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Inside the sex trafficking fight and the victims most targeted

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www.youtube.com – FOX 2 St. Louis – 2024-11-01 21:45:05

SUMMARY: Foster care children are often targeted by traffickers, as highlighted by Fox Files investigator Chris Hayes. Recent trafficking incidents at the Renaissance Hotel and River City Casino involved missing teens from foster care and minors, revealing concerning patterns. Statistics show that 78-80% of trafficking survivors have spent time in foster or adoptive care. Training for police, healthcare professionals, and citizens focuses on identifying and assisting victims, emphasizing the importance of intervention while ensuring personal safety. Survivors require ongoing support to avoid re-victimization, highlighting the need for community awareness and involvement in preventing trafficking.

Two recent sex trafficking busts – one at the Renaissance Hotel in April 2023 and another at River City Casino this past February – reveal a pattern.

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Summer Rodeo and Country Music Fest Series

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www.youtube.com – FOX 2 St. Louis – 2025-07-01 12:27:28

SUMMARY: The Bush Family Farm is hosting its annual Summer Rodeo and Country Music Festival Series starting this weekend, perfectly timed for the Independence Day holiday. Owner Billy Bush highlights the event’s interactive rodeo activities, including bulls, bronco barrels, mutton busting, and kids’ sheep-driving, alongside cold beer and distilled spirits from their own brewery. The festival features a full bar, food, vendors selling western products, and family-friendly entertainment. Starting July through October, concerts with country music artists from Nashville will perform every second Saturday of the month. The popular event brings a Wyoming-like atmosphere to DeFiance, Missouri, celebrating patriotic outdoor fun.

The Busch Family Farm is hosting its Summer Rodeo and Country Music Festival series starting the weekend of the 4th of July through the fall.

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FEMA to open new disaster recovery center in Clayton

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fox2now.com – Nick Gladney – 2025-07-01 06:21:00

SUMMARY: A new FEMA Disaster Recovery Center opens Tuesday in Clayton at the St. Louis County Library’s Mid-County Branch to assist residents affected by the May 16 and March 14–15 tornadoes in St. Louis County. The center operates Monday–Thursday, 8 a.m.–7 p.m., and Friday–Saturday, 8 a.m.–5 p.m., closed Sundays. FEMA and Small Business Administration staff will help with disaster aid applications, document uploads, and questions. Additional centers remain open at Union Tabernacle Missionary Baptist Church, Sumner High School, and the Urban League Business Center. Aid may cover uninsured damage, home repairs, temporary housing, and essential property replacement. Deadlines: July 22 (March storms), August 11 (May storm).

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Anthem-MU health coverage impasse affects 90K Missourians

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www.youtube.com – FOX 2 St. Louis – 2025-06-30 17:57:58

SUMMARY: More than 90,000 Missourians lost access to University of Missouri (MU) Health Care providers in April due to a coverage dispute between MU Health Care and Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield, Missouri’s dominant insurer covering nearly one-third of residents. The Missouri Senate Insurance and Banking Committee held a special hearing to resolve the impasse, hearing testimony from various stakeholders including state insurance officials and Anthem representatives. Concerns were raised that the dispute’s outcome could set a precedent impacting other insurers and healthcare providers statewide and nationally. No resolution was reached, though Senate President Cindy O’Laughlin attended, underscoring the issue’s significance.

An ongoing impasse over coverage prompted a special hearing Monday of the Missouri Senate’s Insurance and Banking Committee.

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