It’s that time of year — time to write out your wish-list and send it to Santa. (He will also write back.)

By Erica Smith, with special help from Santa Claus

Although out of a Rams uniform for the past six seasons, Kurt Warner retains a connection to the St. Louis community that eclipses the color of his jersey.  Rams fans welcomed him home Sunday as he arrived with the Arizona Cardinals.

Children at North Elementary School in Alton get cleanings and oral hygiene lessons courtesy of the Lewis & Clark Community College dental hygiene students on their Mobile Health Unit.

Friday night preps football action as Webster Groves defeats Parkway North 29-0 during the Class 5 semifinal playoff game. Webster Groves will play in the championship game at the Edward Jones Dome.

Watch the video by Huy Mach

After the 1941 attack on Pearl Harbor that launched the United States into World War II, thousands of people of Japanese descent were forced to move from their homes on the West Coast to internment camps. From 1790 to 1952, American immigration law did not allow Japanese alien residents in the United States to become citizens. However the 14th Amendment, adopted in 1868, provided that all people born in the United States, including those of Japanese descent, were American citizens.

Internment camps were established in 1942; 10 camps would be created that year, and would remain after World War II ended in 1945. Take a closer look at the timeline of the internment program.

Today 52 immigrants from 21 countries became new Americans during a naturalization ceremony at Brentwood High School.  Here’s their story.