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Virtual job fair aids military members, families
Business News The NorthSider
Virtual job fair aids military members, families
Staff3 hours ago0

A job fair for current and past military members is ready to help line them up with new employment, now or when the time comes. The DAV – Disabled American…

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Vaccine-help group faces charges of politics, censorship
Coronavirus Featured Health News Politics The SouthSider
Vaccine-help group faces charges of politics, censorship
Charles Jaco3 hours ago0

A Facebook group hailed by local media for helping St. Louisans find vaccination sites for scarce COVID-19 vaccines is facing criticism and defections for banishing group members who post about…

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Incumbent aldermen come out on top in city primary election
News Politics The NorthSider
Incumbent aldermen come out on top in city primary election
Jim Merkel7 hours ago0

CITY HALL – In the first round of the city’s elections for aldermen, the clear winners were incumbents. Only one of the 16 races for aldermen didn’t include the current…

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Urban League recognizes Black communicators and journalists
Business Featured News The NorthSider
Urban League recognizes Black communicators and journalists
DiarioDigitalSTL.com22 hours ago0

FERGUSON – The Urban League of St. Louis recognized some of the top and most influential black journalists and communicators working in St. Louis at an event Saturday morning before…

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Baby penguin at Zoo gets a name: Opal
Art News Science The SouthSider
Baby penguin at Zoo gets a name: Opal
Staff1 day ago0

FOREST PARK – “Opal” is the name of the penguin chick hatched Dec. 11 at the St. Louis Zoo. The female southern rockhopper penguin hatched at Penguin & Puffin Coast…

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In blow for reform prosecutors, no new trial in 1995 murder case
Crime Featured News Police Accountability Politics The NorthSider
In blow for reform prosecutors, no new trial in 1995 murder case
Missouri Independent1 day ago0

Nearly two years ago, St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner filed a motion for a new trial for Lamar Johnson, who has now spent 26 years in jail.  Gardner alleged…

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Tishaura Jones, Cara Spencer head for mayoral runoff
Featured News Politics The NorthSider
Tishaura Jones, Cara Spencer head for mayoral runoff
Jim Merkel2 days ago0

CITY HALL – A four-way mayoral race is now down to two candidates. Following the first nonpartisan election in St. Louis’ history, 20th Ward Alderwoman Cara Spencer will face Treasurer…

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Aldermen could overturn mayor’s veto of firefighters retirement bill
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Aldermen could overturn mayor’s veto of firefighters retirement bill
Jim Merkel2 days ago0

CITY HALL – Mayor Lyda Krewson’s word may not be the final word. There should be enough votes on the Board of Aldermen to override her veto of a bill…

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Spending bill for Medicaid expansion raises questions of intent
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Spending bill for Medicaid expansion raises questions of intent
Missouri Independent2 days ago0

The $1.6 billion cost of expanding Medicaid to approximately 275,000 uninsured Missourians has been segregated from other spending in the upcoming budget year by moving it into a separate appropriation bill.…

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Race data missing in half of vaccine records to CDC
Coronavirus Health News The NorthSider
Race data missing in half of vaccine records to CDC
The Associated Press2 days ago0

ATLANTA — Three leading health organizations say stronger efforts are needed to collect and report race and ethnicity data about Americans receiving COVID-19 vaccinations. That information was missing in almost…

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After vaccination outrage, Parson vows more urban events
Coronavirus News Politics The NorthSider
After vaccination outrage, Parson vows more urban events
Missouri Independent3 days ago0

Last week, multiple mass vaccination events in rural areas neared the end of the day with hundreds of doses still on hand — prompting health departments to take to social…

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Bill would let Missourians keep unemployment overpayments
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Bill would let Missourians keep unemployment overpayments
The Associated Press3 days ago0

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missourians wouldn’t have to repay millions of dollars in federal unemployment benefit overpayments under legislation advanced in the GOP-led state House on Monday. At issue are…

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Schools to get $123 million as Parson releases budget withholdings
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Schools to get $123 million as Parson releases budget withholdings
Missouri Independent3 days ago0

Missouri public schools will receive $123 million withheld from the state education budget, as Gov. Mike Parson announced Monday that he had ended all restrictions on general revenue spending in…

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J&J vaccinations to start Wednesday in Missouri
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J&J vaccinations to start Wednesday in Missouri
The Associated Press3 days ago0

(AP) — Missouri vaccinators are expected to receive the first 50,000 doses of the newly approved Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday, and the state’s health director said the…

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Krewson moves city toward all-electric vehicle fleet
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Krewson moves city toward all-electric vehicle fleet
Jim Merkel4 days ago0

  ST. LOUIS – Mayor Lyda Krewson took major steps toward shifting to an all-electric city fleet when she showed off four new electric vehicles and signed an order requiring…

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18th-century school for Black children to be moved, restored
Black History Month Education Kids News The NorthSider
18th-century school for Black children to be moved, restored
The Associated Press4 days ago0

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) — William & Mary University and Colonial Williamsburg are teaming up to preserve the legacy of an 18th-century school that was dedicated to the education of enslaved…

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Missouri must pay Planned Parenthood $140,000 in legal fees
Health News The SouthSider Women
Missouri must pay Planned Parenthood $140,000 in legal fees
The Associated Press4 days ago0

JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — A failed bid to shut down Missouri’s lone abortion provider will cost the state $140,000. Administration Hearing Commissioner Sreenivasa Rao Dandamudi granted on Friday the request…

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Free tax service moves online during pandemic
Business Coronavirus Featured News The NorthSider
Free tax service moves online during pandemic
Jim Merkel5 days ago0

ST. LOUIS – Each year, LaTaunia Kenner and other volunteers have spent the days before April 15 face to face with low- to moderate-income people who needed extra help filling…

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J&J’s vaccine is cleared, giving U.S. third COVID-19 weapon
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J&J’s vaccine is cleared, giving U.S. third COVID-19 weapon
The Associated Press5 days ago0

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. is getting a third vaccine to prevent COVID-19, as the Food and Drug Administration cleared on Saturday a Johnson & Johnson shot that works with…

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Gardner seeks to take back McCloskey case
Crime News Police Accountability Politics The SouthSider
Gardner seeks to take back McCloskey case
The Associated Press5 days ago0

ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner has asked the Missouri Supreme Court to restore her authority to prosecute a couple accused of wielding guns at racial…

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Urban League to give honors, along with food, for Black History Month
Black History Month News The NorthSider
Urban League to give honors, along with food, for Black History Month
Staff6 days ago0

The Urban League of Metropolitan Saint Louis is honoring more than a dozen communications professionals Saturday at a special Black History Month recognition program in connection with one of the…

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Jones makes her case to lead public safety efforts
Featured News Politics The NorthSider
Jones makes her case to lead public safety efforts
Jim Merkel6 days ago0

ST. LOUIS – Solving the city’s crime problems means getting help from everybody, city Treasurer Tishaura Jones said. “We have to bring everybody to the table, because crime just doesn’t…

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As hospital numbers fall, fatigued staff get relief at last
Coronavirus Health News The NorthSider
As hospital numbers fall, fatigued staff get relief at last
The Associated Press6 days ago0

MISSION, Kan. (AP) — When COVID-19 patients inundated St. Louis hospitals, respiratory therapists arriving for yet another grueling shift with a dwindling supply of ventilators would often glance at their…

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Missouri House advances private school funding bill
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Missouri House advances private school funding bill
The Associated Press6 days ago0

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Poor Missouri families could get money to pay for their children to go to private schools through a tax credit program given initial approval Wednesday in…

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Advisers endorse single-shot COVID-19 vaccine from J&J
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Advisers endorse single-shot COVID-19 vaccine from J&J
The Associated Press6 days ago0

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health advisers endorsed a one-dose COVID-19 vaccine from Johnson & Johnson on Friday, putting the nation on the cusp of adding an easier-to-use option to fight the pandemic.…

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Honduran immigrant finally leaves church sanctuary to rejoin family
Featured News Politics The SouthSider
Honduran immigrant finally leaves church sanctuary to rejoin family
DiarioDigitalSTL.com7 days ago0

MAPLEWOOD • Honduran immigrant, husband and father of five Alex Garcia entered a church in Maplewood in 2017 to avoid immediate removal by immigration authorities. For three and a half years…

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Missouri Republicans look to reinstate voter ID requirement
News Politics The NorthSider
Missouri Republicans look to reinstate voter ID requirement
Missouri Independent1 week ago0

About 137,700 registered voters in Missouri had no state-issued identification in 2017, according to an analysis from the Secretary of State’s Office.  Another 140,000 voters had expired IDs, and 2,000 more…

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Mr. Potato Head brand plugs in to gender-neutral trend
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Mr. Potato Head brand plugs in to gender-neutral trend
The Associated Press1 week ago0

(AP) — Hasbro created confusion on Thursday when it removed the gender from its Mr. Potato Head brand but not from the actual toy. The company, which has been making…

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Some Missourians successfully appeal jobless repayments
Coronavirus News Politics The SouthSider
Some Missourians successfully appeal jobless repayments
The Associated Press1 week ago0

ST. LOUIS (AP) — About 46,000 Missourians were mistakenly overpaid unemployment benefits as part of the stimulus during the coronavirus pandemic, and while the state wants the money back, some…

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Mega Millions ticket sold here wins $3 million
Business Featured News The NorthSider
Mega Millions ticket sold here wins $3 million
The Associated Press1 week ago0

ST. LOUIS  (AP) — Someone who bought a Mega Millions lottery ticket here won $3 million in Tuesday night’s drawing, Missouri Lottery officials said. The winning ticket was purchased at…

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