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Month: March 2020

Virus may doom Missouri recreational marijuana campaign
Coronavirus News The SouthSider
Virus may doom Missouri recreational marijuana campaign
The Associated Press11 months ago0

JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — The spread of the coronavirus has probably doomed an effort to get a proposal to legalize recreational marijuana in Missouri on the November ballot, according to…

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Gateway Resilience Fund awards $440,000 to St. Louis individuals, businesses
Business Coronavirus Featured News The SouthSider
Gateway Resilience Fund awards $440,000 to St. Louis individuals, businesses
The Associated Press11 months ago0

ST. LOUIS (AP) – Grants totaling nearly $440,000 were awarded to 525 individuals and 16 downtown businesses by the Gateway Resilience Fund, officials with the St. Louis Community Foundation announced Tuesday,…

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Missouri top court strikes down anti-picketing law
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Missouri top court strikes down anti-picketing law
The Associated Press11 months ago0

JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — The Missouri Supreme Court ruled Tuesday, March 31, that a 2018 law banning public union workers from picketing is unconstitutional. Supreme Court judges unanimously sided with…

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Missouri Attorney General tackles alleged price gougers
Business Coronavirus Crime News The NorthSider
Missouri Attorney General tackles alleged price gougers
Staff11 months ago0

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt is going after eight third-party Amazon sellers suspected of price-gouging during the coronavirus pandemic. On Monday, March 30, Schmitt sent civil investigative demands to the…

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Census is under way; response is vital, mayor stresses
Coronavirus Featured News The SouthSider
Census is under way; response is vital, mayor stresses
Staff11 months ago0

ST. LOUIS – The 2020 Census is off and running, but at a slow pace. Mayor Lyda Krewson told St. Louisans on her Facebook page that as of March 26, only…

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St. Louis restricts driving in some parks
Coronavirus Featured News The NorthSider
St. Louis restricts driving in some parks
Staff11 months ago0

ST. LOUIS – A restriction on driving inside some of the city’s most popular parks is the latest move to curb public gatherings as the area fights the further spreading…

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Rent strike idea gaining steam during coronavirus crisis
Coronavirus News The SouthSider
Rent strike idea gaining steam during coronavirus crisis
The Associated Press11 months ago0

ST. LOUIS (AP) — With millions of people suddenly out of work and rent due at the first of the month, some tenants are vowing to go on a rent…

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Rules for city parks, recreation centers are tightened
Coronavirus Featured News The NorthSider
Rules for city parks, recreation centers are tightened
Staff11 months ago0

ST. LOUIS – People can’t seem to resist gathering, even as the COVID-19 coronavirus sweeps through the area and nation. Those who aren’t following recommendations for social distancing put everyone’s…

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Metro suspends four bus routes as ridership falls
Business Coronavirus Featured News The SouthSider
Metro suspends four bus routes as ridership falls
Staff11 months ago0

ST. LOUIS – Metro Transit is suspending service on four of its MetroBus routes as of Monday, March 30, because of falling ridership during the COVID-19 coronavirus crisis. The four…

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St. Louis' traffic police under quarantine
Coronavirus Featured News The NorthSider
St. Louis' traffic police under quarantine
Staff11 months ago0

ST. LOUIS – Some city traffic police officers have tested positive for the COVID-19 coronavirus, and the traffic division is now under quarantine. The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department and…

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Hospitals scramble to stretch supplies as virus cases surge
Coronavirus Featured News The SouthSider
Hospitals scramble to stretch supplies as virus cases surge
The Associated Press11 months ago0

ST. LOUIS (AP) – Nurses and other front-line medical workers at BJC HealthCare, SSM Health, Mercy and a veterans hospital say that hospital leaders are asking some staff to reuse masks,…

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Playgrounds close; nursing home hit hard
Coronavirus Featured News The SouthSider
Playgrounds close; nursing home hit hard
Staff11 months ago0

ST. LOUIS — All playgrounds in the city are now closed and will remain so while the “stay at home” order is in effect during the COVID-19 coronavirus crisis. The city…

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Governor mobilizes National Guard against virus
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Governor mobilizes National Guard against virus
The Associated Press11 months ago0

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Missouri braced itself Friday for a surge of coronavirus patients as the number of deaths grew to nine, with the governor mobilizing the state’s National Guard.…

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New COVID-19 Regional Response Fund helps 16 area nonprofits
Business Coronavirus Featured News The NorthSider
New COVID-19 Regional Response Fund helps 16 area nonprofits
Staff11 months ago0

ST. LOUIS – A new COVID-19 Regional Response Fund set up this month is sending grants totaling nearly $370,000 to 16 nonprofit organizations serving area groups and residents affected by…

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Dozens of city inmates may soon be freed
Coronavirus Crime Featured News The SouthSider
Dozens of city inmates may soon be freed
Staff11 months ago0

ST. LOUIS – Dozens of inmates may soon be released from city jail in order to reduce the risk of coronavirus in the crowded setting. St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim…

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City's first coronavirus fatality is buried; Missouri cases top 350
Coronavirus Featured News The SouthSider
City's first coronavirus fatality is buried; Missouri cases top 350
The Associated Press11 months ago0

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jazmond Dixon was buried Tuesday as her family watched from their cars. Dixon, 31, died Sunday, March 22, as the first fatality from the coronavirus in…

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Red Cross worker is first St. Louis coronavirus death
Coronavirus Featured News The NorthSider
Red Cross worker is first St. Louis coronavirus death
Staff12 months ago0

CENTRAL WEST END – The Red Cross announced Tuesday that the city’s first death from the COVID-19 coronavirus was that of one of its employees. Jazmond Dixon, 31, worked at the…

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Coronavirus survivors' plasma may aid new patients
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Coronavirus survivors' plasma may aid new patients
The Associated Press12 months ago0

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hospitals are gearing up to test if a century-old treatment used to fight off flu and measles outbreaks in the days before vaccines, and tried more recently…

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City extends deadline for earnings tax
Business Coronavirus News The SouthSider
City extends deadline for earnings tax
Staff12 months ago0

ST. LOUIS – City of St. Louis Collector of Revenue Gregory F.X. Daly has extended the earnings tax filing deadline to July 15 from the usual date of April 15 to…

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City revenue office closes; drivers licenses, vehicle plates get extensions
Business Coronavirus Featured News The NorthSider
City revenue office closes; drivers licenses, vehicle plates get extensions
Staff12 months ago0

ST. LOUIS – The Department of Revenue Office in City Hall will close during the coronavirus crisis, in response to Missouri’s decision to extend by 60 days the deadlines to…

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Funds available for restaurants, bars and shops
Business Coronavirus News The SouthSider
Funds available for restaurants, bars and shops
The Associated Press12 months ago0

Restaurant, bar, shop, and entertainment venue owners and employees, and other qualifying applicants unable to work because of COVID-19 closure, are now able to assess their eligibility and apply for assistance from…

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Area woman in her 30s dies from coronavirus
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Area woman in her 30s dies from coronavirus
The Associated Press12 months ago0

O’FALLON, MO. (AP) — An area woman in her 30s has died from the COVID-19 coronavirus, and officials said Monday that they were still trying to figure out how she…

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Restaurants are places to get more than a meal
Business Coronavirus News The SouthSider
Restaurants are places to get more than a meal
The Associated Press12 months ago0

Restaurants offer a crucial public space for the practice of peaceful coexistence. Now, they are threatened. How long can the hospitality industry – restaurants, cafes, bars, diners, all the places…

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City issues 'stay in place' order
Coronavirus Featured News The NorthSider
City issues 'stay in place' order
Jim Merkel12 months ago0

CITY HALL – Starting Monday night, you won’t be able to get a haircut, get your nails done, work out at a fitness center or do a wide variety of…

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IRS tax filing deadline: July 15
Business Coronavirus Featured News
IRS tax filing deadline: July 15
The Associated Press12 months ago0

WASHINGTON – Most individuals and businesses are getting three extra months to file and pay their federal tax bills. The Internal Revenue Service has announced that we’ll have until July…

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Missouri state parks remain open; site offices close
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Missouri state parks remain open; site offices close
The Associated Press12 months ago0

JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — The Missouri Department of Natural Resources is keeping state parks open amid the coronavirus outbreak. The department will try to limit visitors’ interaction with rangers and…

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Order halts numerous court actions here
Coronavirus News The SouthSider
Order halts numerous court actions here
Jim Merkel12 months ago0

ST. LOUIS – An order issued Friday bans court officials from a number of actions – including serving subpoenas on criminal actions, serving process on civil matters, extraditing people and…

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Coronavirus makes public meetings difficult to hold
Coronavirus News The NorthSider
Coronavirus makes public meetings difficult to hold
Jim Merkel12 months ago0

CITY HALL – Guidelines to keep people safe during the COVID-19 coronavirus crisis may clash with state law to make it hard for the Board of Aldermen to get anything…

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St. Louis County woman is third Missouri coronavirus death
Coronavirus Featured News The SouthSider
St. Louis County woman is third Missouri coronavirus death
The Associated Press12 months ago0

Two more Missourians died from the coronavirus, officials said Friday, and the number of confirmed cases of the illness nearly doubled in one day. St. Louis County officials said a…

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Featured Health Kids News
Virtual forum discusses impact of COVID-19 on children, gives resources
Staff12 months ago0
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