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Veterans honored across Missouri, Illinois for Veterans day

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www.youtube.com – FOX 2 St. Louis – 2024-11-11 16:41:22

SUMMARY: On Veterans Day, various events unfolded in the St. Louis metropolitan area to honor veterans. In Manchester, Missouri, the Parks and Recreation Department hosted a breakfast for 100 veterans, serving pancakes, sausage, and eggs, while displaying banners for hometown heroes. Attention was given to Vietnam War era veterans for their service recognition. In downtown St. Louis, the French Society placed a wreath at the Soldiers Memorial Military Museum. U.S. Senator Tammy Duckworth participated in a ceremony in Belleville, where she addressed veterans’ food insecurity, highlighting that 26% of veterans face food challenges and assisting families through a food giveaway.

Veterans on both sides of the Mississippi River were honored across the area Monday.

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19-year-old charged with striking pedestrians at Ted Drewes

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www.youtube.com – FOX 2 St. Louis – 2024-12-23 18:09:25

SUMMARY: Charges have been filed against a teenage driver involved in an incident at the Ted Drewes parking lot in South St. Louis, injuring six people, including an off-duty police officer. The driver reportedly drove through a barricade, striking multiple pedestrians, and fled the scene after reversing into more victims. Among the injured were a 12-year-old and an 82-year-old. In response to this and prior accidents, city officials are planning safety improvements for the area, including relocating the parking entrance and enhancing lighting and crosswalks, set to begin between January and March 2025.

The man accused of striking multiple pedestrians at Ted Drewes Sunday night has been charged. Among the injured was an off-duty police officer.

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How many professional sports championships does St. Louis have?

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fox2now.com – Nick Gladney – 2024-12-23 11:35:00

SUMMARY: St. Louis, home to three professional sports teams, has a rich championship history with 14 titles since 1926 across football, hockey, baseball, and basketball. The St. Louis Cardinals lead with 11 World Series titles, the most recent in 2011. The St. Louis Blues won their Stanley Cup in 2019, becoming the second NHL team to do so after a low-season ranking. The Rams, part of the NFL’s “Greatest Show on Turf,” secured a championship in 1999. Lastly, the St. Louis Hawks claimed an NBA title in 1958 before relocating to Atlanta.

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Driver killed by police after driving truck through Texas mall, injuring 5

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www.ozarksfirst.com – Abigail Jones – 2024-12-22 10:19:00

SUMMARY: A driver was shot and killed by law enforcement after crashing a pickup truck into a Killeen mall on Saturday, injuring five people. Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) officers attempted to stop the truck, suspected to be driven by an intoxicated person, but the driver fled, eventually driving through a JCPenney store, striking shoppers aged 6 to 75. Officers pursued on foot and engaged the driver in gunfire. Amid confusion, social media misinformation mistakenly reported an active shooter; officials later confirmed there was none. Witnesses described the chaotic scene as people scrambled for safety during the pre-Christmas rush.

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