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Grace Knoll, 95, a long-term care resident at St. Luke’s Surrey Place, was the first resident at the skilled nursing facility to roll up her sleeves and receive the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine on Monday, Dec. 28, 2020.

Here’s what you need to know about Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine

January 13, 2021

Here is a Moderna vaccine FAQ for those who are taking the vaccine, which was the second vaccine approved in the U.S. for the coronavirus. This information was distributed by the state of Missouri and...

U.S. Senator Roy Blunt of Missouri speaks at the December 2018 christening of the USS St. Louis in Wisconsin.

Despite ‘clearly reckless’ actions, Roy Blunt says Trump should not resign

By Tessa Weinberg, Missouri Independent January 13, 2021

Despite “clearly reckless” actions by President Donald Trump that incited a mob that overtook the U.S. Capitol Wednesday, Missouri Sen. Roy Blunt said Sunday morning on Face The Nation that Trump should...

House Speaker Rob Vescovo, R-Arnold, speaks with House Budget Chairman Cody Smith, R-Carthage, during the Nov. 10, 2020 special session (photo courtesy of Tim Bommel/House Communications).

Missouri lawmakers react to Capitol riot

By Tessa Weinberg, Missouri Independent January 12, 2021

Outside the Capitol walls as the Missouri Legislature convened for the 2021 legislative session, protesters objecting to the certification of the results of the presidential election gathered while nearly...

A nurse at Mercy Hospital South prepares the first dose of Pfizer/BioNTechs COVID-19 vaccine for Mercys Chief Medical officer Aamina Akhtar Monday, Dec. 14, 2020. Mercy South planned to vaccinate 20 nurses on Dec. 14 and another 20 nurses on Dec. 15.

General public can sign up for priority list for St. Louis County’s COVID-19 vaccines

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor January 12, 2021

St. Louis County’s COVID-19 vaccines are not yet available to the public, but you can register now to receive one when they are.  The St. Louis County Department of Public Health received a shipment...

House Speaker Rob Vescovo, R-Arnold, speaks with House Budget Chairman Cody Smith, R-Carthage, during the Nov. 10, 2020 special session (photo courtesy of Tim Bommel/House Communications).

House speaker declares education reform a top priority for Missouri legislative session

By Tessa Weinberg, Missouri Independent January 12, 2021

As a new legislative session kicks off, education reform will be a top issue for lawmakers to tackle, Missouri House Speaker Rob Vescovo declared Wednesday. Lawmakers from across the state returned to...

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt discusses the Safer Streets Initiative at an event in St. Louis (photo courtesy of the Missouri Attorney Generals Office).

Eric Schmitt denies involvement in call for Trump supporters to march on U.S. Capitol

By Rebecca Rivas, Missouri Independent January 12, 2021

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt denies any knowledge of a robocall by an arm of the Republican Attorneys General Association (RAGA) encouraging “patriots” to participate in a march that ended...

Respiratory therapist Chastity White, pictured above, is the first health-care worker at St. Lukes to get vaccinated against COVID-19.

Biden expected to accelerate vaccine doses to states

By Laura Olson, Missouri Independent January 11, 2021

WASHINGTON — More COVID-19 vaccine doses will be available to states sooner under changes that the incoming Biden administration is expected to make to how the Trump administration has been allocating...

Then-Senate candidate and now Sen. Josh Hawley speaks at a campaign stop in Ballwin, Missouri, on Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2018. Hawley defeated incumbent Sen. Claire McCaskill in November 2018, receiving 51.43 percent of the vote compared to McCaskill’s 45.47 percent. Photos by Erin Achenbach.

Josh Hawley’s woes grow as another major backer abandons him

By Rudi Keller, Missouri Independent January 11, 2021

The list of Missouri supporters abandoning U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley grew Friday, when a prominent early backer accused him of “an act of reckless pandering” by raising objections as electoral votes were...

Police confront pro-Trump rioters at the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021 (photo by Alex Kent).

Multiple investigations opened into the death of U.S. Capitol Police officer in pro-Trump riots

By Ariana Figueroa, Missouri Independent January 10, 2021

WASHINGTON — A Capitol Police officer died late Thursday from injuries he sustained while a violent mob breached the U.S. Capitol as lawmakers were set to vote to certify the presidential election results. The...

Then-Senate candidate and now Sen. Josh Hawley speaks at a “Stop Schumer, Fire Claire” tour stop in Ballwin, Missouri on Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2018. Hawley defeated incumbent Sen. Claire McCaskill in November 2018, receiving 51.43 percent of the vote compared to McCaskill’s 45.47 percent. Photo by Erin Achenbach.

Josh Hawley’s major donor calls for him to be censured by the U.S. Senate

By Rudi Keller, Missouri Independent January 10, 2021

A Joplin businessman who helped bankroll Sen. Josh Hawley’s first campaign denounced him on Thursday as a “political opportunist” who used “irresponsible, inflammatory, and dangerous tactics”...

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