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• Missouri's first midwifery school in Ferguson teaches African and modern birth methods (stlpr.org) — A new midwifery school has opened in Ferguson, giving local residents access to Missouri's first program blending African Indigenous and modern birthing methods. Based at Jamaa Birth Village, the school aims to reduce Black maternal health disparities, offers scholarships to its first 13 students, and prepares graduates for professional midwife certification while serving families across the St. Louis region.
• Clean-up continues 1 week after train derailment in Ferguson (firstalert4.com) — Cleanup is still underway more than a week after a train derailed in Ferguson, leaving part of Ferguson Avenue between Elizabeth and Centre closed while crews stabilize the embankment. Trains are running again at slower speeds, but residents and city leaders remain concerned about track safety, especially since a similar derailment happened nearby in 2020 and the cause of this incident is still unknown.
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