ST. CHARLES COUNTY, MO – Approximately one week before each election, the St. Charles County Election Authority mails Notice of Election postcards to registered voters. Often referred to by residents as “pink and white cards” or “voter reminder cards,” the postcard provides the voter’s polling place, election date and time, and other important information. Changes are…
BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union is moving toward stricter export controls for COVID-19 vaccines to boost its flagging vaccine drive. The EU’s executive said Wednesday on the eve of a summit of the 27 leaders that it has a plan to guarantee that more vaccines produced in the bloc are available for its own…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s Republican Attorney General Eric Schmitt is running for U.S. Senate. Schmitt announced Wednesday that he’s making a bid for retiring U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt’s seat. Schmitt faces a primary against former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens, a former Navy SEAL officer who rose quickly to become governor before scandal forced him…
ST. LOUIS (KTRS) — St. Lous Zoo president and C-E-O Dr. Jeffrey Bonner announced Wednesday he is retiring at the end of the year after 19 years on the job. The St. Louis Zoological Park Subdistrict Commission has begun the process of an international search to identify Dr. Bonner’s successor in the coming months. Since…
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Police have identified a 21-year-old man as the suspect in the killing of 10 people at a Boulder, Colorado, supermarket. He was identified as Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa of Arvada, Colorado and a prosecutor says he lived most of his life in the U.S. Authorities on Tuesday also identified nine victims…
Facebook has allowed groups — many tied to QAnon and militia movements — to glorify violence during the 2020 election, a new report finds. Avaaz, a group that says it seeks to protect democracies from misinformation, identified 267 pages and groups that spread violence-glorifying material to a combined following of 32 million users. Despite what…
(AP) — As the amount of COVID-19 vaccine starts to increase, leaders of the St. Louis region are putting out a call for volunteers, especially clinicians who can give shots. Three different vaccines are now available and Missouri Gov. Mike Parson said last week that he expects a large influx of vaccine in April, so…
LONDON (AP) — AstraZeneca says that its COVID-19 vaccine provided strong protection among all adults in a long-anticipated U.S. study. The results raised hopes that the findings could help rebuild public confidence in the beleaguered shot in other countries and were a step toward clearance for American use. AstraZeneca said Monday the vaccine was 79%…
(AP) — The field of potential candidates seeking to replace Sen. Roy Blunt has narrowed with Missouri Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe announcing he will not seek the Republican nomination in 2022 but will instead run for governor in 2024. The announcement came Monday. Blunt announced March 8 that he will not seek a third term…
The Illinois State Police is seeking the public’s help in identifying two persons of interest in a Saturday night East St. Louis homicide. A 49-year-old East St. Louis man was fatally shot in the incident which occurred in the 300 block of North 70th Street. The ISP has released the video below featuring the two…