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Last year set a record for the number of drug overdose deaths in the St. Louis region, most of them opioid-related. Gun violence has also long been a…
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In the basement of the New Northside Missionary Baptist Church, clinical psychologist Marva Robinson meets with people who know of a conflict that may…
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Last year, black-and-white "We Must Stop Killing Each Other" signs began popping up in yards across St. Louis.The organization behind the signs, Better…
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On Monday morning, St. Louis detectives began work on the city’s 145th homicide case since January. The body of a 25-year-old man was found in a car with…
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St. Louis is increasing its funding for a local agency’s initiative to shift the culture of St. Louis’s most dangerous blocks away from violence.Better…
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(Updated at 9:12 a.m. Monday, August 25)Missouri Governor Jay Nixon's spokesman says Nixon will NOT attend Monday's funeral "out of respect for the…
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On the 159th anniversary of Mary Meachum's attempted crossing of the Mississippi River — from what was at the time the slave state of Missouri to the free…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, April 30, 2013 - When Edward Spann first heard about the Men on Deck tour, he had no idea it would…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon: When Edward Spann first heard about the Men on Deck tour, he had no idea it would mean beginning his…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, Sept. 25, 2009 - The EEOC in St. Louis has sued Better Family Life, Inc. for taking back a job offer…