Societal preconditions contribute to high infection rate among blacks
ST. LOUIS – Poverty, violence and racism have long devastated the African-American community. Now there’s another force disproportionately affecting black…
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Some Missouri businesses reopen with COVID-19 precautions
WASHINGTON, Mo. (AP) — Some businesses near St. Louis are reopening with some safety measures in place, after local officials…
Global death toll from coronavirus tops 200,000
ATLANTA (AP) — As the global death toll from the coronavirus surpassed 200,000 on Saturday, countries took cautious steps toward…
Missouri to test workers at food packing plants
(AP) — Missouri health officials are hoping that a new testing strategy will help quickly identify people infected with the…
Virus milestone: 1,034 have recovered, are back home
ST. LOUIS – More than a thousand St. Louisans who were hospitalized with the COVID-19 coronavirus have recovered and are…
Speeders crank up the mph during pandemic
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Missouri State Highway Patrol is reporting a dangerous trend on roads and highways left wide…
Missouri lawmakers aim to cut $700 million next year
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — Missouri lawmakers plan to cut the state spending plan by about $700 million because of the…
Businesses, groups fill need for face masks
ST. LOUIS – A month ago, Kevin Kelly and Jason Deem had nothing to do with making medical masks. But…
City won’t face federal suit over Russian roulette shooting
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed the city of St. Louis from a federal wrongful death lawsuit…
Waters dedicates Congress’ relief plan to St. Louis sister dying of coronavirus
WASHINGTON – Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., dedicated Congress’s $484 billion relief package to her sister in St. Louis, who she…
Online portal will show city’s COVID-19 expenditures
CITY HALL – St. Louis residents can watch how the city is spending their tax dollars to fight the COVID-19…
Outlying counties breaking from urban areas on plans to reopen
(AP) — Leaders of counties on the edge of Missouri’s two metropolitan areas are showing an increasing urge to end…
States’ emergency supplies are sparse and dated before virus
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — Last autumn, when schools were in session, sports stadiums full and no one had even heard…
Nearly 60,000 more jobless claims in Missouri last week
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — Nearly 60,000 more Missouri workers filed initial unemployment claims last week amid the ongoing coronavirus crisis,…
Children can ask mayor questions at virtual town hall just for them
CITY HALL – Children worried about the coronavirus and all its effects on their families and lives can ask Mayor…
Beware of COVID-19 taxpayer payment scams, experts warn
St. LOUIS – Taxpayers waiting for their COVID-19 economic impact payments need to be wary of scam artists trying to…