Free flu shots take aim at seasonal health threat
ST. LOUIS – Free flu vaccine clinics are coming to the rescue of hundreds of people this year who would…
Kids
Area teens’ new website hopes to inform young voters
They’re too young to vote. But they’re getting informed and ready, and helping other teens and young adults to do…
Trick-or-treating, with precautions, gets city’s OK
CITY HALL (AP) — Trick-or-treating will still be allowed on Halloween this year, but city health officials are advising precautions…
Missouri child welfare division head resigns after 3 months
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — The director of a division that oversees child welfare services in Missouri has resigned without explanation…
Feds to ship millions of tests in bid to reopen schools
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump announced Monday that the federal government would begin distributing millions of rapid coronavirus tests…
Focus on children: playgrounds, youth sports, lead abatement
CITY HALL – The city has giving up trying to keep people out of playgrounds during the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.…
The eyes don’t have it: Masks upset classroom communication
(AP) – Placing an order at a deli counter while wearing a mask and standing 6 feet away can be…
Child coronavirus deaths echo adults’, CDC says
NEW YORK (AP) — A detailed look at COVID-19 deaths in U.S. children and young adults released Tuesday shows they…
Local author Jim Merkel will discuss new book on city childhoods
Ask a hundred St. Louisans about growing up here, and you’ll get more than a hundred memories. Local author Jim…
Big drop in vaping by teenagers, pre-teens
NEW YORK (AP) — Vaping by U.S. teenagers fell dramatically this year, especially among middle schoolers, according to a federal…
Computer glitches disrupt classes as schools return online
HOUSTON (AP) — Students across the U.S. ran into computer glitches Tuesday as they began the school year with online…
Child care crisis pushes mothers out of labor force
NEW YORK (AP) — Angela Wynn had just launched her own project management business, hitting a career stride after years…
Missouri bill would allow giving guns to minors without parental OK
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri lawmakers advanced a bill Monday that would legally allow people to give firearms to children…
Pharmacists get OK to give childhood shots
NEW YORK (AP) — Pharmacists in all 50 states are now allowed to give childhood vaccinations under a new directive…
Clubs, bars that flout public safety mandates draw rebuke
CITY HALL – Young adults are the powerhouse now driving the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, and their hangouts –…
Catholic schools here plan in-person classes
O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — The Archdiocese of St. Louis announced on Monday plans to resume in-person classes next month even…