Tishaura Jones urges backers to keep working for mayoral victory
ELLENDALE – In one of city Treasurer Tishaura Jones’ last rallies before the election, she spoke of some words of…
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No immediate impact in Missouri from J&J vaccine problem
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — The loss of up to 15 million doses of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine due to…
Parson rejects idea of vaccine passports
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Gov. Mike Parson said Thursday that he wouldn’t require so-called vaccine passports in Missouri but was…
Registration opens for vaccinations at Dome
ST. LOUIS – The Dome at America’s Center is hosting a mass COVID-19 vaccination event next week, run by the…
Tenants in St. Louis can now apply for rental, utility aid from state
CITY HALL – Some tenants can begin today to apply for rental and utility assistance through the State Assistance for…
Lawsuit seeks city earnings tax refund due to virus
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A federal lawsuit seeks a return of the 1 percent St. Louis earnings tax paid by…
Citing of Workhouse in MSD charter may confuse Proposition 1 voters
ST. LOUIS – When voters see their ballots for Tuesday’s election, a phrase in Proposition 1 may throw them for…
No convictions for ex-officers in undercover protest beating
ST. LOUIS (AP) — No convictions were returned for three white St. Louis police officers accused of beating a Black…
Missouri sues over tax cut penalties in federal COVID-19 relief bill
Missouri became on Monday the first state to challenge a punitive provision of the $1.9 billion federal COVID-19 relief bill signed early…
880,000 more Missourians now eligible for vaccinations
O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — An estimated 880,000 Missourians became eligible to get a COVID-19 vaccination Monday under Phase 2 of…
Jurors in ex-officer’s trial for Floyd’s death face heavy burden
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — One prospective juror’s voice quivered as she told attorneys during jury selection that she feared for her…
Senator’s remark on Sunday politics draws backlash
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith of Mississippi is facing criticism for saying people should avoid political activities…
Proposition Y gives choice of how to fund vital MSD project
ST. LOUIS – The Metropolitan St. Louis Sewer District is offering city and county voters two choices in the April…
This Passover, as in the past, will recognize tragedies, offer hope
Jewish families will gather for Passover this weekend in circumstances that will, like the celebration itself, reflect on dark times while holding…
Guns are on Supreme Court’s agenda days after mass shootings
WASHINGTON (AP) — A potential expansion of gun rights is on the Supreme Court’s agenda, days after mass shootings in…
GOP lawmakers vote down funding for Missouri Medicaid expansion
A partisan battle over Medicaid expansion in the House Budget Committee ended Thursday with a vote against spending $1.9 billion…