President Joe Biden will continue a pandemic-spurred pause on student loan repayments until May 1, he said Wednesday. Loan repayments were set to restart Jan. 31, following months of the …
ST. LOUIS (AP) — New cases and hospitalizations from COVID-19 are surging throughout Missouri, and health leaders are warning of an approaching “perfect storm” if more people don’t get vaccinated …
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is urging that COVID-19 vaccine doubters stop “peddling lies” on TV and online, as the nation grapples with a rising number of cases due to …
A Cole County judge denied on Wednesday the efforts by local health departments and the state’s two largest counties to reverse his ruling stripping them of the ability to impose …
The pandemic has created a hostile environment for pregnant people and their babies. Stress levels among expectant mothers have soared. Pregnant women with the COVID-19 coronavirus are five times as likely as uninfected pregnant people …
During the past year, concerns about COVID policies, critical race theory and controversial books have highlighted tension in public education. In addition, the pandemic has exacerbated teacher shortages and increased …
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — The commissions in charge of redrawing Missouri’s state House and Senate districts based on new census data are pushing up against a constitutional deadline to agree …
Nationwide, cities are largely not on track to meet their own greenhouse gas reduction goals and/or they don’t collect data that would allow them to meaningful log such emissions reductions. …
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — A Republican state representative has introduced legislation that would ban nearly all abortions in Missouri, mirroring a new Texas law. The bill introduced Thursday by state …
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — A judge has approved a request to wipe clean the court record of a Black woman who was arrested for refusing to move to the back …
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Washington University officials said a mural on campus that depicts prominent Black people was vandalized over the weekend with racist symbols. Four top university officials, including …
CITY HALL — St. Louis officials announced on Sunday more opportunities in the weeks ahead for people to receive in-person help in applying for Direct Cash Assistance, a new $5 …
A white Christmas seems to be slowly morphing from a reliable reality to a dream of snowy holidays past for large swaths of the United States in recent decades. Analysis …
Nathalie Charles, even in her mid-teens, felt unwelcome in her Baptist congregation, with its conservative views on immigration, gender and sexuality. So she left. “I just don’t feel like that …
Expanding state financial aid programs, banning COVID-19 vaccine requirements on campus, and restricting lessons about racism and sexism are just some of the topics of higher education laws being proposed …
Republican Scott Fitzpatrick’s campaign for Missouri auditor got a big boost Thursday, with megadonor Rex Sinquefield cutting a $250,000 check to a political action committee supporting him in the GOP …
A protracted court battle over what is and is not an illegal gambling machine will be decided in early January, just a few days before a Florida company will go on trial …
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri’s treasurer will no longer help schools refinance bond debt unless superintendents promise not to enforce face mask requirements and other COVID-19 safety measures issued by …
Families received on Wednesday what might be the final monthly check from the expanded child tax credit program. The expanded child tax credit program began this summer with the passage of the …
GREENSBORO, N.C. — Louise Vincent figures her group, the North Carolina Survivors Union, saves at least 1,690 lives a year. The harm-reduction and syringe service program distributes the opioid overdose reversal medication …
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