Supreme Court rejection of eviction ban cranks up pressure to dole out rental aid
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court’s rejection of the last-ditch effort by President Joe Biden’s administration to extend a federal…
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Parson issues narrowed COVID-19 state of emergency
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Intensive care units are nearly full across the Kansas City area, creating challenges for hospitals…
Records document millions spent by Missouri agencies under emergency COVID authority
It was mid-March 2020 and the pandemic was unfolding in quick succession. Less than a week after the first suspected…
Schools to continue mask rules despite legal challenge from Missouri Attorney General
The schools in Gov. Mike Parson’s hometown will continue to require students, teachers and staff to wear masks indoors despite…
Missouri attorney general seeks court order blocking school mask mandates
Mandates that require children, staff and faculty to wear masks in school to prevent spread of COVID-19 are next on…
St. Louis Public Schools to require vaccinations for employees
ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis Public Schools will require COVID-19 vaccinations for employees, giving them until Oct. 15 to…
Jaco: Missouri’s COVID Taliban wants your kids
Four things happened in the past few days. St. Louis-area kids returned to in-person school; new figures show hospital ICUs…
Some governors use federal virus aid to expand school choice
When Congress sent states billions of dollars early in the coronavirus pandemic to help make schools safe, Tennessee Gov. Bill…
Southwest Missouri health system requires employee vaccines
JOPLIN, Mo. (AP) — One of Missouri’s biggest hospital systems announced Monday that it would require its employees to get…
FDA grants full approval to Pfizer’s COVID-19 shot, now known as ‘Comirnaty’
WASHINGTON — The U.S. has its first fully approved vaccine against COVID-19, with federal health officials announcing Monday the approval of Pfizer-BioNTech’s…
U.S. appeals court refuses to end CDC’s eviction moratorium
WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal appeals court has said a pause on evictions designed to curb the spread of the…
Who has the power to say students do or don’t have to wear masks?
Legal battles over masks in schools are being fought across the country. Rather than clarifying policy, these legal challenges have…
Cardinal Burke off ventilator, still hospitalized with COVID
LA CROSSE, Wis. (AP) — Former St. Louis Archbishop Raymond Burke, who was hospitalized after contracting COVID-19, is off a…
COVID-19 booster shots to roll out starting next month
WASHINGTON — Top U.S. health officials announced a plan Wednesday to begin offering COVID-19 booster shots to Americans starting Sept. 20, with…
All city employees must get vaccinated or undergo weekly tests
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Mayor Tishaura Jones has ordered city employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19 or undergo weekly testing.…
National Park Service renews mask mandate for all visitors
WASHINGTON — The National Park Service reinstated on Monday a mask mandate for all visitors, workers and volunteers at NPS…