(KTVI) – In Tuesday’s Precious Earth, Jenny Murphy, the founder of Perennial was on the mid day show to talk about her company.  Perennial is a non for Profit Company that takes a creative approach taking junk and making something beautiful with it.  They in turn teach the community how to be creative in turning junk into useful items.

To learn more about Perennial, click the links below:

Fixing Wobbles
Upcycled Book Crafts

BELLEVILLE, IL (KTVI) – The funeral is Monday for three generations of a family killed in a shooting and fire in south St. Louis. Gwendolyn Ray, her daughter Breiana, and Breiana’s 10-month-old son Aiden, were killed last Saturday.

Police charged Eric Lawson, Aiden’s father, with the shootings and then setting the building on fire. Breiana’s 3-year-old daughter survived the fire.

Visitation for Gwendolyn, Breiana and Aiden begins at 10 a.m. at Serenity Memorial Chapel in Belleville, Illinois. The funeral will follow at noon.

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 ST. LOUIS , MO ( KTVI) It is becoming a non-traditional Mother’s Day tradition:  mothers and grandmothers, along with those who love them, stepping away from the brunch table and jumping on their bikes.   It was a ‘call to moms’ in near Tower Grove Park in South St. Louis, Sunday.  

The moms answered in droves and on a day meant to give moms a break, of course, they brought the kids.’I got a new road bike for Mother`s Day,’ said Dr. Cindy Haines, who was there with her husband and two children.   ‘So what better way to spend mother`s day than out with the family, riding a brand new bike, and then eating.’