(AP) — Gov. Mike Parson says every part of the state is being treated equally in Missouri’s efforts to distribute COVID-19 vaccines. The governor pushed back Thursday against complaints from St. Louis area officials that the region was not receiving enough vaccine doses based on is population. Parson particularly criticized Dr. Alex Garza, the head…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — State lawmakers are considering several bills to allow Missourians to keep unemployment benefits they were not entitled to. The House Special Committee on Government Oversight heard seven separate proposals Wednesday to forgive payments to people who were not intentionally committing fraud. Gov. Mike Parson has said people should return the…
LIBERTY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri health officials say they are optimistic efforts to provide COVID-19 vaccines will expand soon, both in terms of increased vaccine availability and the number of approved vaccinators. Dr. Randall Williams, head of the state health department, said Wednesday Missouri expects to receive a significant amount of a new Johnson &…
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EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) — East St. Louis public school students are slated to return to the classroom next month, nearly a year after the coronavirus pandemic shut down the district. District 189 officials have tentatively scheduled pre-school and elementary school students to return to in-person learning on March 2. However, remote learning will…
St. Louis County will allow businesses, including restaurants and bars, to expand capacity to 50 percent beginning Thursday, at 12:01 a.m. The change comes with a decrease in cases and improvement of associated metrics, including hospitalizations, along with continued strong compliance with public health orders. The current capacity limit is 25 percent. All other safety…
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ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner on Monday launched an investigation into conditions at the City Justice Center, a large downtown jail that was the site of a massive disturbance over the weekend. More than 100 detainees on Saturday were able to get out of their cells, smash windows and set…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Republican U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt is running for another term and former Democratic state Sen. Scott Sifton is challenging him. A spokeswoman for Blunt on Monday confirmed his candidacy to The Associated Press shortly after Sifton announced he’s entering the race. Missouri first elected Blunt to the U.S. Senate in…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The founder of a defunct St. Louis charter school has been sentenced to 366 days in prison and ordered to repay $2.4 million in state money he obtained by inflating student attendance numbers. Michael Malone, 44, was sentenced Friday for two counts of wire fraud for reporting incorrect attendance figures for…