Data on COVID-19 infections that local health departments have been reporting for months – and telling their residents represent the most accurate picture of the virus’ spread – will be…
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Parson visits to assess vaccination efforts here
ST. LOUIS – Gov. Mike Parson was in the area today taking stock of the vaccination efforts ongoing in the city and county. Parson’s tour today included stops at Pfizer…
Cardinals fans - 32% of them - can flock again to stadium
ST. LOUIS – Busch Stadium will once again be a sea of red this year as Cardinals fans flock together to watch games in person. The Cardinals have been approved…
Vaccine-help group faces charges of politics, censorship
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…
Race data missing in half of vaccine records to CDC
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…
School choice bills face both success and gridlock
It was a mixed week for education reform in the Missouri legislature, with historic success in one chamber and gridlock in the other. An education savings accounts program managed to…
After vaccination outrage, Parson vows more urban events
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…
Bill would let Missourians keep unemployment overpayments
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…
Schools to get $123 million as Parson releases budget withholdings
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…
J&J vaccinations to start Wednesday in Missouri
(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…
Free tax service moves online during pandemic
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…
J&J’s vaccine is cleared, giving U.S. third COVID-19 weapon
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…
As hospital numbers fall, fatigued staff get relief at last
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…
Advisers endorse single-shot COVID-19 vaccine from J&J
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.…
Some Missourians successfully appeal jobless repayments
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…
Increase sought in tax credit for domestic violence shelter donations
A group of donors walked through the halls of Rainbow House, an emergency children’s shelter in Columbia, Mo.. Artwork from children who had spent time at the shelter adorned the…
During 2021 Lenten fast, some fish fries carry on with carry-out
DOGTOWN – The women in charge of the annual Lenten fish fries at St. James the Greater Catholic Church said it couldn’t be done. A carryout fish fry in the…
Some elderly, sick St. Louisans travel for vaccine
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Some elderly and sick residents of the St. Louis area, fed up with waiting to get the call for a COVID-19 vaccine close to home, are…
St. Louis NAACP files complaint on lack of prisoner vaccines
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis NAACP has filed federal civil rights complaints against Missouri over the lack of coronavirus vaccinations for prisoners. No Missouri prisoners have been vaccinated…
No plan to move Missouri teachers up in vaccine line
(AP) — Missouri has no plans to move teachers higher on the list for COVID-19 vaccinations, instead focusing on getting shots to older people and those with serious illnesses, the…
In pandemic, Missouri educators look for ‘missing’ students
Since COVID-19 shut down schools, Missouri pre-K-12 enrollment has dropped by about 29,000 students — just over 3 percent. Now, the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education is working…
Pandemic could bolster school choice legislation
Missouri’s legislative leaders have spent the last decade vowing to pass significant school-choice legislation. Yet despite massive GOP majorities in both the House and the Senate, they often fall short.…
Jail tension 'boiled over' amid COVID-19 worries
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Detainees have complained for decades about conditions inside St. Louis’ jails, but when COVID-19 worries were added to the mix, the tension reached breaking point. In…
COVID confusion due to crackpot ideology
I got my COVID-19 vaccine by accident. As a certified geezer (70, cardiac pacemaker, blah blah blah) I wanted to see where and when I might possibly receive a vaccine.…
County prosecutor Bell sets virus vaccine example
St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell received his second injection of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine on Sunday. The prosecutor invited the media to his medical appointment to raise awareness…
Census data delay throws states into chaos
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Census Bureau won’t be releasing population data needed to redraw state legislative and congressional district boundaries until Sept. 30 — six months after those data are…
Average new U.S. virus cases drop below 100,000
ATLANTA (AP) — Average daily new coronavirus cases in the United States dipped below 100,000 in recent days for the first time in months, but experts cautioned Sunday that infections…
State promises aldermen to help city vaccinate those most in need
CITY HALL – Missouri is taking steps to ensure that those most in need get vaccinated, two state health officials last week promised members of a Board of Aldermen committee…
Census won't have redistricting data until end of September
The U.S. Census Bureau said Friday that it wouldn’t be delivering data used for redrawing congressional and state legislative districts until the end of September, causing headaches for state lawmakers…
Parson signs bill to OK $324 million for rental aid
Gov. Mike Parson signed into law Thursday legislation allocating $324 million in funding for rental assistance — part of the COVID-19 relief package passed by Congress in December. The funds are available…