Congress seals deal for $900 billion in COVID relief
WASHINGTON (AP) — Top Capitol Hill negotiators sealed a deal Sunday on a $900 billion COVID-19 economic relief package, finally…
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As holidays loom, hospitals ‘can’t keep up this tempo’
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Dr. Alex Garza is warning that doctors and nurses are becoming exhausted as the virus surges…
Voter advocates urge Parson to extend mail-in option
(AP) — Dozens of civil rights advocates, faith leaders and others urged Gov. Mike Parson on Friday to extend into…
FDA clears second COVID-19 vaccine, from Moderna
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. added a second COVID-19 vaccine to its arsenal Friday, boosting efforts to beat back an…
Officials stay cautious about COVID-19
CITY HALL – The arrival of the first doses of a COVID-19 vaccine in St. Louis may mean the end…
Missouri Lottery to reinstate limits on ticket purchases
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — The Missouri Lottery voted Thursday to ban retailers from selling more than $10,000 worth of tickets…
Panel backs second vaccine, by Moderna; FDA expected to OK use
WASHINGTON (AP) — A government advisory panel endorsed a second COVID-19 vaccine Thursday, paving the way for the shot to…
Election board gets $75,000 more to aid spring voting
CITY HALL – the Board of Estimate and Apportionment, the city’s top fiscal body, has agreed to spend an additional…
Over-the-counter home test for COVID-19 gets OK
WASHINGTON (AP) — The first home test for COVID-19 that doesn’t require a prescription will soon be on U.S. store…
A city of the dead: Nation’s COVID-19 deaths top St. Louis’ population
The COVID-19 dead nationwide could now fill the total population of St. Louis, and more. The U.S death toll from…
Endangered-species decision near on beloved butterfly
White House officials are expected to say this week whether the monarch butterfly, a colorful and familiar backyard visitor now…
Trump backs off plan for quick vaccines for White House
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Sunday that he was reversing an administration directive to immediately vaccinate top government…
Why do so few clergy serve in Congress?
While campaigning for Sen. Kelly Loeffler, R-Ga., fellow Republican and Georgian Rep. Doug Collins – a former pastor – attacked…
After 110,000 virus deaths, nursing homes face vaccine fears
After 110,000 deaths ravaged the nation’s nursing homes and pushed them to the front of the vaccine line, they now…
Supreme Court rejects GOP attack on Biden victory
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court rejected on Friday a lawsuit backed by President Donald Trump to overturn Joe Biden’s…
Coronavirus erases 20 years of Missouri workforce growth
When the COVID-19 pandemic hit Missouri, Craig Bergthold and Mark Swearingen were employed removing old fixtures and signs from commercial…