Minority-owned companies waited months for loans
NEW YORK (AP) — Thousands of minority-owned small businesses were at the end of the line in the government’s coronavirus…
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Pandemic’s impact on U.S., by the numbers
Month after dismal month, Americans were inundated by an ever-rising tide of devastating numbers. Hundreds of thousands of deaths. Tens…
The year that was: 2020 in St. Louis
ST. LOUIS – It looked as if St. Louis was starting just another year, when news came that a mysterious…
$81 million development will boost O’Fallon Park neighborhood, alderman says
O’FALLON – The planned $81 million City District commercial and housing development adjacent to O’Fallon Park could help turn around…
Retailers brace for flood of returns from online shopping
NEW YORK (AP) — A huge surge in online shopping during the pandemic has been a savior for retailers, but…
The gift is in the mail: High volume delays delivery
SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — Some who mailed holiday presents weeks early this year found they didn’t act early enough…
Missouri pharmacies prep for COVID-19 vaccines
More than 23,000 initial shots of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered across Missouri, where by Wednesday 5,474 people in Missouri…
Congress seals deal for $900 billion in COVID relief
WASHINGTON (AP) — Top Capitol Hill negotiators sealed a deal Sunday on a $900 billion COVID-19 economic relief package, finally…
FDA clears second COVID-19 vaccine, from Moderna
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. added a second COVID-19 vaccine to its arsenal Friday, boosting efforts to beat back an…
Missouri Lottery to reinstate limits on ticket purchases
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — The Missouri Lottery voted Thursday to ban retailers from selling more than $10,000 worth of tickets…
Missouri panel brushes aside freeze on utility shutoffs
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — The Missouri Public Service Commission turned down a request that sought to put a moratorium on…
Over-the-counter home test for COVID-19 gets OK
WASHINGTON (AP) — The first home test for COVID-19 that doesn’t require a prescription will soon be on U.S. store…
A city of the dead: Nation’s COVID-19 deaths top St. Louis’ population
The COVID-19 dead nationwide could now fill the total population of St. Louis, and more. The U.S death toll from…
Coronavirus erases 20 years of Missouri workforce growth
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit Missouri, Craig Bergthold and Mark Swearingen were employed removing old fixtures and signs from commercial…
Missouri rental aid may lag lifting of federal eviction freeze
Missourians who have fallen behind on their rent due to the pandemic can seek relief through the Missouri Emergency Rental Arrears…
‘Time of war’: Hospitals short of staff, ICU beds
St. Louis-area hospitals are seeing 20 patients die every day. “That is 20 people a day who won’t be going…