Parson defeats Galloway in governor’s race
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Republican Mike Parson won the Missouri governor’s race on Tuesday, defeating Democratic state Auditor Nicole Galloway…
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Biden, Trump locked in tight races in battleground states
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger Joe Biden were locked in tight races in battleground states across…
City voters should expect lines; big Missouri turnout forecast
CITY HALL – Tomorrow is the day, finally: Election Day. “I think you all know that,” Mayor Lyda Krewson said…
Virus claims Missouri boy, 13; hospital CEOs raise concerns
(AP) — Missouri hospital leaders are raising alarms about bed capacity as coronavirus cases continue to spike, with some urging…
Changes on Supreme Court spur moves to protect abortion access
A vast swath of West Texas has been without a clinic that performs abortions for more than six years. Planned…
Missouri is Democrats’ best hope to flip a governor’s seat
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson steadfastly refused to mandate mask-wearing even as the coronavirus spread across his…
For many Latinos, virus deaths loom over Day of the Dead
PHOENIX (AP) — Matilde Gomez wants her mother, Gume, to know how much she appreciates her love and sacrifices. So…
State leaders facing second wave resist steps to curb virus
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Even as a new surge of coronavirus infections sweeps the U.S., officials in many hard-hit…
Moonlight and masks to keep Halloween cool this year
ST. LOUIS – Halloween 2020 promises a nip in the air, clouds trailing across a full moon, and the usual…
Missouri COVID-19 hospitalizations set records, with death toll rising
(AP) — The new surge of the coronavirus was evident in Missouri on Thursday, with record hospitalizations in St. Louis…
Regulators suspend Missouri nursing home COVID-19 test lab
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A federal judge refused to intervene Wednesday to keep open a Missouri lab that handled coronavirus…
Biden faces challenges in quickly combating the pandemic
WILIMINGTON, Del. (AP) — If Joe Biden wins next week’s election, he says, he’ll immediately call Dr. Anthony Fauci, the…
St. Louis hospitals filling; record virus deaths in Kansas City
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Area hospitals are filling up with coronavirus patients at an alarming rate, and experts say many…
Missouri virus hospitalizations rising as data problem fixed
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — A data-entry problem that skewed hospitalization numbers in Missouri for more than a week was fixed…
Stressed freshmen missing quintessential college experience
It’s a major life milestone, the first time many U.S. teens have ever been on their own. Even in normal…
Trump aide says ‘we’re not going to control the pandemic’
LONDONDERRY, N.H. (AP) — The coronavirus has reached into the heart of the White House once more, less than a…