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ST. LOUIS (AP) — The city is experiencing a “massive increase” in the number of daily COVID-19 cases, health officials warned Wednesday. The figure has tripled since the start of …

As a new year dawns, many of us may find it difficult to be very hopeful about anything as we continue to see so many negative forces impacting our daily …

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health officials’ decision to shorten the recommended COVID-19 isolation and quarantine period from 10 days to five is drawing criticism from some medical experts and could create more …

Missouri’s two largest counties will continue their efforts to overturn a court ruling that severely limits the powers of local health departments at the same time health officials warn the Omicron variant …

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Researchers studying the wreckage of the last U.S. slave ship, buried in mud on the Alabama coast since it was scuttled in 1860, have made the surprising …

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Federal Transit Administration is giving St. Louis area officials until Feb. 1 to submit a plan to restart service of the Loop Trolley, or else …

JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — The Missouri State Highway Patrol has completed an investigation of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch that began after a journalist exposed a state database flaw. Patrol Capt. …

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden says the federal government will buy half a billion COVID-19 rapid test kits and distribute them free of charge to people to use at …

ST. LOUIS – The voter-approved plan to cut the number of city wards to 14 from 28 will soon take effect, as Mayor Tishaura Jones announced her intention of signing …

With the second holiday season of the pandemic, many people will have the opportunity to rejoin family and friends for celebrations. The pandemic has kept many people apart longer than …

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Desmond Tutu, South Africa’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist for racial justice and LGBT rights and retired Anglican Archbishop of Cape Town, has died, South African President Cyril …

The world’s largest and most powerful space telescope rocketed away Saturday on a high-stakes quest to behold light from the first stars and galaxies and scour the universe for hints …

ROME (AP) — Pope Francis urged Vatican cardinals, bishops and bureaucrats to embrace humility this Christmas season, saying their pride, self-interest and the “glitter of our armor” was perverting their …

(AP) — Amid the surge of coronavirus cases across the U.S., numerous churches have canceled in-person Christmas services, disappointing pastors and churchgoers. Other churches planned outdoor services or proposed a …

JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — A House panel agreed Thursday on two tentative plans for redrawing Missouri’s state legislative districts, while the Senate panel remained deadlocked and failed to act. House …

In Cape Girardeau County, the coroner hasn’t pronounced a single person dead of COVID-19 in 2021.  Wavis Jordan, a Republican who was elected last year to serve as coroner of the 80,000-person …

Thousands of Missouri school buildings are probably not testing their water for lead. A Missouri House bill would require them to start filtering.  Lead is a dangerous neurotoxin. Medical professionals …

We often think of Christmas as a time of joy and happiness. But for some people, this time of year is more stressful than getting caught speeding or jaywalking. Christmas has …

CLAYTON (AP) — St. Louis-area health officials said Thursday that the highly transmissible Omicron variant of the coronavirus appeared to be fueling a surge in cases, and urged the public …

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri law forbidding local police from enforcing federal gun laws is hampering efforts to protect the public, federal authorities say. A blistering court brief …