If you’ve used an at-home test to figure out whether you had COVID-19, you may have a patient at Barnes-Jewish Hospital to thank. More than 6,500 patients there were enrolled in clinical trials to evaluate COVID-19 tests. Washington University’s Dr. Stacey House, the principal investigator in those trials, discusses how her team handled 24 trials in just two years.
COLLINSVILLE – Multiple streets will be receiving much needed attention as the Collinsville City Council unanimously approved a mill and overlay program at the May 24 meeting. The ordinance is to award a mill and overlay contact to Rooters Asphalt in the amount of $304,411.20. This bid came in under the $350,096.72 engineer’s estimate and under the $400,000 budgeted. According to Associate Engineer Kevin Madden, the project includes the mill and overlay of Northview Drive, Windridge Drive, West Clay Street and a portion of the Gateway Convention Center parking lot. Madden said the roads have significant cracking, including deformation to Northview Drive and by doing the mill and overlay the life of the road can be extended by as much as 20 years. Included in this project is restriping the roads as well as curb repairs where needed. This work is scheduled to begin on June 13 and be completed by September 1. In other business, the council unanimously approved a contract
Because the Supreme Court is likely to overrule Roe v. Wade this summer, Josh Marshall says it makes sense for Democrats to turn the 2022 midterms into a referendum over abortion. But only if they can make it into a serious issue: You can’t make an election into a referendum on an issue if you ...continue reading "Democrats can’t promise to restore abortion rights this fall"
Deon Johnson became the first Black bishop and openly gay leader of the Episcopal Diocese of Missouri in 2020. He discusses his journey from Barbados to the Midwest, his push for inclusivity in the church and how he hopes to combat falling church membership.
St. Louis residents are finding abandoned pet bunnies across the city — and few rescues have the capacity to take them in. The founder of Dolly’s Dream Home rescue, Katie Kottmeyer, explains what got her into rabbits and what people should know before adopting or buying them.
St. Louis residents are finding abandoned pet bunnies across the city — and few rescues have the capacity to take them in. The founder of Dolly’s Dream Home rescue, Katie Kottmeyer, explains what got her into rabbits and what people should know before adopting or buying them.
The longtime director of the city's land bank was terminated without explanation in April. But she appears to have reemerged in the federal indictment of three aldermen, which was unsealed last week.
St. Louis Board of Aldermen President Lewis Reed is resisting calls to resign four days after federal prosecutors charged him with accepting cash bribes in exchange for rewarding business owners with tax breaks.
So far, at least six members of the Board of Aldermen – Bill Stephens, Tina Pihl, Christine Ingrassia, Anne Schweitzer, Cara Spencer and Megan Green – have publicly called for Reed to resign. Others have called on him privately to step down.
On his way out of the federal…
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