JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s unemployment rate is increasing as the effects of coronavirus kick in. State data released Wednesday show unemployment hit 4.5% in March. That’s compared to 3.5% unemployment in February. The hike in joblessness is likely the tip of the iceberg. Missouri Gov. Mike Parson didn’t issue a statewide stay-at-home order…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis police are investigating the shooting death of a teenage girl. Police say the unidentified girl was shot about 10:30 p.m. Tuesday in the city’s Jeff-Vander-Lou neighborhood. Police estimate she was between 13 and 16 years old. No arrests have been made.
Clayton, MO (KTRS) Clayton, MO – St. Louis County Executive Sam Page says he expects the stay at home order to be extended until May. Page made that announcement Wednesday morning during the second of his three briefings this week on the COVID-19 pandemic. He said he has been in discussions with other regional leaders…
WASHINGTON (AP) — As government relief checks popped up in Americans’ bank accounts, the damage to the economy piled up Wednesday. And the reopening of businesses in Europe and China made it clear that things won’t necessarily bounce right back when the crisis eases.American industry shriveled in March to 1946 levels, registering its biggest decline…
Jefferson City, MO (AP) — Missouri is permitting the curbside sale of mixed drinks amid the coronavirus outbreak. The Missouri Division of Alcohol and Tobacco Control announced Tuesday that it is temporarily waiving restrictions to permit retailer-packaged alcoholic drinks. But the drinks must be placed in a sealed, leakproof container. That means plastic or Styrofoam…
Paris, France (AP) — A year after a devastating fire, the restoration of Notre Dame Cathedral has been halted by a lockdown in Paris to battle the coronavirus. The April 15, 2019, blaze gutted its interior, toppled its famous spire and horrified the world. The medieval landmark that is the jewel of Paris remains locked…