COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A pending Missouri bill would allow restaurants to permanently sell curbside cocktails. The GOP-led state House on Wednesday gave the proposal initial approval. It needs another House vote before it can move to the Senate. Missouri temporarily relaxed liquor rules to allow restaurants to sell to-go mixed drinks when the coronavirus…
Here’s what’s happening Wednesday with the coronavirus pandemic in the U.S.: THREE THINGS TO KNOW TODAY — The White House said the U.S. is vaccinating some 1.7 million people per day, up from under 1 million a month ago. New figures from the White House show the steady increase in the pace of vaccinations over…
WEBSTER GROVES, Mo. (AP) — A behavioral health organization is shutting down its residential treatment facility in Webster Groves following an FBI raid and the arrests of three employees on suspicion of child abuse. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Great Circle didn’t explain what prompted the shutdown but said in a news release that…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Scientists would gain vastly expanded capabilities to identify potentially deadlier mutations of the coronavirus under legislation advancing in Congress. The U.S. now maps only the genetic makeup of a minuscule fraction of positive virus samples, a situation some experts liken to flying blind. It means the true domestic spread of problematic mutations…
ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Losing a big second-half lead made Missouri’s third consecutive loss even more painful. Toumani Camara scored 15 points, including a big three-point play, and Georgia rallied to beat No. 20 Missouri 80-70 on Tuesday night. Missouri (13-6, 6-6 Southeastern Conference) blew a 48-35 lead following a dominant start to the second…