COVID toll in U.S. hits 800,000 to close out deadly year
MISSION, Kan. (AP) — Carolyn Burnett is bracing for her first Christmas without her son Chris, a beloved high school…
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Missouri’s largest counties seek to appeal ruling overturning local health orders
St. Louis and Jackson counties requested Monday that they be permitted to intervene and appeal a recent court ruling that…
Pfizer confirms COVID pill’s results, potency versus Omicron
(AP) — Pfizer said Tuesday that its experimental COVID-19 pill appears effective against the Omicron variant. The company also said…
Residents can get in-person help to apply for Direct Cash Assistance
CITY HALL – City residents can get in-person help to apply for $500 cash assistance, at an event on Saturday,…
Pandemic stress weighs heavily on Gen Z, poll shows
Isolation. Anxiety. Uncertainty. The stresses of the coronavirus pandemic have taken a toll on Americans of all ages, but a new poll…
Companies rethink return-to-office plans amid Omicron virus cases
(AP) — Companies of all sizes are rethinking their plans to send workers back to the office as the new Omicron…
County ends mask rule; school districts resist pressure from attorney general
St. Louis County abandoned on Thursday its effort to maintain a mask mandate as Attorney General Eric Schmitt’s crusade to…
COVID-19 hospitalizations up dramatically in Missouri
(AP) — COVID-19 cases are rising sharply again across Missouri, prompting renewed concerns about overcrowding at hospitals and long waits…
Missouri Attorney General tells schools, health departments to end COVID orders
Attorney General Eric Schmitt instructed school districts and local public health departments to immediately stop enforcing health orders a judge…
At-home COVID tests to be covered by insurance; details still to come
WASHINGTON — State health officials welcomed on Thursday President Joe Biden’s plan to require private health insurers to reimburse Americans…
CDC confirms St. Louisan as Missouri’s first Omicron coronavirus case
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Health officials have confirmed that a resident of St. Louis has the first case of the…
Bill seeks to forgive state’s mistakenly overpaid unemployment benefits
The state saw a historic number of Missourians apply for unemployment benefits in 2020. About 639,000 Missourians filed in the…
St. Louisan may have new Omicron COVID-19 variant
ST. LOUIS – The city’s health officials have been notified that a city resident has a presumed case of the…
Most health departments say no thanks to state funds for vaccine gift cards
As the delta variant ran rampant this summer, Missouri officials pleaded with the federal government to allow a $100 gift…
Missouri health department found mask mandates work, but didn’t make findings public
Mask mandates saved lives and prevented COVID-19 infections in Missouri’s biggest cities during the worst part of the Delta variant wave,…
Schools, pediatricians look to make up lost ground on non-COVID vaccinations
WESTMINSTER, Colo. — Melissa Blatzer was determined to get her three children caught up on their routine immunizations on a…