Officials urge caution when Missouri virus order lifts
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s governor lauded on Thursday the end of a statewide social distancing order next week, even…
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Three area hotels cut, furlough more than 900 workers
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Three major hotels in the St. Louis metropolitan area have told the state they are laying…
Cleanup at shopping center stirs varied views on vandalism
COVENANT BLU-GRAND CENTER – On any other day, Henry Watson would be reporting to work at a Foot Locker and…
Parking enforcement resuming along city curbs
ST. LOUIS — Drivers will again have to pay attention to where they leave their cars along the city’s streets,…
City marks gains against virus, Krewson reports; aid plan in works
CITY HALL – The city appears to be winning its first bout with the coronavirus, if by slim margins. St.…
As virus cases, deaths spike, Missouri delays Phase 2 of reopening
(AP) — Missouri’s health department cited on Friday 31 additional coronavirus deaths, among the highest one-day increases reported since the…
Open workplace windows, CDC advises
Opening windows can help businesses stay open, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says. The CDC’s latest guidelines suggest that…
‘Mask up,’ Cedric the Entertainer tells St. Louisans
CITY HALL – “Mask up!” is the message Cedric the Entertainer, a Missouri native, is sending in the second ad…
City Hall will reopen to visitors June 1, with precautions
CITY HALL – On Monday, St. Louisans will again be able to take care of business inside City Hall. Visitors…
At farmers markets, healthy food comes with healthy practices
ST. LOUIS – Locally made items crafted by artisans weren’t at the Tower Grove Farmers Market on Saturday, but the…
Pools, summer camps, gyms get OK to reopen soon
CITY HALL – To the relief of parents and children alike, swimming pools and youth summer camps can begin operating…
Missouri jobless rate more than doubles to 9.7% due to virus
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Missouri’s unemployment rate more than doubled last month due to the shutdown caused by the coronavirus,…
Free PPEs prepare merchants to reopen
ST. LOUIS – In another time, Stephanie Wingfield planned to open a hair salon in The Grove in the first…
Staying safe during reopening is doable, Garza encourages
ST. LOUIS – The region’s work in minimizing the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus has been “really remarkable,” Dr. Alex…
Why wear a mask? Goodman joins ad campaign to be ‘a good neighbor’
CITY HALL – St. Louis native and actor John Goodman is adding his voice to the city’s call for us…
Virus testing focuses on long-term care facilities
LIBERTY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri is expanding coronavirus testing to high-risk places where people are in close contact, with an…