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Where the cicada broods are emerging in the US
ST. PETERS, Mo. — The familiar buzz of summer is back as cicadas have emerged in various locations, including St. Peters. Viewer-submitted photos show dozens of these insects on trees. From late April through June 2024, the largest brood of 13-year cicadas, known as Brood XIX, will co-emerge with a midwestern brood of 17-year cicadas, […]
White Castle giving away burgers on National Slider Day
ST. LOUIS — Want a free burger? White Castle is celebrating National Slider Day on May 15 by offering customers a free slider, with no purchase required. Customers can redeem this offer using a digital coupon from White Castle’s social media or by entering the code SLIDERDAY on the app. “We’re humbled to have always […]
'We wanted to create a sober space where you can go and enjoy music' Sober concert series debuts in St. Louis this week
This week, the Garage at the Intersection concert series begins, which aims to offer a venue for sober St. Louisans and they can enjoy music. The venue is located at 3323 Washington Avenue in the Grand Center Arts District.
Two abandoned puppies find a new home providing calm and comfort to college students
ST. LOUIS — They are two of the most popular figures on the campus of Washington University. They don't pay tuition or live on campus and almost always skip class. They are known as the Comfort Dogs of Washington University. Like any college campus, students put in long hours...
New film 'No Escape Room' helps parents understand how teens can get trapped in online sextortion
ST. LOUIS — According to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, sextortion is one of the greatest risks that kids and teens face online, but most parents don't understand how it happens. Sextortion, a crime that happens when an adult convinces someone under 18 to share sexual...
Dave's Hot Chicken to open 7 stores in St. Louis region
ST. LOUIS — Dave’s Hot Chicken will open seven eateries in the St. Louis region, with hopes to open at least one location by the end of this year. The Hari Group, a Naperville, Illinois-based franchise and real estate development group, hopes to open all seven of its in-development Dave’s Hot Chicken locations in the St. Louis metro in the next four years, President Raj Patel said.
Stray Rescue of St. Louis receives $1M gift for new main shelter campus
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - Stray Rescue of St. Louis announced they have received a $1,000,000 gift for the organization’s new shelter campus in the Dutchtown neighborhood. The gift, from philanthropist Carol Epstein, was for a new campus consisting of over four acres and three buildings which...
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