Area man’s remains among those recovered from Navy helicopter crash off California
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The remains of five people and the wreckage of a U.S. Navy helicopter that crashed in…
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In cabinet shake-up, Parson changes directors of five Missouri agencies
Gov. Mike Parson announced a sudden cabinet shake-up Tuesday, with a slew of personnel changes across five state agencies —…
Nobel prizewinners found wage hikes, immigrants don’t harm U.S. jobs
STOCKHOLM (AP) — A U.S.-based economist won the Nobel prize in economics Monday for pioneering research that transformed widely held…
Gun violence claiming more lives of American teens, children
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Gun violence is killing an increasing number of American children, from toddlers caught in crossfires to teenagers…
Families with disabled children in limbo as Missouri aid program remains stalled
The seizures started hours after Gabriella Cotton was born. In the neonatal intensive care unit at St. Louis Children’s Hospital,…
Advocates, lawmakers push hospitals to help more with bills
Swamped with medical bills? The hospital that treated you may be able to help. Whether you learn about this before…
Fauci says trick-or-treating this year is fine
WASHINGTON – The government’s top infectious diseases expert says families can feel safe trick-or-treating outdoors this year for Halloween as…
Prosecutors don’t file murder charges in two 2020 killings
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Prosecutors in St. Louis have declined to file murder charges in two separate 2020 killings. Police…
Second Amendment case now before Supreme Court could topple gun restrictions
The stakes in one of the most significant Second Amendment cases in U.S. history are high. The Supreme Court’s ruling…
St. Louis County officers ordered to get COVID vaccine shots
CLAYTON (AP) — The acting head of St. Louis County police has issued an order saying that all officers must…
Boosters, employer mandates drive increase in U.S. vaccines
The number of Americans getting COVID-19 vaccines has steadily increased to a three-month high as seniors and people with medical…
Cherry-picking Bible verses has been done for centuries, before anti-vaxers
A devout evangelical Christian recently texted to explain why he was not getting the COVID-19 vaccine. “Jesus went around healing…
Four trends in public school enrollment due to COVID-19
When schools began the fall semester of 2020 – six months after the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic – many…
Lawmakers seethe at Missouri agency over failure to report missing foster children
Exasperated lawmakers slammed leaders of the Missouri Department of Social Services this week, accusing them of passing off blame for…
Program to aid disabled children isn’t yet operating
A state lawmaker who helped secure nearly $3 million in funding to launch a pilot program to provide medically fragile…
Inquiry into obscene gesture by St. Louis County health official not released
ST. LOUIS (AP) — No details are being released to elected officials or the public about an internal investigation into…