The Associated Press
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Coronavirus
COVID has killed about as many Americans as the 1918-19 flu
COVID-19 has now killed about as many Americans as the 1918-19 Spanish flu pandemic did — approximately 675,000. The U.S.…
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Coronavirus
High staff vaccination rates help nursing homes ward off COVID
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Nursing homes in Missouri with the vast majority of staff vaccinated tend to have strikingly lower…
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Crime
Court is asked to suspend law licenses of gun-waving couple
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A Missouri official is asking the state Supreme Court to suspend the law licenses of the…
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Politics
Open container law diverts millions from Missouri roads
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s decision to allow open containers of alcohol in vehicles forces the state to divert…
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Religion
Many faith leaders say no to endorsing vaccine exemptions
As significant numbers of Americans seek religious exemptions from COVID-19 vaccine mandates, many faith leaders are saying: Not with our endorsement.…
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Politics
World War II nurse leads Missouri bicentennial parade
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — A crowd gathered Saturday in Jefferson City to celebrate the state’s bicentennial, with a World War…
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Coronavirus
After eviction, ‘I have no idea’ what to do, jobless mother of two says
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The knock on the door that Kristen Bigogno has long dreaded finally arrived Friday — two…
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Art
Native American statue removed from Cherokee Street corner
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A statue of a Native American that served as a landmark at an intersection in the…
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Sports
St. Louis Blues to require COVID-19 vaccinations or negative test results
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis Blues will require fans and visitors who are 12 and over to show…
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Police Accountability
St. Louis police use force more against Blacks, study finds
ST. LOUIS (AP) — City police used force against Black people more than three times as often as they did…
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Art
Missouri cave with ancient Native American drawings sold
(AP) — A Missouri cave containing Native American artwork from more than 1,000 years ago was sold at auction Tuesday,…
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Politics
Missouri to receive 1,200 Afghan evacuees from first group
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — About 1,200 evacuees from Afghanistan are expected to settle in Missouri as part of the…
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News
Lawsuit alleges city corrections department is violating Missouri Sunshine Law
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A civil rights group sued the St. Louis City Department of Corrections Wednesday for allegedly violating…
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Coronavirus
Sixth child dies of COVID in Missouri as official vows change
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Missouri’s new health czar lamented that the pandemic had become so embroiled in politics as another…
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News
Student removes nearly 3,000 US flags from Sept. 11 display
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A member of Washington University’s student government placed nearly 3,000 U.S. flags meant to commemorate victims…
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Science
Internet funding rule could favor rural areas over cities
Cities and urban counties across the U.S. are raising concerns that a recent rule from President Joe Biden’s administration could…
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News
Americans less positive about civil liberties, in AP-NORC poll
Ten years after the 9/11 attacks, Americans were reasonably positive about the state of their rights and liberties. Today, after…
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Health
Missouri lawmakers may consider copying Texas abortion law
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Missouri’s Republican-led Legislature could soon be considering legislation similar to a new Texas law that bans most…
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Business
St. Louis nightspot’s license suspended over shootings
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A downtown St. Louis nightspot accused of flouting local COVID-19 mask and social distancing rules has…
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Crime
Police Chief Hayden to retire in February
ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis Police Chief John Hayden will resign on Feb. 23, which is the 35th anniversary…
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News
From 9/11’s ashes, a new world took shape. It did not last.
In the ghastly rubble of ground zero’s fallen towers 20 years ago, Hour Zero arrived, a chance to start anew.…
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Coronavirus
Town of Sikeston now at center of COVID surge in Missouri
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The epicenter of Missouri’s COVID-19 outbreak has shifted to the state’s southeast, and no place is…
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Education
Thousands get COVID in first weeks of school in Missouri
Thousands of Missouri children have been diagnosed with COVID-19 since the new school year began, and at least one rural…
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Science
Missouri River species recovery plan sees deep budget cuts
ST. CHARLES, Mo. (AP) — Beneath the swirling waters of the Missouri River, underwater microphones eavesdropped on fish. A boat…
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Coronavirus
Missouri ERs treating people who took ivermectin in attempt to combat COVID-19
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Several people have been treated in Missouri emergency rooms after taking the parasite drug ivermectin, even…
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Politics
Missouri Secretary of State Ashcroft wants to ban help for absentee ballot mistakes
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft, a Republican, is urging the Legislature to prohibit local election…
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News
9/11: As the decades pass, the act of remembering evolves
SHANKSVILLE, Pa. (AP) — Across the vast field where the plane fell out of the sky so many years ago,…
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News
Section of I-70 to close for Missouri Marine’s procession
ST. CHARLES (AP) — Several miles of westbound traffic on Interstate 70 in suburban St. Louis will close briefly Wednesday…
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News
Virginia is set to remove statue of Confederal Gen. Lee
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A towering statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee in Richmond, Va., is set to come…
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News
Jobless Americans will have few options as benefits expire
NEW YORK (AP) — Millions of jobless Americans lost their unemployment benefits on Monday, leaving only a handful of economic…
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