St. Louis County Executive Dr. Sam Page announced today (Tuesday) that the County Department of Public Health will conduct its first mass vaccination event for school personnel on March 23 and 24 at the Florissant Valley campus of St. Louis Community College, As many as 2,000 school employees could be vaccinated at the two-day event,…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A former St. Louis police officer is facing both criminal charges and a civil lawsuit accusing him of, while off-duty, illegally searching a man and stealing about $200 from him. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that 35-year-old Kevin Baroni was charged Nov. 2 with misdemeanor kidnapping and stealing. The alleged victim,…
(AP) — Missouri teachers and other school workers are now eligible for COVID-19 vaccines. The move comes even as the leader of the state’s largest jurisdiction said Missouri’s “fumbled vaccine rollout” continues to frustrate urban residents. Phase 1B, Tier 3 of Missouri’s vaccination plan went into effect Monday, adding educators and school staff along with…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Missouri’s rate of new coronavirus cases is ticking upward after months of decline. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that the state’s coronavirus infection rate has tumbled since the fall, when Missouri hit a peak seven-day average of 4,723 new confirmed cases on Nov. 20. That average fell as low as 343…
FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — Authorities say shots fired into a moving vehicle left one woman dead and another wounded on Interstate 270 in north St. Louis County. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Missouri State Highway Patrol Cpl. Dallas Thompson said the driver wasn’t shot but was injured after crashing. He was taken to a…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A task force appointed to examine concerns about a St. Louis jail is urging the city to create an independent oversight board to help oversee the lockup. Task force leaders shared the group’s findings with Mayor Lyda Krewson on Friday. Its chairman, the Rev. Darryl Gray, called the creation of an…
Ameren Illinois Reminds Customers When Setting Clocks Forward to Restock Family’s Home Emergency Kit for Spring Storm Season COLLINSVILLE, IL (March 11, 2021) – When Ameren Illinois customers set their clocks forward one hour for the beginning of Daylight Saving Time March 14, the company suggests it’s the right time to restock or even create…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Bills to revamp Missouri’s tax structure are advancing in the Republican-led Legislature. Lawmakers passed several bills Thursday to collect online sales taxes and raise the gas tax. Missouri currently doesn’t require out-of-state businesses to collect sales taxes on Missourians’ online purchases. The House and Senate approved bills to change that.…
The Spirit of St. Louis will fly higher than ever once Spirit Airlines arrives in the Gateway to the West. Today, the carrier announced plans to add St. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL) to its route map with nonstop daily service to five cities in the Spirit of Lindberg’s historic nonstop flight. The airline plans to start…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Republican-led Missouri House has voted to make it harder to amend the state Constitution. Lawmakers on Wednesday advanced a proposal to require a two-thirds majority vote to change the Constitution. Currently, constitutional amendments are adopted if approved by at least 51% of voters. Republican lawmakers say it’s too easy…