U.S. virus toll projected to drop by end of July
NEW YORK (AP) — Health experts are projecting the coronavirus toll in the U.S. will wane dramatically by the end…
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All state buildings to fully re-open by May 17
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — All state employees will return to in-person work in their offices by May 17, after many…
Emergency health rules for businesses would be barred under Missouri House vote
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri House voted Tuesday in favor of barring state and local officials from putting any…
Parson’s office won’t release resignation letter of second key official
The same day as Randall Williams’ sudden resignation as Missouri’s top health official, another key member of the executive branch…
County, city announce eased COVID-19 health rules
CLAYTON – In a significant loosening of COVID-19 health guidelines, St. Louis nd St. Louis County are lifting their capacity…
Bipartisan coalition hopes to fund free tampons, pads in Missouri prisons
In Missouri, incarcerated women’s access to feminine hygiene products depends on where they’re housed. Some are forced to pay to…
South City Hospital holds vaccination event at housing authority
PEABODY DARST WEBBE – All jabbed up, a man who insisted on being known as Antoine Phillips sat in a…
Momentum grows for closing gaps in U.S. vaccine requirements
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A law adopted this week in Connecticut adds momentum to the push to strengthen vaccination requirements for schoolchildren,…
Great Circle closes area program for troubled youth
WEBSTER GROVES (AP) — An embattled Missouri residential treatment program for troubled youth that started in 1832 as a home…
Drones? Lasers? Study offers cleaning ideas for Gateway Arch
DOWNTOWN (AP) — The Gateway Arch is gradually losing some of its silvery sheen, as a variety of forces —…
Aldermen clash over two visions of May Day
CITY HALL – Two different resolutions offering different views of the meaning of May Day brought sharp debate at Friday’s…
Medicaid expansion funding gets Missouri Senate thumbs-down
The Missouri Senate voted against funding Medicaid expansion, after a debate Wednesday night that will not be the final word on whether…
County jail can’t house St. Louis inmates, panel advises
CLAYTON (AP) — An advisory board for the St. Louis County Jail is warning that the facility doesn’t have enough…
Missouri COVID-19 cases top 500,000; more than 8,700 deaths
(AP) — The number of Missourians who have been infected with the coronavirus has now topped the half-million mark. The…
Drive carefully near work zones, MoDOT reminds motorists this week
ST. LOUIS – This week is Work Zone Awareness Week, and the Missouri Department of Transportation is asking drivers to “Work…
Making local phone calls should now include area codes
Starting Saturday, even local phone calls being made should include all 10 digits, using the area code. For a few…