city unveiled its plan today.

Accompanied today by St. Louis Public Schools superintendent Kelvin Adams and the City of Saint Louis Department of Health director Dr. Mati Hlatshwayo Davis, Mayor Tishaura Jones urged parents to get their children vaccinated.…

This article originally ran in the St. Louis Business Journal on November 4, 2021. The developer of a new $65 million industrial park in Maryland Heights has three warehouses under construction simultaneously to meet the growing demand for industrial space in St. Louis. NorthPoint Development unveiled the future Riverport Trade Center at a groundbreaking ceremony Thursday with leadership of the […]

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The former fastball phenom from New Jersey was featured on same trading card with the legendary St. Louis announcer.

Waking up early, taking his grandson to school, running errands and relaxing with his dog. Larry Simpson’s daily rituals are pretty routine for a 73-year-old retiree in Sunset Hills. “Midafternoon I want to go in my chair in there and read my book,” he said. “I just can't complain about my life. It's been good.” His daily routine also includes eating at least one marijuana edible gummy. “I never wanted to be the old guy who when he opens up his medicine cabinet, so many pills are falling…

Metallica is helping to introduce a new combat sport to the world. The metal legends are performing ahead of the debut of Triad Combat, a team-based fighting competition that combines…

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A telehealth firm alleges in a lawsuit that St. Louis health system Mercy gave its confidential information to another company as part of an effort to create Mercy's own "virtual patient care software."

St. Louis Public Schools, the Hazelwood School District, and the Ferguson-Florissant School District will be closed for the entire week of Thanksgiving this year. All three schools attributed the decision to giving students extra time off because of the stress this school year has brought. Hazelwood School District made the announcement Thursday on Facebook. The district said schools will be closed from Nov. 22 through Nov. 26. The days will not be made up later in the school year. Hazelwood…

About 25 high school students interviewed for open positions in food service, custodial work and child care in Northwest School District.

The school districts will be closed during the entire week of Thanksgiving to help students focus on their mental health and practice self-care

After eviction, north St. Louis County woman not allowed to get into apartment to get her belongings. She loses everything.

A staffing crisis across state-run mental health facilities has decreased access to care for patients, with some waiting months for services, state officials told the Mental Health Commission on Thursday. Within the Department of Mental Health’s division of behavioral health, about 35% of registered nurse positions are vacant, 57% of licensed practical nurses are vacant, […]

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Ten-year-old Lyla McCarty loves to bake. She sells cookies on the side of the road to help raise money for a rare nerve condition called complex regional pain syndrome, or CRPS, a condition she was diagnosed with in February.…

There are some routes many of us just can’t imagine living without, especially drivers who need to get across the Mississippi River on a regular basis.

The latest installment of ABC's Family Singalong franchise airs tonight. The Queen Family Singalong pays tribute to the iconic British rock group via songs belted out by a variety of…

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City residents receiving their first dose of the COVID vaccine at a school clinic will receive $100 gift cards.

Sabrina Dunigan’s five children, all younger than 10, died in the apartment fire Aug. 6.

A collaboration between The Missouri Independent, Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting and the St. Louis American has been chosen as a finalist for the 2022 Alfred I. duPont-Columbia University Awards. The project, “Why Police Reform Fails,” followed a group of Ferguson activists who decided the key to transforming public safety is changing who […]

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