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Regional St. Louis hospitals are bearing some of the burden of the rise in rural coronavirus cases. Doctors are worried that could strain capacity as the virus starts spreading more in St. Louis and St. Louis County.

In an effort to elect candidates with a broader base of support, a group called STL Approves is backing Proposition D, which is on the ballot Nov. 3. It would make the mayor, comptroller, board president and aldermen nonpartisan offices. Voters could select as many candidates as they want in March, a method of holding elections known as approval voting. The top two candidates would run against each other in April.

Proposition R would raise St. Louis residents' property tax rate by 6 cents, yielding $2.3 million annually for early childhood centers in the city.

Missouri inmates and criminal justice advocates insist that moving prisoners during a pandemic is risky and likely led to an increasing number of coronavirus cases this summer. But corrections officials say they’ve implemented new policies, including testing, to safely transfer people between facilities.

The second presidential debate was canceled, but President Trump and Democratic nominee Joe Biden are debating again on Thursday. Follow live updates and analysis.

Patients can expect to pony up more at the dispensary than they would on the black market, but experts say the prices are in line with Illinois’ recreational market.

St. Louis was the site of the first World Chess Championship. The event demonstrates the significant role St. Louis played 132 years ago in the world of chess and still plays today.

After receiving upgrades costing $67 million, a stretch of Interstate 255 will reopen by Nov. 1.

The rising rates of COVID-19 in Missouri's rural areas are causing the state's hospitals to become overwhelmed.

Essential workers don't have to quarantine as long as they don't have symptoms. Declaring teachers essential would keep them in classrooms even after having close contact with someone who has COVID-19.

With its call for extended, close contact among performers, dance is particularly tricky in a time of social distancing. St. Louis Ballet leader Gen Horiuchi composed a production aimed at keeping dancers safe from the coronavirus.

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson has called a second special legislative session to begin on Thursday, Nov. 5, to deal with a supplemental budget bill. The main priority is ensuring the state has access to additional federal funding for coronavirus response and recovery.