TRENTON, Mo. (AP) — Authorities say a St. Louis-area psychiatrist and his son were killed when their plane crashed earlier this week in northern Missouri. The crash killed 82-year-old Philip Joseph LeFevre III, of Glendale, and 47-year-old Philip Joseph LeFevre IV, of Sunset Hills. The younger LeFevre was the president and CEO of Lending Partners.…
St. Louis County Executive Sam Page says he appreciates the state’s decision to send 3,000 weekly doses of COVID-19 vaccine to the county health department. And he hopes better communication will reduce frustration that erupted this week between Gov. Mike Parson and some eastern Missouri health officials. Parson on Thursday said St. Louis area health…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A funeral home van stolen from a St. Louis-area convenience store has now been recovered, and so has the body of a deceased woman that was inside the van. St. Louis County police say two suspects were arrested about 10 a.m. Friday in Festus, Missouri, a day after the van was…
ST. LOUIS (KTRS) — St. Louis County Police are looking two persons of interest in the theft of a funeral home van with a body inside. Police spokesman Sgt. Benjamin Granda says the van, was stolen yesterday from a Quik Trip in north St. Louis County. The first person of interest is a white male…
(AP) — Gov. Mike Parson says every part of the state is being treated equally in Missouri’s efforts to distribute COVID-19 vaccines. The governor pushed back Thursday against complaints from St. Louis area officials that the region was not receiving enough vaccine doses based on is population. Parson particularly criticized Dr. Alex Garza, the head…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — State lawmakers are considering several bills to allow Missourians to keep unemployment benefits they were not entitled to. The House Special Committee on Government Oversight heard seven separate proposals Wednesday to forgive payments to people who were not intentionally committing fraud. Gov. Mike Parson has said people should return the…
LIBERTY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri health officials say they are optimistic efforts to provide COVID-19 vaccines will expand soon, both in terms of increased vaccine availability and the number of approved vaccinators. Dr. Randall Williams, head of the state health department, said Wednesday Missouri expects to receive a significant amount of a new Johnson &…
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EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) — East St. Louis public school students are slated to return to the classroom next month, nearly a year after the coronavirus pandemic shut down the district. District 189 officials have tentatively scheduled pre-school and elementary school students to return to in-person learning on March 2. However, remote learning will…
St. Louis County will allow businesses, including restaurants and bars, to expand capacity to 50 percent beginning Thursday, at 12:01 a.m. The change comes with a decrease in cases and improvement of associated metrics, including hospitalizations, along with continued strong compliance with public health orders. The current capacity limit is 25 percent. All other safety…