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Missouri lawmakers OK $35B budget without Medicaid expansion
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — Missouri lawmakers approved on Friday a $35 billion budget that includes no funding for a Medicaid…
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Delmar Loop businesses revive as COVID-19 retreats
UNIVERSITY CITY – The shine is coming back on the Chuck Berry statue, while hungry foodies are starting to fill…
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Officials push for millions in fixes for city water treatment system
RIVERVIEW – At well over a century old, the city’s drinking water treatment system is still providing the best-tasting water…
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Bill for limited Missouri school voucher program passes
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri lawmakers passed on Thursday a bill to allow a tax credit program to help pay…
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Ferguson movement is on cusp of revolutionizing political power
April 6, election night in St. Louis, was a defining moment for the Ferguson movement. The race was close. Kayla…
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Slumping slugger Pujols cut by Angels, still wants to play
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Albert Pujols was cut by the Los Angeles Angels on Thursday, abruptly ending the 41-year-old superstar…
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National Guard to scale back COVID-19 vaccinations
JEFFERSON CITY – Demand for the COVID-19 vaccine has significantly dropped in recent weeks, so the Missouri National Guard has begun…
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Black religious leaders decry Missouri bills as biased
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — Black religious leaders rallied Thursday at the Missouri Capitol and met with political leaders to denounce…
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U.S. virus toll projected to drop by end of July
NEW YORK (AP) — Health experts are projecting the coronavirus toll in the U.S. will wane dramatically by the end…
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Push to put benefit limits on Missouri unemployment debt goes down in House
A bill to forgive mistakenly paid unemployment benefit from 2020 will include a waiver for debts to the state but won’t include…
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All state buildings to fully re-open by May 17
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — All state employees will return to in-person work in their offices by May 17, after many…
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Crackdown on highway protests passes Missouri House
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s Republican-led House passed on Tuesday legislation to crack down on protesters who block roadways, after…
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Emergency health rules for businesses would be barred under Missouri House vote
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri House voted Tuesday in favor of barring state and local officials from putting any…
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Parson’s office won’t release resignation letter of second key official
The same day as Randall Williams’ sudden resignation as Missouri’s top health official, another key member of the executive branch…
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County, city announce eased COVID-19 health rules
CLAYTON – In a significant loosening of COVID-19 health guidelines, St. Louis nd St. Louis County are lifting their capacity…
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FDA expected to OK Pfizer vaccine for teens within week
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is expected to authorize Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for youngsters ages 12…
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Bipartisan coalition hopes to fund free tampons, pads in Missouri prisons
In Missouri, incarcerated women’s access to feminine hygiene products depends on where they’re housed. Some are forced to pay to…
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‘The fight has to change’: Why Ferguson activists ditched police reform
Ten days after Michael Brown, it was 25-year-old Kajieme Powell. Two months later, it was 18-year-old VonDerrit Myers Jr. All…
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`Black America’s attorney general’ seems to be everywhere
Ben Crump, the Rev. Al Sharpton says, is “Black America’s attorney general.” In less than a decade, Crump, a lawyer…
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Missouri is latest state to thwart voter-approved policies
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri lawmakers recently shut down attempts to pay for Medicaid expansion, in what is the latest…
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South City Hospital holds vaccination event at housing authority
PEABODY DARST WEBBE – All jabbed up, a man who insisted on being known as Antoine Phillips sat in a…
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Momentum grows for closing gaps in U.S. vaccine requirements
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A law adopted this week in Connecticut adds momentum to the push to strengthen vaccination requirements for schoolchildren,…
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Great Circle closes area program for troubled youth
WEBSTER GROVES (AP) — An embattled Missouri residential treatment program for troubled youth that started in 1832 as a home…
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Drones? Lasers? Study offers cleaning ideas for Gateway Arch
DOWNTOWN (AP) — The Gateway Arch is gradually losing some of its silvery sheen, as a variety of forces —…
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Police ‘Muni-Shuffle’ lets wandering officers continue misdeeds
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Timothy Loehmann wanted to be a police officer like his father. He got a job in…
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Missouri broke federal civil rights rules on air pollution, EPA finds
Federal officials are investigating whether Missouri environmental regulators violated the civil rights of St. Louis residents by issuing an air…
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Case against McCloskeys won’t go back to grand jury
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A judge denied on Friday a defense request to return to a grand jury the case…
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Aldermen clash over two visions of May Day
CITY HALL – Two different resolutions offering different views of the meaning of May Day brought sharp debate at Friday’s…
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WU COVID-19 survivor study finds ‘shocking’ risks: Health problems even months later
Dr. Zayid Al-Aly People fortunate enough to survive infection with the COVID-19 coronavirus can suffer health problems long afterward, Washington…
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Systemic racism tied to Black reluctance to get COVID-19 shots
ST. LOUIS – When Samuel Kennedy was 7, he ran for his life to escape a bloodthirsty white mob in…
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