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Jim Merkel46 mins ago

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Miniature Museum makes it big by thinking small

BEVO MILL – In one display, teensy people prepare for a little banquet at tiny, tiny tables set with bitsy…

Missouri Independent6 hours ago

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Health official calls COVID vaccine falsehoods ‘a bunch of baloney’

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson’s top adviser on COVID-19 is lashing out at vaccine falsehoods on social media, adding to the…

The Associated Press7 hours ago

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Church leaders across state implore congregants: Get vaccinated

(AP) — As lead pastor of one of Missouri’s largest churches, Jeremy Johnson has heard all the reasons congregants don’t…

The Associated Press23 hours ago

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St. Louis city and county to require masks again in some places

(AP) — St. Louis city and county officials say they will again require masks in some public places starting Monday,…

Jim Merkel1 day ago

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Lab tests of sewer water help search for COVID-19

In a lab at the University of Missouri-Columbia, vials of chilled raw sewage from treatment plants throughout the state will…

Jim Merkel1 day ago

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Educational pioneer Dr. Henry Givens Jr. dies at 90

ST. LOUIS – When Dr. Henry Givens Jr. became president of Harris-Stowe Teachers College in 1979, many thought his main…

Missouri Independent1 day ago

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States still lag in getting assistance to struggling renters, federal data show

WASHINGTON — State and local officials disbursed $1.5 billion in rental assistance during June to help households falling behind on…

Missouri Independent1 day ago

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Missouri DNR calls allegations it committed civil rights violations ‘unsubstantiated’

Missouri’s Department of Natural Resources called claims that it violated residents’ civil rights “unsubstantiated and conclusory” even as it quietly addressed several…

Missouri Independent2 days ago

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Missouri Supreme Court validates voter-approved Medicaid expansion

Missouri must expand Medicaid to 275,000 eligible people who were expecting coverage under a constitutional amendment that took effect July 1, the…

The Associated Press2 days ago

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Children need their own clinical trials for a COVID-19 vaccine

Now that two-thirds of all adults in the United States have received at least one dose of a SARS-CoV-2 vaccine as of…

Missouri Independent2 days ago

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Missouri finally mining untapped potential with move toward renewable energy

After years spent lagging behind its neighbors in renewable energy production, Missouri may finally be on the cusp of a green makeover of its…

Missouri Independent3 days ago

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Parson announces vaccine incentive lottery with $10,000 prizes

In a bid to increase vaccination rates to combat the Delta variant’s growing spread, Gov. Mike Parson announced Wednesday an…

Missouri Independent3 days ago

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Federal appeals court will review decision in Missouri abortion ban lawsuit

In a move long-time legal observers say is unusual, the Eighth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will, on its own motion, review a…

The Associated Press3 days ago

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Some state parks will be getting vehicle charging stations

JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — Missouri is preparing to install electric vehicle charging stations at some of its state parks. A…

Missouri Independent3 days ago

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Jones reflects on successes, challenges of first 100 days as mayor

It’s been nearly 100 days since St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones stood on the white marble staircase of City Hall’s…

Missouri Independent4 days ago

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Opponents of ‘critical race theory’ urge Missouri lawmakers to take action

A handful of parents pleaded with state lawmakers to take action on critical race theory in schools — an academic…

Staff4 days ago

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Can Biden’s plan to remove urban highways improve cities’ health?

Mandela Parkway, a four-lane boulevard enhanced by a median with trees and a curving footpath, stretches along a 24-block section…

The Associated Press4 days ago

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Few earthquake-insured Missouri homes amid rising costs

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — The percentage of homes with earthquake insurance in Missouri’s highest-risk areas is at a historic low…

Staff5 days ago

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Jobs and community resource fair will be held in Greater Ville

ST. LOUIS – More than 60 employers looking to hire will be at a fair in the Greater Ville on…

Missouri Independent5 days ago

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State officials urge CDC to waive $25 limit for vaccine incentives

Missouri requested Friday that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reconsider its rejection of the state’s vaccine incentive plan.…

Missouri Independent5 days ago

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‘The surge is coming,’ Springfield mayor warns other Missouri cities

With hospitals swamped and hundreds of cases daily from a Delta variant surge of infection, Springfield is a warning of what is…

Staff5 days ago

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Take recycling to drop-off sites, city asks residents

ST. LOUIS – The city is asking people to gather up their recyclable items and take them to collection sites,…

Staff6 days ago

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Missouri’s new Poet Laureate is Maryfrances Wagner of Independence

ST. LOUIS – Maryfrances Wagner, a poet, teacher and community leader from Independence, Mo., has been named as Missouri’s sixth…

Missouri Independent6 days ago

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Betty Thompson, Hazel Erby were matriarchs of Black politics in St. Louis

The neighborhood children would affectionately call them “Mama Erby” and “Mama Thompson.” For decades, Former St. Louis County Councilwoman Hazel…

The Associated Press6 days ago

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After ruling halts DACA immigration program, Biden vows appeal

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Saturday that the Justice Department intended to appeal a federal judge’s ruling deeming illegal a program enacted…