Case against McCloskeys won’t go back to grand jury
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A judge denied on Friday a defense request to return to a grand jury the case…
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WU COVID-19 survivor study finds ‘shocking’ risks: Health problems even months later
People fortunate enough to survive infection with the COVID-19 coronavirus can suffer health problems long afterward, Washington University researchers have…
Systemic racism tied to Black reluctance to get COVID-19 shots
ST. LOUIS – When Samuel Kennedy was 7, he ran for his life to escape a bloodthirsty white mob in…
City board plans to cut $4 million from police for unfilled jobs
CITY HALL – St. Louis officials are looking at saving $4 million by dropping funding for 98 police officer positions…
Missouri Senate renews push to bar vaccine passports, rein in health orders
A push to provide greater oversight over local health orders and ban vaccine passports was renewed this week when the…
Jones’ first executive order aims to hold police accountable, address jail complaints
CITY HALL – Mayor Tishaura Jones signed on Wednesday her first executive order, clarifying how citizen complaints regarding police and…
Limits on St. Louis police aren’t permanent, appeals panel says
A judge’s 2017 ruling limiting how St. Louis police officers can control protesters was meant to be a temporary order…
Many Americans can now go outside without a mask, CDC says
NEW YORK (AP) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention eased its guidelines Tuesday on the wearing of masks…
Faith leaders hope Chauvin verdict lifts racial justice work
Faith leaders in Minnesota and across the United States expressed hope that their advocacy work for racial justice will gain…
Jones, Bush condemn conditions at city’s jails
NORTH RIVERFRONT – Less than a week after becoming mayor, Tishaura Jones led a congresswoman and other officials Saturday on…
Missouri to resume use of Johnson & Johnson vaccine
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — Missouri is resuming use of the Johnson & Johnson coronavirus COVID-19 vaccine after federal scientific advisers…
Speakers at city budget hearing demand cuts in police budget
CITY HALL – Speaker after speaker at a two-hour teleconference hearing Friday on the proposed city budget favored cutting the…
State-supported ‘clean energy’ loans put borrowers at risk of losing homes
Diana Thomas needed a new furnace and four small basement windows for her two-story home on the east side of…
St. Louis County jail could take on some city detainees
ST. LOUIS (AP) — With new St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones moving to close one of the city’s two jails,…
State troopers to help out along I-70 here after string of shootings
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Troopers with the Missouri State Highway Patrol will help St. Louis police patrol Interstate 70 in…
Affinia Healthcare, Beyond Housing to host COVID-19 vaccination site
PINE LAWN – Affinia Healthcare is hosting a COVID-19 coronavirus vaccination event on Saturday at the headquarters of Beyond Housing.…