Pandemic recession has pushed 9.8 million more Americans into food insecurity
The COVID-19 pandemic has imposed hardship on millions of vulnerable Americans through unemployment and reduced work hours. And this has increased food…
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Memorial Day weekend, summer can be safe and healthy, city assures
CITY HALL – Downtown and the rest of St. Louis will be a safe place to celebrate this holiday weekend,…
ArchCity Defenders offers guide for representing yourself in eviction lawsuit
The pandemic has put many families in an unstable housing situation for the first time, and thousands across Missouri are currently…
How to build back better health habits after pandemic year
The U.S. is in far different shape today than it was last Memorial Day, and many Americans are, too. According…
COVID surge in northern Missouri stirs worry for summer
In the last week of April, the Linn County Health Department signaled that the COVID-19 pandemic had cooled enough that…
Fireworks planned, but Fair St. Louis won’t return until ’22
ST. LOUIS (AP) — After a year off due to the coronavirus pandemic, fireworks will return to the St. Louis…
COVID-19 is lasting concern inside Missouri prisons
More than a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, the Missouri Department of Corrections has implemented mitigation efforts and begun administering…
Opinion: When all public schools thrive, our communities will, too
We learned a great deal about the educational needs of our children through this painful past year of the COVID…
Opinion: What’s behind the CDC’s decision to drop masks for fully vaccinated
In other times, a “masks off” announcement might have been celebrated. Instead, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention stepped…
Residents grapple with utility costs as shutoffs resume
The pandemic has been hard on Louise Lynch’s family. Her daughter caught COVID-19 as the virus first took hold, and nearly…
Homeless students slipping through cracks, congressional panel told
WASHINGTON — Witnesses before a U.S. House panel on Wednesday advised lawmakers on how federal relief aid can help bridge…
Stark racial disparities persist in vaccinations, CDC data show
Black Americans’ covid-19 vaccination rates are still lagging months into the nation’s campaign, while Hispanics are closing the gap and…
Pool management mixed on easing of rules on masks
ST. LOUIS – The rules on masks may be loosening up, but at some area pools, management isn’t ready to…
Cardinals can fill Busch Stadium as of June 14
DOWNTOWN (AP) — The Cardinals will return to full capacity at Busch Stadium starting with a June 14 game against…
Free testing aims to curb sexually transmitted infections ignored as COVID-19 spread
As the case counts of the COVID-19 coronavirus began to tick up across Missouri in March 2020, providers who offer…
Homeless crisis looms with federal eviction moratorium on shaky legal ground
At least once a day, housing advocate Melissa Pashia speaks to someone who is living in a car. Once the situation…