Coronavirus
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FEMA invites everyone to get vaccinations at the Dome this weekend, any day
DOWNTOWN – Nearly 1,900 people got COVID-19 coronavirus vaccinations Friday at the clinic being run at the Dome at America’s…
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Missouri opens up COVID-19 vaccines to all 16 and older
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Everyone 16 and older in Missouri is now eligible for COVID-19 vaccinations. State officials had announced…
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FEMA delivers Pfizer shots at The Dome
DOWNTOWN – The Federal Emergency Management Agency opened a new vaccination site this week which will be able to deliver…
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Under short-lived committee, some businesses jumped vaccine line
In the span of 10 minutes in late February, a panel of state officials signed off on nearly 1,300 people…
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Days after all Missouri adults are eligible for vaccine, state expects fewer doses
Missouri officials expect to see hundreds of thousands of fewer vaccine doses than anticipated next week, just days after eligibility…
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Drops in COVID transmission rates stall
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Drops in coronavirus transmission rates in the St. Louis area are beginning to stall, raising concerns…
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No immediate impact in Missouri from J&J vaccine problem
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — The loss of up to 15 million doses of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine due to…
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Holy days offer hope to devotees of varied faiths as pandemic eases
For Christians across the United States, Easter services on Sunday will reflect an extra measure of joy as the nation…
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Parson rejects idea of vaccine passports
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Gov. Mike Parson said Thursday that he wouldn’t require so-called vaccine passports in Missouri but was…
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Registration opens for vaccinations at Dome
ST. LOUIS – The Dome at America’s Center is hosting a mass COVID-19 vaccination event next week, run by the…
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Dear Normal: Were you really that great?
Dear Normal, Everyone wants you back. It seems every day of this late-stage pandemic era is marked with someone wistfully…
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880,000 more Missourians now eligible for vaccinations
O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — An estimated 880,000 Missourians became eligible to get a COVID-19 vaccination Monday under Phase 2 of…
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Website helps families choose the perfect virtual or in-person summer camp
ST. LOUIS – For the second summer of COVID-19, families are looking for some kind of camp – safe, whether…
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How Missouri’s public health defunding led to vaccination chaos
Missourians have driven hours to find vaccines in rural counties — at least those people with cars and the time…
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Missouri lawmaker faces more charges for alleged COVID-19 treatment scam
LIBERTY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri state lawmaker already indicted on 20 charges related to a fraud scheme involving medical…
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GOP lawmakers vote down funding for Missouri Medicaid expansion
A partisan battle over Medicaid expansion in the House Budget Committee ended Thursday with a vote against spending $1.9 billion…
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Push to limit local health orders dies on bipartisan vote
More than a year into the COVID-19 virus’ spread in Missouri, a push to restrain local officials’ authority to issue…
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Oversight Board sought for correctional facilities
CITY HALL – A panel that investigated disturbances at the City Justice Center is recommending the establishment of an independent…
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Most vaccinators don’t use Missouri registration system
Jill Anderson’s weekends are consumed sitting at a desk in her home in Webster Groves, hunting down COVID-19 vaccine appointments…
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County to resume evictions; tenants, landlords can get help
CLAYTON – Some evictions will resume in St. Louis County this week, after a year-long freeze because of the COVID-10…
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Surge in child hunger overwhelms wealthy counties
Alexandra Sierra carried boxes of food to her kitchen counter, where her 7-year-old daughter, Rachell, stirred a pitcher of lemonade.…
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Volunteers are sought to help with vaccinations
(AP) — As the amount of COVID-19 vaccine starts to increase, leaders of the St. Louis region are putting out…
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Missouri’s, other states’ rapid COVID-19 vaccine rollout backfired
The first three months of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout suggest that faster is not necessarily better. A surprising new analysis…
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‘Vaccine passports’ that show you’re inoculated are on the way
WASHINGTON — More than 70 million Americans have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine — and along…
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Missouri child care providers wait months for payment
For Aaliyah Bailey, a single mother in St. Peters, Missouri’s child care subsidy program wasn’t there when she needed it…
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Zoos aim to curb virus’ spread from people to animals
(AP) — Zoo animals could soon be getting virus shots to protect them from their human caregivers and visitors. “There’s…
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Krewson outlines plan for $500 million in federal virus relief
CITY HALL – Mayor Lyda Krewson released on Friday her suggested guidelines for how toinvest the about $500 million the…
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Missouri tax deadline pushed to May 17
JEFFERSON CITY – Missourians are getting an extra month to file 2020 tax returns with the Missouri Department of Revenue because…
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COVID-19 vaccination will open to all Missourians on April 9
Early next month, every adult in Missouri will be eligible to receive a dose of the COVID-19 vaccine as the…
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Virus casts long shadow, one year since city’s first case
CITY HALL – After a devastating year of living with COVID-19, officials hope the deaths and hospitalizations the disease brought…
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