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1 day 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.
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1 day 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.
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6 days 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.
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1 week ago | 
ksdk.com | Genell Reynolds
'For individuals who are staying in homes that are not safe and have nowhere to go, call the Urban League.'ST. LOUIS — Since the devastating EF3 tornado struck on May 16, the Urban League of Metropolitan St. Louis Inc. has been a vital resource for affected communities, providing food, tarps, and other essential supplies. Now, the organization is expanding its support by offering temporary hotel stays to those displaced or living in unsafe conditions.
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1 week ago | 
ksdk.com | Genell Reynolds
The homeowner's surveillance cameras caught the vandals in the act early Friday morning. Vulgar words like "scum" and "whore" were graffitied on the driveway. Toilet paper hung from trees, littered the lawn, and even wrapped around the mailbox. Home surveillance footage caught the culprits, with multiple car lights shining down the road illuminating their faces. The home's owner, named Tim, said he knew who was responsible for the vandalism: dozens of teens from Eureka High School.
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2 weeks ago | 
ksdk.com | Genell Reynolds
Tim Wells' surveillance cameras caught the vandals in the act early Friday morning. Vulgar words like "scum" were graffitied on the driveway. Toilet paper hung from trees, littered the lawn, and even wrapped around the mailbox. Home surveillance footage caught the culprits, with multiple car lights shining down the road illuminating their faces. The home's owner, named Tim, said he knew who was responsible for the vandalism: dozens of teens from Eureka High School.
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2 weeks ago | 
9news.com | Genell Reynolds
ST. LOUIS — What was meant to be a joyful end-of-school-year tradition turned into a harrowing encounter with a tornado for a Godfrey mother and four children visiting the Saint Louis Zoo on Friday afternoon. Ashleigh Schroeder had taken her two kids and two of their friends—ages 9 to 12—for a celebratory day at their favorite spot.
"We have been members of the zoo since our kids were babies. It's kind of our happy place," Schroeder said.
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2 weeks ago | 
11alive.com | Genell Reynolds
"You need to know the zoo no longer looks like the zoo that we know and love," a St. Louis area mom said. "We have been members of the Zoo since our kids were babies. It's kind of our happy place," Schroeder said. "I knew there was supposed to be a thunderstorm, but we've certainly been there through thunderstorms before."According to Schroeder, there was no rain at that time, but she said her phone said this was serious.
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2 weeks ago | 
13wmaz.com | Genell Reynolds
ST. LOUIS — What was meant to be a joyful end-of-school-year tradition turned into a harrowing encounter with a tornado for a Godfrey mother and four children visiting the Saint Louis Zoo Friday afternoon. Ashleigh Schroeder had taken her two kids and two of their friends—ages 9 to 12—for a celebratory day at their favorite spot.
"We have been members of the Zoo since our kids were babies. It's kind of our happy place," Schroeder said.
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2 weeks ago | 
ksdk.com | Genell Reynolds
Amanda Symmonds survived a terrifying storm in her apartment as strong winds shattered her windows and ripped off the roof. Symmonds told 5 On Your Side that she heard no sirens as she walked to her window to assess the oddity, looking around from the fifth floor of the apartment complex. She also said her family, who lives in O'Fallon, Missouri, warned her of hail and rain that just passed through their area, but this seemed to be more than hail and rain to Symmonds.
