Five takeaways from the release of 2020 census data
The Census Bureau issued on Thursday its long-awaited portrait of how the U.S. has changed over the past decade, releasing…
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Missouri tops 10,000 deaths from COVID-19 during pandemic
(AP) — The death toll from COVID-19 in Missouri has topped 10,000, according to the state health department’s coronavirus dashboard…
Missouri suburbs, Kansas City area show most growth since 2010
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Suburbs in general and the Kansas City area in particular saw the most population growth in…
Deputy director is named new leader of Missouri DNR
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — The deputy director of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources is moving up to the lead…
CDC urges COVID vaccination during pregnancy as Delta surges
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention urged all pregnant women Wednesday to get the COVID-19 vaccine as hospitals in…
Legislative redistricting process gets off to rocky start
For hours on Tuesday, the bipartisan commission established to draw new Missouri House districts couldn’t agree on anything. Over and…
U.S. Senate to try again on voting rights, in September
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is planning to bring a comprehensive voting rights package to the Senate…
State now taking applications for expanded Medicaid; processing begins Oct. 1
Missourians who qualify for benefits under Medicaid expansion can begin enrolling, but it may take up to two months until…
Delta variant surge appears to be peaking in Missouri
Missouri is seeing the first signs that the Delta variant surge may have crested, though many areas still suffer from rising COVID-19…
State must immediately let Missourians enroll in expanded Medicaid, judge rules
The Missouri Department of Social Services must allow newly eligible residents that qualify for benefits under voter-approved Medicaid expansion to…
375,000 Missourians enter vaccine lottery; drawing Friday
More than 375,000 Missourians have entered the state’s COVID-19 vaccine lottery program, but vaccinations continue to lag, especially in rural…
Ferguson mayor cites progress, but still a long way to go
FERGUSON (AP) — Seven years after Michael Brown’s death turned a bright spotlight on the criminal justice system in Ferguson, the town’s…
Missouri marks bicentennial with new citizens and ice cream
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — Missouri turned 200 years old Tuesday, commemorating its birthday with art, music, speeches, free ice cream…
City renters facing eviction can get help at walk-in clinics
ST. LOUIS – The city is hosting walk-in clinics at two sites to help tenants facing immediate eviction apply for…
Senate OKs $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill
The U.S. Senate passed 69-30 on Tuesday a sweeping bipartisan $1.2 trillion infrastructure package, a milestone for one of President…
Less than half of nursing home staff vaccinated; new lockdowns feared
Many of the staff and residents in Shunda Whitfield’s nursing home in St. Louis County were sick before they even…