Surge in virus hospitalizations makes transfers difficult
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The current surge in virus cases in Missouri driven by the spread of the highly contagious…
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Remembering MLK’s St. Louis speech on the future of integration
In November 1960, Ben Uchitelle was a young father who had just moved to St. Louis to start his career…
State education board keeps 36-hour virtual learning rule
NORMANDY, Mo. (AP) — School districts struggling with staff absences because of COVID-19 are facing difficult decisions about how to…
St. Louis bucked trend, saw homicides decline in 2021
ST. LOUIS – In 2021, a year when many U.S. cities saw a substantial increase in killings, St. Louis registered…
Stressed hospitals are forced to hunt for ventilators
(AP) — Doctors in Missouri and Kansas are hunting down ventilators and running out of monoclonal antibodies as COVID-19 patient…
Education committee puts early focus on parental rights, critical race theory
The first education debate of the 2022 legislative session featured hours of discussion on Tuesday of a proposed “parents’ bill…
Parson pushes for bill to boost cost of Sunshine Law requests
Amending Missouri’s open records law to permit government agencies to withhold more information from the public — and charge more…
Lawmakers eye expansion of Missouri school choice program
Coming off of last year’s success passing a tax credit to fund scholarships to pay for private school tuition, school…
Missouri redistricting begins with divide over tilting map more heavily in GOP’s favor
As lawmakers officially kicked off the process of redrawing the state’s congressional districts on Monday, the continued divide among Republicans…
Centene settles with N.H. for $21.1 million over pharmacy services costs
(AP) — St. Louis-based Centene Corp. has reached a $21.1 million settlement with New Hampshire over the inaccurate reporting of…
As Missourians seek COVID tests, politicians seek to lay blame for long lines and shortages
Missourians are scrambling to find coronavirus tests amid surging cases of COVID-19 caused by the Omicron variant, and politicians are…
After quiet year, Sinquefield donations start flowing in Missouri again
With the 2022 statewide elections just around the corner, Missouri’s most prolific political donor is breaking out his checkbook once…
More than 100 St. Louis County jail inmates have COVID
CLAYTON (AP) — The rapid spread of COVID-19 has infected more than 100 detainees at one of Missouri’s largest county…
Missouri Senate opens annual session with bitter divisions on display
At the west end of the Missouri Capitol on Wednesday, the state House opened the annual legislative session in the…
Missouri House redistricting panel gets little input, seeks more
JEFFERSON CITY – The House Independent Bipartisan Citizens Commission that is charged with redrawing Missouri’s House districts held on Monday morning…
Capitol rioters’ tears, remorse don’t spare them from jail
WASHINGTON (AP) — Florida business owner Robert Palmer cheered on the violence at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 before he joined…