State seeks to boost prizes in local vaccination incentive program
Prizes awarded through a vaccine incentive program offered by local public health departments in Missouri may get boosted to $100…
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Page urges St. Louis County Council to adopt mask mandate
The head of St. Louis County’s government on Monday urged its council to adopt a mask mandate amid a spike…
Union Station is throwing Missouri a 200th birthday party with ice cream social
DOWNTOWN – What’s a state dessert without a state? Union Station is inviting everyone to help Missouri mark its entry…
COVID vaccines likely to get FDA’s full OK within weeks, Fauci hopes
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — The U.S. government’s top infectious disease expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci, said Sunday that he was hopeful…
125-pound carp sets Missouri bowfishing record
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — A Missouri man who shot a massive bighead carp last month while bowfishing has set a…
To fight invasive carp, Missouri scientists track the babies
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — For decades, four invasive species of carp have been devouring plants, gorging on plankton and endangering…
Weary businesses confront new round of mask mandates
Businesses large and small, from McDonald’s and Home Depot to local yoga studios, are reinstituting mask mandates as U.S. coronavirus…
Annie Malone wins $2.7 million to fight substance abuse, promote mental health
Annie Malone Children & Family Services was recently awarded a $2.7 million grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health…
Black Baptist group renews historic calls for civil rights
The Progressive National Baptist Convention marked last week the 60th anniversary of its forging in the heat of the civil…
Casual as well as close relationships are vital for older adults
In May, Vincent Keenan traveled from Chicago to Charlottesville, Va., for a wedding — his first trip out of town…
U.S. averaging 100,000 new COVID-19 infections a day
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The COVID-19 outbreak in the United States crossed 100,000 new confirmed daily infections Saturday, a…
State asks judge to delay Missouri Medicaid expansion for two more months
The Missouri Supreme Court ruled last month that the state must expand Medicaid as voters approved in 2020. Now it’s…
Estimate board approves $168 million COVID-19 relief package
CITY HALL – Mayor Tishaura Jones relented Friday in her opposition to a $168 million COVID-19 spending package and voted…
St. Louis judge halts city evictions until Oct. 3, following CDC’s order
ST. LOUIS – St. Louis City Circuit Court has halted evictions for city residents through Oct. 3, mirroring the federal…
After 30 years, Missouri reforms HIV transmission criminalization law
Six years ago, then-college student Michael Johnson was sentenced to 30 years in prison by a St. Charles County judge for “recklessly…
In new abortion fight, ‘my body, my choice’ slogan may be outdated
One of the blockbuster cases the U.S. Supreme Court will hear in its upcoming session is a challenge to Mississippi’s 15-week…