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…
Month: March 2020
Gateway Resilience Fund awards $440,000 to St. Louis individuals, businesses
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,…
Missouri top court strikes down anti-picketing law
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…
Missouri Attorney General tackles alleged price gougers
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…
Census is under way; response is vital, mayor stresses
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…
St. Louis restricts driving in some parks
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…
Rent strike idea gaining steam during coronavirus crisis
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…
Rules for city parks, recreation centers are tightened
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…
Metro suspends four bus routes as ridership falls
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…
St. Louis' traffic police under quarantine
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…
Hospitals scramble to stretch supplies as virus cases surge
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,…
Playgrounds close; nursing home hit hard
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…