Genell Reynolds

St. Louis

Digital Audience Producer at KSDK-TV (St. Louis, MO)

Articles

From homeless to hired: Powerball ticket leads to unexpected friendship

6 days ago | 13wmaz.com | Genell Reynolds

MADISON COUNTY, Ill. — What started as a quick stop inside a BP gas station to check a Powerball ticket turned into an unexpected act of kindness—and the beginning of a life-changing friendship. While 46-year-old Justin Simpson of Maryville was microwaving ramen noodles for dinner, Timothy Lambert, a 35-year-old business owner from Troy, entered and noticed he had to wait to check his lottery numbers. "He was kind of in my way, and he said, 'Sorry, sir, am I in your way?
From homeless to hired: Powerball ticket leads to unexpected friendship

1 week ago | 11alive.com | Genell Reynolds

When Timothy Lambert met Justin Simpson at a BP in Madison County, Illinois, he had no idea how far kindness could take him. "He was kind of in my way, and he said, 'Sorry, sir, am I in your way? I'm just making my dinner,'" Lambert said about their first interaction a few weeks ago. "He was very, very kind to me.""I just never looked back. I was sober after the halfway house ... I wound up being homeless in south Florida while I was sober and stayed sober through that, and it has been 10 years ...
From homeless to hired | Powerball ticket leads to unexpected friendship

1 week ago | thv11.com | Genell Reynolds

MADISON COUNTY, Ill. — What started as a quick stop inside a BP gas station to check a Powerball ticket turned into an unexpected act of kindness—and the beginning of a life-changing friendship. While 46-year-old Justin Simpson of Maryville was microwaving ramen noodles for dinner, Timothy Lambert, a 35-year-old business owner from Troy, entered and noticed he had to wait to check his lottery numbers. "He was kind of in my way, and he said, 'Sorry, sir, am I in your way?
From heart failure to nursing school: Missouri woman’s transplant journey

1 week ago | thv11.com | Genell Reynolds

ST. LOUIS — A Columbia, Missouri, stay-at-home mom learned while eight months pregnant with her third child that she had a rare genetic mutation. The pregnancy unmasked the symptoms of heart failure, but that's only the beginning of her story. Gracyn Laidler, now 29, was 24 years old when she discovered that her heart was functioning at 25%. She voluntarily got tested after her mother was diagnosed with the same mutation.
She was only 24 and pregnant with her 3rd child when she was told she'd need a new heart

1 week ago | 13wmaz.com | Genell Reynolds

ST. LOUIS — A Columbia, Missouri, stay-at-home mom learned while eight months pregnant with her third child that she had a rare genetic mutation. The pregnancy unmasked the symptoms of heart failure, but that's only the beginning of her story. Gracyn Laidler, now 29, was 24 years old when she discovered that her heart was functioning at 25%. She voluntarily got tested after her mother was diagnosed with the same mutation.
What our dads taught us: Stories from St. Louis’ oldest news station

2 weeks ago | ksdk.com | Genell Reynolds

5 On Your Side shares heartfelt lessons from fathers that shaped their anchors and reporters. "My father, Austin, was a man of few words, and I don’t remember him ever raising his voice to me," Art said. "The lesson I picked up from him is to work as hard as necessary to support your family. When I was young, I remember him always working multiple jobs to make money, and I probably thought that was normal.
Facing the unknown: Missouri teen turns to Mexico for experimental cancer therapy

2 weeks ago | ksdk.com | Genell Reynolds

A 14-year-old Missouri girl, Austen Mary Fields, will travel to Mexico for cancer treatment after her rare stage four diagnosis progresses. "I was in a lot of pain when I came home from school," Austen Mary said. "When I first found out, I just didn't think about it for the first few days, and then I didn't think anything of it.""We don't know much about cancer," Cyndi said. "It took a lot for us to learn the words used even. It took a long time to get our heads around what all of this meant.
To the kids affected by the May 16 Tornado: You're not alone—help is here

3 weeks ago | ksdk.com | Genell Reynolds

Lutheran Family and Children's Services is offering mental health services for children between the ages of 3 and 13 this summer. Example video title will go here for this videoExample video title will go here for this videoTo stream 5 On Your Side on your phone, you need the 5 On Your Side app. ST. LOUIS — Help is on the way for the youngest survivors of the May 16 EF3 tornado in St. Louis.
'I'm living for my donor': From heart failure to aspiring transplant nurse

3 weeks ago | ksdk.com | Genell Reynolds

"A lot of heart failure, symptoms, mimic pregnancy, symptoms, shortness of breath, swelling, all of that," Laidler said. "My EKGs never came back abnormal. So nobody thought anymore about it. ... It's not the electrical part, it's a pumping part. And the only way you're gonna find that out is through an echo."The pregnancy was induced three weeks early, and things moved progressively downhill with Laidler's health.
Operation '100 Roofs': Here's what Jake Wheeler and his team are doing in north St. Louis

3 weeks ago | ksdk.com | Genell Reynolds

Jake Wheeler and his team are aiming to tarp 100 roofs but with the help of extra volunteers and skilled contractors, even more can be done. "Where I'm at, I can see at least 100 tarps in the 400 block of Labadie, and some of them are blowing around in the wind. They aren't doing their jobs," Jake said as he stood on a roof looking down into the kitchen of the home he was tarping.