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Daily COVID-19 vaccinations in Missouri have decreased by nearly 65% since reaching their high point in mid-April, and the slowing has doctors skeptical of whether the state can vaccinate enough people to stop the coronavirus from spreading.

Some students could be fully inoculated by the end of June.

A ban on chokeholds, expanded police background checks and higher pay for most county sheriffs are in the bipartisan, compromise bill.

Biden says, "Today is a great day for America and our long battle with coronavirus. ... It's been made possible by the extraordinary success we've had in vaccinating so many Americans so quickly."

The move could have implications for the 2022 U.S. Senate race, primarily because it could make it harder for someone like former Gov. Eric Greitens to win.

Gov. Mike Parson cited a lack of funding for stopping expansion.

Lawmakers approve consumer protections and oversight to PACE loans that have disproportionately burdened borrowers in Black neighborhoods.

Republican committee members claimed in the letter, without evidence, that the 2020 election featured "many discrepancies and issues with the election process in several states across this nation.”

After the coronavirus pandemic canceled most festivals and other large public events last year, some organizers are carefully planning a return to some pre-pandemic normalcy this year.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Wednesday approved the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for use in 12- to 15-year-olds. Schools and hospitals already have begun scheduling appointments for parents to take their children to be vaccinated.

Bill would prohibit police from using chokeholds and would establish a use-of-force database for departments. It also eliminates the residency requirement for the Kansas City Police Department.

St. Louis Corrections Commissioner Dale Glass will resign from his position on June 1, following months of criticism over the management and condition of the city's jails.