WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is suing Walmart, alleging the company unlawfully dispensed controlled substances through its pharmacies, helping to fuel the opioid crisis in America. The civil complaint being filed Tuesday points to the role Walmart’s pharmacies may have played in the crisis by filling opioid prescriptions and by unlawfully distributing controlled substances…
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — California is desperately searching for nurses, doctors and other medical staff, perhaps from as far away as Australia, as the coronavirus surge pushes hospitals to the breaking point. With many of the state’s hospitals running out of capacity to treat the severest cases, the state has brought in and deployed more…
ST. LOUIS (KTRS) – Mathews-Dickey Boys’ and Girls’ Club will soon be joining the Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater St. Louis family of clubs. The clubs released a statement saying the Boards of Directors and staffs of both clubs care deeply about the future of the children in this community and have been exploring…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Breaking with President Donald Trump, Attorney General William Barr says he sees no reason to appoint a special counsel on potential election fraud or the tax investigation into the son of President-elect Joe Biden. Barr gave his final press conference as attorney general Monday. He said the investigation into Hunter Biden’s financial…
St. Louis, MO (KTRS) St. Louis Detectives are asking for your help in identifying and locating a white truck connected to several incidents of property damages in the Gravois Park neighborhood. The incidents occurred just before midnight on 12/18/20 in the 36-hundred block of Iowa and surrounding areas. The vehicle appears to be a Ford…
O’FALLON, Mo. (AP) — Dozens of civil rights advocates, faith leaders and others are urging Missouri Gov. Mike Parson to extend into next year a law allowing more people to cast their votes by mail to reduce the risk of contracting the coronavirus through in-person voting. A letter signed by people representing nearly five dozen…
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence and the leaders of the House and Senate received their first COVID-19 vaccinations as they tried to reassure Americans the shot is safe. Pence celebrated the milestone Friday as “a medical miracle” that could eventually end a pandemic that has killed more than 310,000 Americans. Conspicuously absent was…
St. Louis County’s first charter school opening next fall NORMANDY, Mo. (AP) — St. Louis County’s first charter school is expected to open next fall after reluctant approval from Missouri education leaders. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the Leadership School in Normandy will be Missouri’s first charter school outside of St. Louis or Kansas…
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration blacklisted China’s top chipmaker Friday, limiting the Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp.’s access to advanced U.S. technology because of its alleged ties to the Chinese military. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said his agency won’t allow such technology to help build the military of an increasingly belligerent adversary. SMIC has previously…
(KTRS) – Missouri’s healthcare providers will be holding a virtual job fair on Tuesday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The event hopes to attract job seeking candidates to fill entry-level clinical and non-clinical positions throughout Missouri. Job seekers can register for the fair at https://returnstrongmo.easyvirtualfair.com. Participants should create a profile and upload their resumes…