At-home COVID tests to be covered by insurance; details still to come
WASHINGTON — State health officials welcomed on Thursday President Joe Biden’s plan to require private health insurers to reimburse Americans…
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St. Louis asks judge to rule ‘police bill of rights’ law unconstitutional
The city of St. Louis filed a lawsuit Friday asking a judge to strike down a wide-ranging bill that passed in May…
St. Louisan may have new Omicron COVID-19 variant
ST. LOUIS – The city’s health officials have been notified that a city resident has a presumed case of the…
Most health departments say no thanks to state funds for vaccine gift cards
As the delta variant ran rampant this summer, Missouri officials pleaded with the federal government to allow a $100 gift…
Missouri health department found mask mandates work, but didn’t make findings public
Mask mandates saved lives and prevented COVID-19 infections in Missouri’s biggest cities during the worst part of the Delta variant wave,…
Education officials planned to thank glitch-finding journalist, records show
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — Just before Missouri Gov. Mike Parson condemned a St. Louis Post-Dispatch reporter for exposing a state database flaw,…
Amid debate over sheltered workshops, Missouri pays people with disabilities less
A new Missouri law allowing employers to continue paying some people with disabilities less than minimum wage has positioned the…
New law, state funds help some Missouri jails lift fees for tampons and pads
When people are checked into the Clay County Detention Center, they all have to pay an intake fee of $8.…
Abortion rights at stake in historic Supreme Court arguments
WASHINGTON (AP) — Abortion rights are on the line at the Supreme Court in historic arguments over the landmark ruling nearly 50…
St. Louis’ Josephine Baker honored at France’s Pantheon
PARIS (AP) — Josephine Baker — the St. Louis-born entertainer, anti-Nazi spy and civil rights activist — was inducted into…
Missouri wants to keep outsourcing unemployment call center
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — Missouri officials want to continue having a private company handle calls about jobless benefits in the…
City aldermen move to repeal city marijuana ordinance
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis Board of Aldermen voted Tuesday to repeal city ordinances that make it illegal…
$790M settlement in lawsuit over Rams’ St. Louis departure
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The NFL and Rams owner Stan Kroenke will pay $790 million to settle a lawsuit filed…
Conflict over abortion laws won’t abate if Roe v. Wade falls
On both sides of America’s abortion debate, activists are convinced that Roe v. Wade — the 1973 Supreme Court ruling…
Ex-officer gets a year and a day in beating of undercover colleague
ST. LOUIS – Former city police officer Dustin Boone was sentenced Monday to twelve months and one day in prison…
New U.S. attorney in New York to add civil rights unit for ‘troubled times’
NEW YORK (AP) — With Attorney General Merrick Garland looking on, Manhattan’s new U.S. attorney said Friday that he was…