Oversight Board sought for correctional facilities
CITY HALL – A panel that investigated disturbances at the City Justice Center is recommending the establishment of an independent…
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Chokehold ban, repeal of KC police residency rule advance
A bill banning police chokeholds and repealing a requirement that Kansas City police officers reside within the city received initial…
Most vaccinators don’t use Missouri registration system
Jill Anderson’s weekends are consumed sitting at a desk in her home in Webster Groves, hunting down COVID-19 vaccine appointments…
Surge in child hunger overwhelms wealthy counties
Alexandra Sierra carried boxes of food to her kitchen counter, where her 7-year-old daughter, Rachell, stirred a pitcher of lemonade.…
Budget plan shows first Missouri savings from Medicaid changes
The first examples of what Missouri taxpayers will save in the coming fiscal year as the federal government shoulders a…
Groups decry Missouri bill against roadway protests
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Racial justice advocates and others decried on Monday a Missouri bill that would crack down on…
Volunteers are sought to help with vaccinations
(AP) — As the amount of COVID-19 vaccine starts to increase, leaders of the St. Louis region are putting out…
Missouri’s, other states’ rapid COVID-19 vaccine rollout backfired
The first three months of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout suggest that faster is not necessarily better. A surprising new analysis…
Missouri child care providers wait months for payment
For Aaliyah Bailey, a single mother in St. Peters, Missouri’s child care subsidy program wasn’t there when she needed it…
Krewson outlines plan for $500 million in federal virus relief
CITY HALL – Mayor Lyda Krewson released on Friday her suggested guidelines for how toinvest the about $500 million the…
Proposition D turned mayoral primary over, Reed says
CITY HALL – A new system of choosing candidates for office in the city turned the March 2 primary race…
COVID-19 vaccination will open to all Missourians on April 9
Early next month, every adult in Missouri will be eligible to receive a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine as the…
College Church helps St. Louisans get crucial IDs
MIDTOWN – Edna Scott and Juan Chambers arrived early at St. Francis Xavier College Church on Tuesday morning. The line…
Absentee ballots available for April 6 city election
ST. LOUIS – The St. Louis Board of Election Commissioners is now accepting applications for absentee ballots for the city’s…
Mass vaccinations coming to SLCC Forest Park campus
ST. LOUIS – A mass vaccination event is planned next week at the Forest Park campus of St. Louis Community…
Black woman becomes face of Missouri tourism as ‘Mo’
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — A Black woman has become the face of Missouri’s tourism campaign, nearly four years after the…