ST. LOUIS – Seven of the city’s public schools will close at the end of the school year. The St. Louis Public Schools Board voted Tuesday night on the plan,…
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Hispanics celebrate 'Three Kings' on Cherokee Street
As most of us put away our Christmas ornaments and lights, area Hispanics got together this past week to celebrate the Epiphany. Known as Los Reyes Magos, or Three Kings…
Youth groups combine to better serve area's children
ST. LOUIS – Sixty years ago, Monroe Smith stayed out of mischief by playing baseball for the Mathews-Dickey Boys Club. Thousands followed him in its mission of sports, education and…
No candy, cake for children under 2
Parents now have an extra reason to say no to candy, cake and ice cream for young children. The first U.S. government dietary guidelines for infants and toddlers, released Tuesday,…
Girl Scouts rebuke Boy Scouts in escalating recruitment war
NEW YORK (AP) — The Girl Scouts are in a “highly damaging” recruitment war with the Boy Scouts after the latter opened its core services to girls, leading to marketplace…
Children's hospitals treating adults as virus surges
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Children’s hospitals here have started treating adult patients as area hospitals struggle to keep up with rising coronavirus cases. Both St. Louis Children’s Hospital and SSM…
DHS chief lacked authority to suspend Dreamers program, judge rules
NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge in New York ruled Saturday that Acting Department of Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf assumed his position unlawfully, a determination that invalidated Wolf’s…
Educators balk at Parson's push to ease school quarantines
(AP) — Gov. Mike Parson announced on Thursday new guidance aimed at keeping more children, teachers and staff in school, even those who have been exposed to the coronavirus. Parson…
Enrollment in Missouri public schools declines by 3.2%
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — Enrollment in Missouri public schools dropped significantly this fall compared with the 2019-2020 school year, with most of the decline coming in preschool and kindergarten classes,…
Virus outbreak at Missouri schools forces some to turn online
ST. LOUIS (AP) — An increasing number of coronavirus cases among Missouri children is prompting some school districts to temporarily halt in-school learning. Data from the state health department’s website…
Moonlight and masks to keep Halloween cool this year
ST. LOUIS – Halloween 2020 promises a nip in the air, clouds trailing across a full moon, and the usual tinge of goosebump-raising otherworldliness. But this year’s celebration will be…
400 years on, Mayflower's legacy is mix of achievement, injustice
PLYMOUTH, Mass. (AP) — Four centuries after white Europeans stepped off the Mayflower and onto America’s shores, some descendants of the colonists are wrestling with the complicated legacy of their…