JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — Missouri’s governor has cut another $209 million from this year’s budget, including deep cuts in education, following a steep drop in revenue because of the coronavirus.…
Category: Coronavirus
Protesting, coronavirus concerns go hand-in-hand, Krewson says
CITY HALL – Anger and grief are mingling yet again on the nation’s streets, including in St. Louis, as demonstrators protest the death of a black Minneapolis man during his…
Crowds at protests, erosion of trust upend coronavirus control
NEW YORK (AP) — Protests erupting across the nation over the past week — and law enforcement’s response to them — are threatening to upend efforts by health officials to track and…
Parking enforcement resuming along city curbs
ST. LOUIS — Drivers will again have to pay attention to where they leave their cars along the city’s streets, or face paying a penalty for illegal parking. The city’s…
City marks gains against virus, Krewson reports; aid plan in works
CITY HALL – The city appears to be winning its first bout with the coronavirus, if by slim margins. St. Louis had tallied 1,917 confirmed cases of the coronavirus as…
As virus cases, deaths spike, Missouri delays Phase 2 of reopening
(AP) — Missouri’s health department cited on Friday 31 additional coronavirus deaths, among the highest one-day increases reported since the pandemic began. The website for the Missouri Department of Health…
Panel studies city health director's qualifications
CITY HALL – For more than three months, St. Louis Director of Health and Hospitals Dr. Fredrick Echols has been the city’s chief point man in the fight against COVID-19.…
VIDEO: May 29th Board of Aldermen Meeting
The St. Louis Board of Aldermen met virtually for their May 29th weekly meeting. Full video below.
Open workplace windows, CDC advises
Opening windows can help businesses stay open, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says. The CDC’s latest guidelines suggest that good ventilation is vital in office buildings and other workplaces…
'Mask up,' Cedric the Entertainer tells St. Louisans
CITY HALL – “Mask up!” is the message Cedric the Entertainer, a Missouri native, is sending in the second ad campaign put out by the city. Like the first, the…
City Hall will reopen to visitors June 1, with precautions
CITY HALL – On Monday, St. Louisans will again be able to take care of business inside City Hall. Visitors must have their temperature taken and must wear face coverings.…
Free masks will help area black churches reopen
HANLEY HILLS (AP) — Bishop Floyd Williams knows that the coronavirus has proven especially lethal for blacks, so his decision to reopen his End Times Christian Assembly in St. Louis…