St. Louis All Local PM: Mother and child escape kidnapping, downtown advice, more traffic crashes, year in STL innovation

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The top local news with Michael Calhoun and the KMOX news team.

Police asking for help in locating a suspect after he allegedly kidnapped his ex-girlfriend and her child. St. Louis' image won't be turned around by more development projects, says Citizens for a Greater Downtown's Les Sterman. Workers at the Chroma apartments in The Grove aren't surprised by the latest traffic violence. A familiar face is returning to the 9th floor on South Central in Clayton. SSM Health had some harsh words for union nurses coming off a 48-hour strike. It's Cotton Bowl day for the Tigers.

Plus, Michael and Nothing Impossible co-host Travis Sheridan run down some of the biggest St. Louis innovation stories of the year.

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