As of July 2021, a total of 83.6 million Americans were insured through either Medicaid or the Children’s Health Insurance Program. That’s almost 1 in 4 Americans, with 76.7 million insured through Medicaid …
The questions from state senators hadn’t even begun, and Donald Kauerauf’s staff were already in a panic. Chants from protesters opposing his nomination as state health director echoed through the hearing room, and as she sat with Kauerauf waiting for his turn to testify, Lisa Cox, spokeswoman for the Missouri Department of Health and Senior […]
ST. LOUIS - FOX 2 celebrated Randi Naughton and Tim Ezell's birthdays on Monday morning's show! Randi's birthday was Sunday and Tim's was Monday! FOX 2 celebrated in the studio with Cake at about 8:25 a.m. Other members of the FOX 2 morning team sang to them!
ST. LOUIS - A 5-month-old girl died Sunday morning in north St. Louis. Police called it a suspicious death. Investigators found the baby in distress inside a house on Newby Street. She was taken to the hospital where she died. Police are continuing to investigate. FOX 2 will continue to update this story with more information as it becomes available.
St. Louis County Executive Sam Page said public health experts are "hopeful that we can move from a mask requirement to mask recommendation by the end of the month."
Missouri is among the last states to distribute federal education funding from the American Rescue Plan Act. Education leaders are urging state lawmakers to appropriate the money before a March 24 deadline.
Behold the scene after the Rams won the Super Bowl: There was owner Stan Kroenke, fat cigar in his mouth, championship hat on his head, hugging players and coaches and front-office folks, lapping up the celebration.…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - The effort to bring legalized sports betting to Missouri will be before a committee of state lawmakers in Jefferson City Tuesday. The details of this story are appearing in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. An analysis of one bill under consideration revealed that the potential tax revenue from sports betting, which would [...]
On this episode of Politically Speaking, Rep. Peter Merideth joins St. Louis Public Radio's Sarah Kellogg to talk about the current session, including the Missouri budget. The legislature has more to do this year money-wise, including passing an extra supplemental budget bill and allocating billions in federal dollars from the American Rescue Plan Act. Merideth also talked about the series of proposed constitutional amendments that have either passed the House or received first round approval.
Amy Rivera not only found a way to live with primary lymphedema, but also compete in the St. Louis Gateway Naturals competition and help others with her nonprofit, Ninjas Fighting Lymphedema Foundation.
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