Nurses’ program shortened as Missouri coronavirus cases rise
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A four-state hospital system and St. Louis University are trying to make it easier for retired…
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Donations will feed workers, homeless, restaurants’ bottom line
CENTRAL WEST END – A good meal is heartening, and that’s doubly true when it’s a gift that expresses appreciation…
Racial toll of virus even starker, data reveal
As a clearer picture emerges of COVID-19’s decidedly deadly toll on black Americans, leaders are demanding a reckoning of the…
More than 400 new coronavirus cases reported in Missouri
(AP) — The number of new confirmed coronavirus cases in Missouri had its biggest one-day increase, jumping by more than…
Inmates complain about conditions amid coronavirus
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Inmates say conditions at St. Louis jails are unsanitary and ripe for the spread of coronavirus,…
Week’s worth of school grab-and-go meals available Friday
ST. LOUIS – Students and families who have been picking up the public school district’s free grab-and-go meals every day…
Remote learning is under way, but many U.S. students lag
SAN DIEGO (AP) — During the first week that her San Diego public school was shuttered to slow the spread…
Extending stay-at-home order is ‘right thing to do,’ Garza asserts
ST. LOUIS – Dr. Alex Garza, head of the St. Louis Metropolitan Pandemic Task Force, praised local leaders’ decision to…
City’s ‘stay at home’ order extended to at least mid-May
CITY HALL – “Today is exactly 30 days from the day the city received its first case of positive COVID-19.”…
Parson extends stay-home order to May 3, then ‘back to work’
(AP) — Gov. Mike Parson extended on Thursday Missouri’s statewide stay-at-home order through May 3, but pledged that the next…
Social distancing ‘is paying off a bit,’ but cases still rising
CITY HALL – Coronavirus cases are still on the upswing in St. Louis and the region, but social distancing is…
Virus hits employee, closes testing site in The Ville
THE VILLE — CareSTL Health has had to suspend service at its site at 2425 N. Whittier St. after an…
‘Stay at home’ order likely to be extended
(AP) — Regional leaders in St. Louis and Kansas City may decide by the end of the week whether to…
Traffic drop from stay-at-home orders imperils road funding
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — America’s roads are much less congested, due to coronavirus shutdowns that have kept millions of commuters,…
In nod to governors, Trump walks back total authority claim
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump says he’s open to some states “reopening” before federal social distancing guidelines expire at the…
Obama endorses Biden as best leader for ‘darkest times’
WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Barack Obama endorsed Joe Biden on Tuesday, giving the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee a boost from the…