Board of Aldermen meet May 15, debate scrutiny of Echols
CITY HALL – Board bills and resolutions opened the agenda of the full Board of Aldermen on Friday, May 15;…
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Sports, shows slowly starting to resume in Missouri
(AP) — Large events are slowly starting up again in Missouri — a state more willing than most to permit…
Without visitors, Zoo is ‘strange, spooky,’ eager to reopen
With visitors absent, the St. Louis Zoo is a strange place, Zoo Director Michael Macek said. The grounds are left…
City will give businesses PPE, more loans as reopening nears
CITY HALL – Small businesses are getting some extra help from the city to make sure that their employees and…
Assistant police chief says he was passed over for being white
ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis’ assistant police chief is suing the city and the police department, alleging that he…
All Metro riders must wear face masks
ST. LOUIS – Everyone who boards a Metro bus or train must wear a face mask during the ride, Metro…
Got ideas for downtown? Tell Downtown STL
ST. LOUIS – Downtown STL Inc. is offering area residents another chance to say our piece about what there’ll be…
U.S. census stirs uncertainty for those displaced by virus
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — It’s not meant to be a trick question, but many filling out their 2020 U.S. census…
St. Louis area outpaces Kansas City in virus cases, deaths
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Experts aren’t clear why the coronavirus is striking the state’s two largest metropolitan areas so differently,…
U.S. approves quick new coronavirus antigen test
U.S. regulators have approved a new type of coronavirus test that administration officials have promoted as a key to opening up the…
Catholic Masses get OK to resume May 18
ST. LOUIS – Area Catholics will soon be able to attend Mass at church again. Archbishop Robert Carlson has said…
Jewish Missourians urged to vote absentee during pandemic
(AP) — Rabbis are encouraging Jewish Missourians to vote absentee during the coronavirus pandemic because their religious tradition “values life…
Keep masks handy; reopening here begins May 18
CITY HALL – The city and county will start easing some public health rules on May 18, but our face…
Get back to work (safely), Parson urges Missourians
LIBERTY, Mo. (AP) — Gov. Mike Parson continued on Tuesday his optimistic message about the state’s reaction to the coronavirus…
Fewer seek ER help at Barnes-Jewish during pandemic
CENTRAL WEST END – It may come as a surprise to many, but the number of patients at the Barnes-Jewish…
Grim prospects turn happy for Madelyn Gaasch
(This is one in a series about the more than 100 people area author Jim Merkel interviewed about growing up…