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…
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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Jones, staff get checked for COVID-19 after employee tests positive
ST. LOUIS – St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones and her staff were being tested Friday for COVID-19 after an employee…
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…
Missouri COVID cases, hospitalizations rise as officials warn of infections in children
Missouri’s average of daily COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations have reached levels not seen since January, with health officials warning that…