JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A state health official says the loss of up to 15 million doses of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine due to a manufacturing mistake should have no immediate impact in Missouri. Adam Crumbliss is director of the public health division of the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services. He…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s plan to transform America’s infrastructure includes $16 billion to plug old oil and gas wells and clean up abandoned mines. Hundreds of thousands of “orphaned” oil and gas wells and abandoned coal and hardrock mines pose serious safety hazards, while causing ongoing environmental damage. The administration sees the longstanding…
Funds will support a variety of programs to help local residents during pandemic COLLINSVILLE (MARCH 2021) – Children’s Home and Aid, Soup n Share Outreach and Good Samaritan House in Madison County each received a $10,000 grant from AmerenCares to support community members near the Granite City-Roxford reliability project. “We are thrilled to receive a…
PARIS (AP) — French President Emmanuel Macron has announced a three-week nationwide school closure and a month-long domestic travel ban in an effort to fight the rapid spread of the virus. In a televised address to the nation Wednesday night, Macron said efforts are needed as “the epidemic is accelerating.” The move is a departure…
Missouri customers who are struggling can still apply for help through May 30. ST. LOUIS (March 31, 2021) — Spire is extending the deadline for its energy assistance program that is available to Missouri customers who are experiencing financial hardship and have past-due balances because of the pandemic. The program was originally scheduled to end on…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri health officials say nearly 25% of the state’s residents have received at least one COVID-19 vaccine shot. The health department’s COVID-19 dashboard reported Tuesday that 1.5 million Missourians have begun the vaccination process, and 902,026 are fully vaccinated. One of the highest vaccination rates is in Joplin, where officials…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A man who was among onlookers shouting at a Minneapolis police officer to get off George Floyd last May says he called 911 to report a murder after Floyd was removed by paramedics. Donald Williams returned to the stand Tuesday, a day after he described seeing Floyd struggle for air and his…
Governor Mike Parson and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced today (Monday) a new program to provide up to 168,000 additional Covid-19 vaccinations in the City of St. Louis in an eight week period. The program will launch on April 7 and vaccinate up to 3,000 people a day, seven days a week Dome…
Customers in Missouri financially impacted by the coronavirus pandemic may qualify for assistance ST. LOUIS (March 29, 2021) — Assistance is available for Spire Missouri residential customers who need help paying their outstanding rent and utility bills because of the coronavirus pandemic. Through the State Assistance for Housing Relief (SAFHR) program, renters across Missouri can receive…
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The former Minneapolis police officer charged with killing George Floyd went on trial Monday, with a prosecutor telling the jury that Floyd was under Derek Chauvin’s knee for 9 minutes and 29 seconds before going limp. Prosecutor Jerry Blackwell told jurors that Chauvin “didn’t let up, he didn’t get up” even after…