Jennifer Meckles
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Chicago, IL, United States
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Family builds Thanksgiving 'drive-through' window outside their home
Every year, the couple hosts family members and friends for a Thanksgiving meal at their home. This year, Jan Culver came up with a way to keep the tradition safely. → Read More
Local WWII veteran dies at 97
Elmer Luckett was 97. → Read More
Basketball teams honor families battling cancer
This time, the tribute extended to the opposing team. Thomas said McClure also has team families affected by cancer. → Read More
Prosecutor: Testimony from other victims 'vital' to sex assault conviction
"I knew immediately I couldn't let her be the only one ...There are no witnesses. There's nobody to pull to your side. So, I knew I had to do whatever it took to make sure he couldn't do that again." → Read More
Local kids to star in NCADA Super Bowl ad
The National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Abuse (NCADA) produces a local PSA that runs during the Super Bowl each. For 2018, the commercial was released along with a new campaign, "Talk About It." → Read More
St. Louis police officer relieved after shooter is convicted
"I feel good. I feel like some stress has been lifted off my shoulders." → Read More
'She made you want to be better': An open letter to my high school teacher
Mrs. Klaus passed away this week, after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. She was more than just a teacher. She was also a wife, a mother, and a grandmother. → Read More
St. Louis moms on a mission to cover unpaid lunch bills
With the help of some other mothers in the school district, Oberweise launched an online campaign to pool some funds from families willing to donate. → Read More
'Dreamer' patrols streets in Metro East
Recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA, wait for an uncertain future, but one police officer is not letting the headlines distract him. → Read More
How emergency alerts work in our area
The information looks like a text message but includes a special tone and vibration. → Read More
Trump: Program to protect 'Dreamers' is 'probably dead'
"DACA is probably dead because the Democrats don't really want it, they just want to talk and take desperately needed money away from our Military," the Republican president tweeted → Read More
Water still running down Holly Hills street
More than a week after the initial water main leak, one Holly Hills street still has water rushing down the street as residents wait for a fix. → Read More
Concert raises thousands of dollars for injured Arnold officer
Organizers said ticket sales and donations helped raise about $22,000 for the family from this event. → Read More
Backyard transforms from calming oasis into ice garden
"We've never seen it this frozen since 2001," said Rebecca Harrison, thinking back to the year her family installed a water garden fed by the natural spring in their backyard. → Read More
Local Walgreens employee got the surprise of a lifetime this week
"If you come here, you know immediately who he is," she said. "He’s just the most gentle, kind, warm, energetic … guy in this whole town." → Read More
Friends, strangers raise thousands for family after house fire
Facing a devastating loss, it only took a few hours for friends and strangers to mobilize and help. → Read More
Student's Christmas surprise for family goes viral
Acceptance into his dream school was the best gift he could give his mom and aunt. → Read More
School's 'Pink Out' supports teen battling cancer
15-year-old Brynn Haun is on her second cancer diagnoses. She has Ewing's Sarcoma, a rare form of bone cancer. → Read More
Woman turning hit-and-run tragedy into a way to help others
Tiffanie Stanfield recently launched an organization called Fighting Hit and Run Driving, in honor of her sister, Jameca Stanfield. → Read More
Girls night out: Local ladies pack birthday presents for kids in need
"Normally we do a holiday gift exchange among ourselves, but we decided to forgo those gifts and buy birthday gifts for Birthday Joy instead," she said. → Read More