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St. Louis County asks National Guard to help with coronavirus response

St. Louis County asks National Guard to help with coronavirus response

April 9, 2020

St. Louis County Executive Sam Page has requested assistance from the Missouri National Guard as St. Louis prepares for an escalation in COVID-19 virus. “As we prepare for the surge of this pandemic,...

The National Weather Service St. Louis posted this graphic to Twitter showing expected times for storms to move through.

Storms sweeping into St. Louis tonight could bring hail, possibly tornadoes

April 8, 2020

A severe thunderstorm watch is in effect until 9 p.m. Wednesday, with the possibility of hail. The National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm watch for 20 counties in Missouri, including St....

The 2019 Stanley Cup-winning Blues reunite in this sneak preview released by the NHL.

Stanley Cup champion 2019 Blues team will reunite tonight, virtually

April 8, 2020

The 2019 Stanley Cup champion St. Louis Blues team will reunite virtually tonight to commemorate the scheduled first day of the 2020 Stanley Cup playoffs, which are suspended due to the coronavirus. The...

St Louis County Police Chief Colonel Jon Belmar announces the newly instated Special Response Unit. Photo by Jessica Belle Kramer.

Missouri first responders affected by COVID-19 will receive compensation

By Jordan Meier, Missouri News Network April 8, 2020

A first responder’s job is not easy, and with the COVID-19 outbreak their jobs have gotten harder and more dangerous. Across Missouri, police officers, firefighters and EMTs have contracted COVID-19. Gov....

The Missouri State Capitol building in Jefferson City.

Eerie scene at Capitol as Missouri senators in masks authorize spending for COVID-19

By Madison Czopek, Missouri News Network April 8, 2020

Sitting at least 6 feet apart from one another, Missouri state senators met Tuesday to debate a more than $5 billion COVID-19 relief spending package which would provide additional funding through the...

Lindbergh principals share fun social distancing ideas on Zoom.

VIDEO: Lindbergh principals share ways to have fun while social distancing

April 7, 2020

Lindbergh Schools principals got together via the videoconferencing app Zoom to share some fun social distancing ideas with district families. The video includes the head principal of every Lindbergh school,...

Mehlville School District employees, seen above March 23, are handing out grab-and-go meals of breakfast and lunch to all children living in the Mehlville School District during the extended closure. The meals are available at seven sites.

Mehlville continues to provide meals to students during extended shutdown

April 6, 2020

Meals will continue to be provided to Mehlville School District students during the COVID-19 shutdown, during the extended school shutdown through April 22. Meals will be available for pickup at seven...

Some of the data released on Jefferson Countys new data dashboard.

Jefferson County reports second death from coronavirus, unveils data dashboard

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor April 6, 2020

Jefferson County has reported its second death from the coronavirus, just days after its first death during the COVID-19 pandemic. Of 76 total cases, the county has had two deaths and one recovered case,...

St. Louis County coronavirus cases nearing 1,000

St. Louis County coronavirus cases nearing 1,000

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor April 6, 2020

Just over two weeks after St. Louis County’s first death from COVID-19, its number of coronavirus deaths doubled between Friday and Monday as the county approaches 1,000 total cases. The county now...

The St. Louis County dashboard with the latest numbers released Sunday, April 5.

St. Louis County coronavirus deaths nearly double this weekend

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor April 5, 2020

Update: In numbers released Monday morning, the total number of cases stands at 985 and the deaths at 14.  Two weeks after its first death from COVID-19, St. Louis County nearly doubled its number of...

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