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City is renewing push to vaccinate homebound residents
ST. LOUIS – Some of the city’s most vulnerable residents and their caregivers are again getting extra help to fight…
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Medicare copays for new Alzheimer’s drug could reach $11,500
WASHINGTON (AP) — A new $56,000-a-year Alzheimer’s drug would raise Medicare premiums broadly, and some patients who are prescribed the…
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Restaurants, caterers put the ‘bon appetit’ in food giveaway
ST. LOUIS – Typically, Andrew Murray is busy serving paying customers for his business, Murray’s Catering. But on Friday, he…
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Deaths from heart disease, diabetes climbed amid COVID-19
NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. saw remarkable increases in the death rates for heart disease, diabetes and some other…
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Pardon of 4-decade inmate not a priority, Parson says
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — Gov. Mike Parson says addressing the clemency petition for a man who’s been behind bars for…
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U.S. extends expiration dates for J&J COVID vaccine by 6 weeks
WASHINGTON (AP) — Johnson & Johnson said Thursday that U.S. regulators extended the expiration date on millions of doses of…
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‘Defund the police’ aimed to provoke response; it worked in Missouri
For years after the death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, activists and community leaders have pushed to “re-envision public safety.” Inspired in…
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Sailor who died at Pearl Harbor laid to rest in St. Louis
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The name on the gravestone was “Unknown.” The body beneath it was a Navy mess attendant…
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Utilities may use loophole to charge customers for fossil fuel lobbying
Missouri and Kansas residents’ utility bills may be helping to bankroll energy sector lobbying against policies aimed at lowering greenhouse…
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Federal appeals court upholds injunction blocking eight-week abortion ban
A federal appeals court on Wednesday upheld a lower court’s decision to block a Missouri law criminalizing abortions after eight…
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Lawmakers can refuse to fund Medicaid expansion, attorney general says
Missouri lawmakers were not obligated to fund Medicaid expansion, and the courts cannot force the state to pay the medical bills…
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Parson replaces administrative judge who heard abortion case
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson, a Republican, has replaced the administrative law judge who ruled against the…
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Ex-St. Louis County Executive Stenger is released from prison
CLAYTON (AP) — Former St. Louis County Executive Steve Stenger has been released from prison after serving less than two…
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Prescription drug monitoring law finally erases Missouri label as lone holdout state
With the swipe of a pen Monday, Missouri is shedding its dubious status as the only state in the nation…
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Are companies that support Pride and other social causes ‘wokewashing’?
Consumers increasingly want companies to address society’s big problems, such as climate change and crumbling infrastructure. And polls suggest more than half say they want to…
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Speakers at budget hearing overwhelmingly favor defunding police
CITY HALL – If the sentiment expressed at a public hearing on the proposed 2021-2022 St. Louis budget matches public…
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States rebound from bleak forecasts to pass record budgets
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — Just a year ago, the financial future looked bleak for state governments as governors and lawmakers…
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Free beer, doughnuts, million-dollar lottery help curb COVID-19
A growing number of states, cities and companies are offering incentives to encourage people to get vaccinated. And the sweeteners keep getting…
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Expanding coverage is top priority for new Medicare-Medicaid chief
The new head of the federal agency that oversees health benefits for nearly 150 million Americans and $1 trillion in…
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Crowdfunding complements, doesn’t mirror traditional charity, study finds
Raising money online from a group of donors, known as crowdfunding, is relatively new: The term was coined in 2006 by entrepreneur Michael…
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Justice Department stepping up enforcement of hate crimes
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is stepping up its enforcement of hate crimes and other bias-related incidents, furthering a…
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Missouri Auditor Galloway won’t run for re-election in 2022
Nicole Galloway, the only Democrat who currently holds a statewide office in Missouri, announced Friday that she won’t seek re-election…
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Tracking of Missouri vaccine equity is hampered by flawed data
Throughout the COVID-19 vaccination effort, public health officials and politicians have insisted that providing shots equitably across racial and ethnic…
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Fire chief cites long promotion delays, argues for tests to resume
CITY HALL – Delays that go on for years in getting city firefighters their promotional tests have members of the…
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Curfew puts brakes on nighttime scooter riding downtown
DOWNTOWN – Zipping along St. Louis’ streets on a scooter may be fun, but it’s hardly the safest way to…
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Corrections budget is $6.7 million short
CITY HALL – A budget shortfall for corrections and the emptying of the city’s Medium Security Institution is a recipe…
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Thousands apply for Missouri bear hunting permits
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — Missouri’s first-ever bear hunt is drawing plenty of interest. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported Thursday that 6,335…
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New resale shop seeks ‘Second Chances’ for wounded strays
BENTON PARK – Shoppers used to doggedly digging for bargains know what to expect at the Second Chances resale shop.…
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Black women’s next targets: governorships and Senate seats
ATLANTA (AP) — Jennifer McClellan remembers her parents’ recounting life as Black Southerners enduring segregation and the trauma and triumph…
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Ameren donates unique truck to city fire department
ST. LOUIS – The St. Louis Fire Department now has a unique, high-tech firetruck, donated by Ameren Missouri, to help…
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