U.S. extends expiration dates for J&J COVID vaccine by 6 weeks
WASHINGTON (AP) — Johnson & Johnson said Thursday that U.S. regulators extended the expiration date on millions of doses of…
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States rebound from bleak forecasts to pass record budgets
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — Just a year ago, the financial future looked bleak for state governments as governors and lawmakers…
Free beer, doughnuts, million-dollar lottery help curb COVID-19
A growing number of states, cities and companies are offering incentives to encourage people to get vaccinated. And the sweeteners keep getting…
Tracking of Missouri vaccine equity is hampered by flawed data
Throughout the COVID-19 vaccination effort, public health officials and politicians have insisted that providing shots equitably across racial and ethnic…
County invests more than $10.5 million in CARES funding to ease food insecurity
ST. LOUIS COUNTY – The county reports that it has spent more than $10 million it received through the federal…
Veterans return to Memorial Day traditions as pandemic eases
BOSTON (AP) — A pair of military veterans navigate the hilly, meandering paths in a historic cemetery in Boston, searching…
Missouri lawmakers didn’t cancel debts from unemployment benefit mistakes
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — State lawmakers left tens of thousands of Missouri residents facing big debts by failing to pass…
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…
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…