The City of St. Louis Director of Health, Fredrick Echols, M.D., and Mayor Lyda Krewson announced Monday that the City of St. Louis has its first positive case of COVID-19. The person who tested positive returned from an overseas trip to an airport in another state, and while driving back to the City of St. […]

St. Louis County is building a team of experts to work closely with the Department of Health to review and draft policies that allow the county to remain at the forefront of fighting the coronavirus. Among those on the new Technical Specialists Team are Rob Gatter, a professor of health management and policy at St. […]

In a press conference, Governor Mike Parson, Springfield Mayor Ken McClure, Springfield-Greene County Health Department Director Clay Goddard, and medical professionals announced the state’s second case to test presumptive positive for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). The specimen, conducted by the Missouri State Public Health Laboratory, has been forwarded to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control […]

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Roy Blunt (MO), Chairman of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies, released the following statement on the coronavirus emergency funding bill: “Our number one priority in the Congress is keeping Americans safe. As the coronavirus continues to spread, we have to be sure we […]

Today, we learned that the presumptive-positive COVID-19 (coronavirus) patient from St. Louis County traveled via Amtrak through the Gateway Transportation Center in the City of St. Louis. We are glad to learn that the patient’s symptoms did not warrant hospitalization and she is recovering in quarantine at home with her family. The Gateway Transportation Center […]

The Blue Note Now Open in Terminal 2; Grand Opening March 12 Hot off a Stanley Cup Championship and hosting the 2020 NHL All-Star Game, the St. Louis Blues have partnered with global restaurateur HMSHost to open The Blue Note at St. Louis Lambert International Airport (STL). The new hockey-themed restaurant near Gate E18 in […]

Treasurer Fitzpatrick, MDHEWD Partner for America Saves Week Jefferson City, MO — Missouri State Treasurer Scott Fitzpatrick today announced his office is partnering with the Missouri Department of Higher Education & Workforce Development to promote America Saves Week. America Saves Week is an annual call to action for Americans to save for the future. Each […]

Jefferson City—The Department of Economic Development announced recently that it would award $7.3 million through its Neighborhood Assistance Program to nonprofits across Missouri for community development projects. The Neighborhood Assistance Program helps not-for-profit organizations leverage private-sector funds by providing partial state tax credits to businesses that make contributions to approved community improvement projects. The program […]

JEFFERSON CITY – State Sen. Brian Williams, D-University City, opposes Senate Bill 525, which allows a recovery charter high school to be operated in Kansas City for the purpose of educating students who are in recovery from a substance abuse disorder or dependency. “Funding for our public schools is based on the number of students […]

“As we continue working to assure a healthy City of St. Louis as an equitable community, achieving optimal health for all, we pause on February 7, to observe National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (NBHAA),” said Mayor Lyda Krewson. (NBHAAD) occurs every year on February 7th. It is a national observance that presents an opportunity to […]