COVID-19 relief bill won’t include $1,200 checks, lawmakers say
WASHINGTON (AP) — With time running out, lawmakers closed in Sunday on a proposed COVID-19 relief bill that would provide roughly…
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Krewson leans against tightening occupancy for restaurants, bars
CITY HALL – Mayor Lyda Krewson is pondering a recommendation by a city health advisory panel that the allowable occupancy…
Congress wrestles with COVID-19 relief deal
WASHINGTON (AP) — After numerous fits and starts and months of inaction, optimism is finally building in Washington for a…
Church’s holiday market is forced to go virtual
LINDENWOOD PARK – For the last five years or so, dozens of vendors sold their wares to about 1,000 happy…
Soccer stadium update stresses role as ‘key connection point’
ST. LOUIS – St. Louis CITY SC updated soccer fans and area residents Wednesday about the progress of the MLS…
Parson now asks lawmakers to drop COVID liability bill
Less than three weeks after expanding the special session’s call, Gov. Mike Parson reversed course and asked lawmakers to wait…
Missouri senators advance $1.2 billion virus aid package
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri Senate budget committee gave initial approval on Tuesday to a $1.2 billion coronavirus aid…
Small Business Saturday offers lifeline for stores, city
ST. LOUIS – Ever diligent to protect its customers, Catholic Supply of St. Louis stresses every possible way of keeping…
Holiday shoppers go for grownup Play-Doh, pet toys, stores that ship
NEW YORK (AP) — The pandemic is turning this into a holiday shopping season like no other. Toy companies are…
OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma pleads guilty in criminal case
Purdue Pharma pleaded guilty Tuesday to three criminal charges, formally taking responsibility for its part in an opioid epidemic that…
Many Missouri tenants lack legal counsel during eviction proceedings
When disabled veteran Eddie Logan learned his landlord had filed for his eviction, he began gathering evidence of what he…
Retailers brace as virus bears down on consumers, economy
WASHINGTON (AP) — LaTonya Story is every retailer’s worst fear. With the viral pandemic re-surging through the country and the…
Missouri Restaurant Association joins suit over county’s dining order
The Missouri Restaurant Association is joining a legal challenge to St. Louis County’s order that closed restaurant dining rooms effective…
Evictions bill delayed to consider effect on landlords
CITY HALL – The sponsor of a bill in the Board of Aldermen dealing with illegal evictions has delayed action…
Midwest BankCentre gives land for senior housing near Bevo Mill
BEVO MILL – Midwest BankCentre is donating 1.9 acres of land for senior housing near the iconic Bevo Mill. The…
Another man charged in Sweetie Pie’s murder-for-hire case
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Federal prosecutors announced on Thursday another indictment tied to the 2016 killing of a man whose…