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Body found in vacant residence in St. Louis

Updated: 2 hours ago
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By First Alert 4 Staff
Homicide detectives are investigating after the body of a man was found Saturday afternoon inside a vacant residence.

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Minor earthquake reported near O’Fallon

Updated: 2 hours ago
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By First Alert 4 Staff
A minor earthquake was reported early Saturday just southwest of O’Fallon, Illinois.

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Woman shot on gas station parking lot in Downtown West

Woman shot on gas station parking lot in Downtown West

Updated: 5 hours ago
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By First Alert 4 Staff
St. Louis Metropolitan Police are investigating after a woman was shot while inside a vehicle early Saturday at a gas station in the Downtown West neighborhood

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Neighbors, advocates march for peace in Peabody-Darst-Webbe

Neighbors, advocates march for peace in Peabody-Darst-Webbe

Updated: 15 hours ago
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By Kimberly Donahue
Dozens of people took part in a Peace March in the Peabody-Darst-Webbe neighborhood

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SLU Hospital nurses ratify new contract

Updated: 16 hours ago
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By First Alert 4 Staff
Saint Louis University Hospital nurses ratified a new three-year contract Saturday after more than a year of negotiations and two strikes.

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Man drowns in Meramec River near Eureka

Man drowns in Meramec River near Eureka

Updated: 19 hours ago
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By First Alert 4 Staff
A man was the victim of a drowning Saturday afternoon on the Meramec River near Eureka.

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Calverton Park Police Department set to disband

Updated: 21 hours ago
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By First Alert 4 Staff
Another police department in north St. Louis County has disbanded, making it the third to shutter its doors in 2024.

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2nd suspect arrested in November 2022 ‘brazen’ fatal shooting of man in Cool Valley

Updated: 21 hours ago
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By First Alert 4 Staff
A second suspect has been charged with murder in a November 2022 fatal shooting police described as a “brazen” act, where four suspects took tactical positions and fired at the victim across a busy street and into a public area in Cool Valley.

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Pike County man charged with murder after shooting, killing adult son, woman

Updated: 22 hours ago
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By Kalie Strain
A 53-year-old Pike County man was charged with murder Saturday after police said he shot and killed his son and a woman.

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Pictured left to right: Daimon L. Patrick, Alec Glover and Larissa Anderson are each charged...

4 charged with murder after drug deal turns into homicide in Pine Lawn

Updated: 24 hours ago
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By First Alert 4 Staff
Three people are charged with murder after authorities say a man was killed when a drug deal turned into a fatal shooting on July 16 in Pine Lawn.
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1 dead in fiery crash between train, car in Sauget, Ill

1 dead in fiery crash between train, car in Sauget, Ill

Updated: Jul. 27, 2024 at 8:29 AM CDT
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By Rheanna Wachter
An investigation is underway after a man died in a crash between a car and train early Saturday.

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POLICE: Man shot, killed downtown; found next to handgun

POLICE: Man shot, killed downtown; found next to handgun

Updated: Jul. 27, 2024 at 6:06 AM CDT
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By First Alert 4 Staff
Police are investigating a fatal early morning shooting Saturday.

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Missouri Supreme Court allowing innocence hearing for Marcellus Williams

Missouri Supreme Court allowing innocence hearing for Marcellus Williams

Updated: Jul. 26, 2024 at 10:31 PM CDT
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By First Alert 4 Staff
The Missouri Supreme Court rejected the Missouri attorney general’s request to prevent an innocence hearing next month for Marcellus Williams.

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Homeowners dealing with unconventional alternative to bridge after heavy flooding

Homeowners dealing with unconventional alternative to bridge after heavy flooding

Updated: Jul. 26, 2024 at 10:30 PM CDT
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By Kimberly Donahue
Homeowners in a Jefferson County subdivision said the temporary solution to a bridge washout has left them holding their breath as they wait for a permanent fix.

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St. Louis jury awards $495 million to Metro East mother in baby formula case

St. Louis jury awards $495 million to Metro East mother in baby formula case

Updated: Jul. 26, 2024 at 10:24 PM CDT
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By Kalie Strain
The infant was fed Similac, Abbott Laboratories’ formula product, according to the lawsuit.

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Increase in funding of Kansas City Police Department on Missouri ballot for August

Increase in funding of Kansas City Police Department on Missouri ballot for August

Updated: Jul. 26, 2024 at 7:09 PM CDT
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By Hannah Falcon and Afshan Musani
A question on increasing the Kansas City Police Department’s funding is on the August election ballot. But, there is disagreement over whether this is an issue of statewide interest.

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First Alert 4 interviews candidates running for St. Louis Sheriff

First Alert 4 interviews candidates running for St. Louis Sheriff

Updated: Jul. 26, 2024 at 6:56 PM CDT
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By First Alert 4 Staff
The August primary election is just 11 days away and St. Louis residents will be deciding who will be the city’s next sheriff.

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Study shows MetroLink Green Line will bolster St. Louis economy, critics refute study

Study shows MetroLink Green Line will bolster St. Louis economy, critics refute study

Updated: Jul. 26, 2024 at 6:38 PM CDT
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By Deion Broxton
The St. Louis region’s transit advocacy organization Citizens for Modern Transit showed a study of the projected economic growth of the St. Louis MetroLink Green Line.

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FILE - Christopher Dunn, right, listens to his attorney Justin Bonus from New York City during...

St. Louis Circuit Attorney responds in case of exonerated, but still imprisoned Christopher Dunn

Updated: Jul. 26, 2024 at 6:15 PM CDT
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By Pat Pratt
The St. Louis Circuit Attorney’s Office has filed its response in a case before the Missouri Supreme Court weighing the fate of an exonerated man still behind bars, saying no entity in the state should be able to single-handedly defy a court order.

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St. Louis County Police seeing rise in scam calls

St. Louis County Police seeing rise in scam calls

Updated: Jul. 26, 2024 at 5:46 PM CDT
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By First Alert 4 Staff
St. Louis County Police said Friday they’re seeing a rise in scam calls with people claiming they are with the sheriff’s office.

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St. Louis Metro sees major job growth in the region

St. Louis Metro sees major job growth in the region

Updated: Jul. 26, 2024 at 5:43 PM CDT
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By Shoshana Stahl
The St. Louis Metro is seeing major economic momentum.

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Child dies in crash on I-70 EB at Grand Thursday morning

Toddler dies in I-70 crash not in car seat; first responders remind public of free installations

Updated: Jul. 26, 2024 at 5:38 PM CDT
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By Melanie Johnson
Investigators are still looking into a Thursday morning fatal accident on I-70 near the Salisbury exit.

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Gina Dawn Brooks went missing in Fredericktown, Mo. in August 1989.

Investigators clear Bollinger Co. search site linked to Gina Dawn Brooks case

Updated: Jul. 26, 2024 at 4:56 PM CDT
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By Kathy Sweeney
Law enforcement cleared the Bollinger County search site linked to a 1989 missing persons case.

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Missouri school district hopes new education leadership focuses on funding for rural teacher pay

Missouri school district hopes new education leadership focuses on funding for rural teacher pay

Updated: Jul. 26, 2024 at 4:53 PM CDT
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By Hannah Falcon and Afshan Musani
As students prepare to return to classrooms in a month, small Missouri districts are struggling to keep up with new requirements.

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Man charged in fatal DUI crash in Madison County, Illinois

Updated: Jul. 26, 2024 at 4:45 PM CDT
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By First Alert 4 Staff
Prosecutors in Madison County, Illinois, have charged a Bethalto man in a fatal DUI crash in May in Hartford.

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New deli to soft launch at recently closed Kohn’s Kosher location

Updated: Jul. 26, 2024 at 2:47 PM CDT
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By First Alert 4 Staff
Hope is not lost for St. Louis area lovers of authentic Kosher deli-style food, who may still be reeling from the announcement earlier in July that local staple Kohn’s Kosher Deli would be shuttering the doors at Creve Coeur location.

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According to charging documents, Mitchell told police she stabbed Bonds during an argument.

St. Louis woman sentenced to 15 years in stabbing death of neighbor in 2022

Updated: Jul. 26, 2024 at 12:25 PM CDT
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By First Alert 4 Staff
A woman from St. Louis was sentenced to 15 years in prison after admitting to fatally stabbing a neighbor in an apartment.

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The Missouri Botanical Garden has announced its 16th corpse flower bloom, Calli, will be on...

Butterfly House to display corpse flower for first time; MoBOT’s 16th corpse flower bloom

Updated: Jul. 26, 2024 at 12:12 PM CDT
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By Rheanna Wachter
A 16th corpse flower is blooming with the Missouri Botanical Garden, but this flower has a different home than previous blooms.

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SLPS Superintendent Dr. Keisha Scarlett on temporary leave, deputy superintendent to take over

SLPS Superintendent Dr. Keisha Scarlett on temporary leave, deputy superintendent to take over

Updated: Jul. 26, 2024 at 10:28 AM CDT
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By First Alert 4 Staff and Russell Kinsaul
Saint Louis Public Schools released an announcement by the Board of Education Friday that Superintendent Dr. Keisha Scarlett is on a temporary leave of absence.

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Jake Robinson, 19, was charged with first-degree assault, armed criminal action and leaving...

Man seriously injured after argument leads to hit-and-run in Fenton

Updated: Jul. 26, 2024 at 8:46 AM CDT
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By First Alert 4 Staff
Charges were issued after a post-argument hit-and-run left a man with serious injuries Wednesday.

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St. Louis-area Verizon Wireless stores giving away free backpacks

St. Louis-area Verizon Wireless stores giving away free backpacks

Updated: Jul. 26, 2024 at 6:15 AM CDT
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By First Alert 4 Staff
In an effort to ease the financial burden of back-to-school shopping, Verizon Wireless stores in the St. Louis-area are giving away $3 million worth of backpacks for free.

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John Burroughs alum heads to the Olympics

John Burroughs alum heads to the Olympics

Updated: Jul. 26, 2024 at 5:34 AM CDT
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By First Alert 4 Staff
John Burroughs alum Brandon Miller finished third in the 800 at the Olympic trials and is heading to the Olympics.

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The mystery of Gina Dawn Brooks' disappearance still haunts investigators 30 years later

3 decades of silence: The disappearance of Gina Dawn Brooks

Updated: Jul. 26, 2024 at 5:19 AM CDT
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By Bob Cyphers and JJ Bailey
You drive into Fredericktown from the north and you are struck by its beauty. Nestled in the northeastern foothills of the St. Francois mountains, the first sight you see is God's Country Cowboy Church. With just over 3,000 residents, this was Norman Rockwell's small town America. Until it was ripped apart.

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O’Fallon, Missouri teacher receives $10,000 grant from Barry Manilow

O’Fallon, Ill. teacher receives $10,000 grant from Barry Manilow

Updated: Jul. 26, 2024 at 5:09 AM CDT
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By First Alert 4 Staff
Barry Manilow presented a $10,000 donation to a local music teacher Thursday before a concert at the Enterprise Center.

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Family paints roundabout at intersection involved in hit-and-run

Family paints roundabout at intersection involved in hit-and-run

Updated: Jul. 25, 2024 at 10:22 PM CDT
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By First Alert 4 Staff
As a 13-year-old boy recovers after a hit-and-run, a family is taking matters into their own hands to make sure the same kind of crash doesn’t happen again.

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Mom questions how daughter escaped Mercy’s mental health facility

‘How is that possible’: Mom questions how daughter escaped Mercy’s mental health facility

Updated: Jul. 25, 2024 at 10:21 PM CDT
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By Justin Andrews
A mother is calling for answers after she says her daughter escaped from Mercy’s Hyland Behavioral Health Center on Saturday.

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Passing strangers help save Lemay woman from burning home

Passing strangers help save Lemay woman from burning home

Updated: Jul. 25, 2024 at 6:53 PM CDT
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By Nathan Vickers
A woman hospitalized for smoke inhalation likely survived because of a group of bystanders who acted quickly.

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First Alert 4 Investigates: How security at CVPA responded to deadly shooting

First Alert 4 Investigates: How security at CVPA responded to deadly shooting

Updated: Jul. 25, 2024 at 6:28 PM CDT
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By First Alert 4 Staff
For the first time, First Alert 4 Investigates is getting an in-depth look at how security at Central Visual Performing Arts High School responded to the deadly shooting.

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FILE - A Southwest Airlines jet arrives at Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix on Dec....

Lambert Airport flyers react to Southwest changing its seating policy

Updated: Jul. 25, 2024 at 5:32 PM CDT
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By Shoshana Stahl
The biggest airline at Lambert International Airport is making some big changes

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Mayor Jones signed the new Complete Streets bill on July 25, 2024.

Mayor Jones signs bill to modernize St. Louis City’s Complete Streets policies

Updated: Jul. 25, 2024 at 2:15 PM CDT
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By First Alert 4 Staff
St. Louis Mayor Tishauara O. Jones signed a bill to improve streets on Thursday.

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Go for the Gold Transit Campaign in St. Louis

Better air in St. Louis? Transit groups hope people ‘Go for the Gold’

Updated: Jul. 25, 2024 at 1:41 PM CDT
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By Avery Martinez
“What we really want people to do is to think about what the options are - and every time you take a different trip than driving alone, you’re helping with clean air in St. Louis,” Kim Cella, the executive director for Citizens for Modern Transit tells First Alert 4.

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Man shot, killed in Baden neighborhood

Police identify victim in fatal shooting in Baden neighborhood

Updated: Jul. 25, 2024 at 12:35 PM CDT
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By First Alert 4 Staff
St. Louis police are investigating Saturday the shooting death of a man in North City.

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Emergency crews on I-70 at Grand after a crash on July 25, 2024

Child dies in crash on I-70 EB at Grand Thursday morning

Updated: Jul. 25, 2024 at 12:21 PM CDT
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By First Alert 4 Staff
2 lanes on I-70 EB closed due to multi-vehicle crash

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Woman identified after suspected hit-and-run in St. Louis street

Updated: Jul. 25, 2024 at 12:04 PM CDT
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By First Alert 4 Staff
Woman identified after suspected hit-and-run Wednesday.

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Entries for free tickets will be accepted from 10 a.m. on July 25 until 9:30 a.m. on Aug. 7.

Here’s how you could get free seats to John Legend at The Muny

Updated: Jul. 25, 2024 at 10:16 AM CDT
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By First Alert 4 Staff
John Legend is performing at The Muny this September and you could go see him for free.

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FILE - The American and Chinese flags wave at Genting Snow Park ahead of the 2022 Winter...

Amid tensions with China, Missouri is among states purging Chinese companies from their investments

Updated: Jul. 25, 2024 at 10:01 AM CDT
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By The Associated Press
As state treasurer, Vivek Malek pushed Missouri’s main retirement system to pull its investments from Chinese companies, making Missouri among the first nationally to do so.

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Police investigating Belleville business break-in

Police investigating Belleville business break-in

Updated: Jul. 25, 2024 at 6:50 AM CDT
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By First Alert 4 Staff
Police investigating Belleville business break-in

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Police looking for suspect in fatal overnight hit-and-run in south St. Louis

Police looking for suspect in fatal overnight hit-and-run in south St. Louis

Updated: Jul. 25, 2024 at 5:20 AM CDT
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By First Alert 4 Staff
Police are searching for the suspect in a fatal hit-and-run overnight in south St. Louis.

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FILE - This undated photo provided by Kira Dunn shows Christopher Dunn. A hearing begins...

Missouri Supreme Court blocks release of Christopher Dunn

Updated: Jul. 24, 2024 at 10:23 PM CDT
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By First Alert 4 Staff
The Missouri Supreme Court has sided with the state attorney general and blocked the release of Christoper Dunn.

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Art for Alzheimer’s exhibition looks to raise money for Alzheimer’s Association

Art for Alzheimer’s exhibition looks to raise money for Alzheimer’s Association

Updated: Jul. 24, 2024 at 5:37 PM CDT
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By Shoshana Stahl
At Sunrise Senior Living in Chesterfield, residents are making art to also help work their minds
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