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The main metro areas in Missouri are seeing coronavirus numbers that are stable and moving slowly. Much of the outstate region is experiencing a spike in cases. -
Visitor7 | Wikimedia CommonsAmeren Missouri will build electric vehicle charging stations along Interstates 70, 40 and 55. Midwestern utilities are working on the plan to assure owners of electric vehicles that they can travel long distances. The stations could help limit carbon emissions, a key part of addressing climate change.
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The U.S. death toll has doubled since May. Some experts predict it could nearly double again before 2020 ends. "We are experiencing a tremendous amount of unnecessary suffering," one researcher says.
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Missouri Governor Mike Parson said Monday that he doesn’t plan to issue a statewide order.
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Doctors at Washington University are investigating whether the commonly used measles, mumps and rubella vaccine could protect people against getting sick with the coronavirus. The large international study is based on the concept of trained immunity – the idea that live vaccines can turbocharge the immune system.
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Thousands of motorcyclists are headed to Lake of the Ozarks this weekend for the 14th annual Bikefest. Public health officials warn the rally could become a “virus superspreader” event.
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Lindenwood University has reported more students with COVID-19 than any other university in the St. Louis region this week. Administrators say any students caught partying on campus will be removed from housing without a refund.
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For months, doctors and public health experts have warned that the coronavirus pandemic could get worse as temperatures drop in the fall and more people head indoors to socialize. St. Louis University public health professor Enbal Shacham discussed the best ways to socialize while staying safe with St. Louis Public Radio.
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The cleanup of north St. Louis’ Carter Carburetor Superfund site is complete, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has transferred the land to the Boys and Girls Club of Greater St. Louis. The club will work with Gateway Professional Golf Association Reach to redevelop the former industrial plant to a golfing range and recreational space for children in the region.
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As of Sunday. 13, the bistate region has seen more than 1,500 deaths from COVID-19 since the first person tested positive in March. Doctors say they’ve become better at treating cases of COVID-19 and preventing its spread, but that life will not go back to a pre-pandemic “normal” until at least the end of 2021.
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The brown-headed nuthatch is back in Missouri after it was chased out by logging 100 years ago.
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The decisions of some Metro East restaurant owners to resume indoor service flies in the face of coronavirus guidelines from public health experts.
