City hands out 75,000 masks before Monday’s reopening
ST. LOUIS (AP) — City officials are handing out at least 75,000 masks as the area prepares to relax stay-at-home…
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Top bills OK’d by Missouri lawmakers as session ends
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — Missouri lawmakers rushed to pass as many bills as possible on the final day of the…
Missouri lawmakers OK mail-in voting on final day of work
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — Missouri lawmakers wrapped up their work Friday by passing bills allowing people to vote by mail…
Virus is final knell for 3 schools in Archdiocese
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Three Catholic elementary schools that were already struggling financially will close because of the impact of…
Kewson, Echols livestream neighborhood COVID-19 session
CITY HALL – Mayor Lyda Krewson, with the help of Health Director Dr. Fredrick Echols, answered questions in a live-streamed…
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…
Proposed 2021 operating plan under discussion
CITY HALL – The Ways and Means Committee met on Thursday, May 14, to discuss a wide variety of issues…
Alderman withdraws bill banning spitting on essential workers
CITY HALL – Trying to stop a shopper who doesn’t have personal protection from entering a supermarket, a worker at…
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…
Inflammatory disease shows up among young patients here
(AP) — A rare inflammatory syndrome affecting some children with the coronavirus has appeared in a small number of cases…
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…
CDC guidance more restrictive than White House’s
GAINESVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Advice from the top U.S. disease control experts on how to safely reopen businesses and institutions…
Site offers COVID-19 testing, perhaps peace of mind
FOUNTAIN PARK – Cora Page wasn’t sure she needed a COVID-19 test. “I’m protected by the blood of Jesus,” she…
Reopening rules finalized; ‘It can’t turn into a big street party’
CITY HALL – With hospitalizations trending down in the area, the St. Louis area is forging ahead with plans to…
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…