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St. Louis County names first-ever female police chief

A veteran St. Louis County police captain was named to lead the department, becoming the county’s first female police chief. The St. Louis County Board of Police Commissioners chose Mary Barton to replace the retiring Jon Belmar. Barton, currently precinct ...

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GOP right pushes back on Kansas governor for closing schools

As most of the U.S. raced to get ahead of the coronavirus pandemic, conservative Republican lawmakers in Kansas moved last week to limit their Democratic governor’s emergency powers, including the ability to establish quarantine zones if the need arises. Conservatives ...

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Elective procedures at St. Louis-area hospitals put on hold

Hospitals in the St. Louis area are cancelling all elective procedures starting Monday in an effort to slow the spread of the coronavirus. Several hospital systems, including BJC HealthCare, SSM Health, Mercy and St. Luke’s, announced the suspension of elective ...

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Missouri sees 1st coronavirus death; local elections delayed

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Wednesday announced the first coronavirus death in the state happened in Boone County, without providing further details. Columbia Mayor Brian Treece said the case was travel-related and the individual is the same person who tested ...

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Trump calls himself ‘wartime president’ as he battles virus

Describing himself as a “wartime president” fighting an invisible enemy, President Donald Trump invoked rarely used emergency powers to marshal critical medical supplies against the coronavirus pandemic. Trump also signed an aid package — which the Senate approved earlier Wednesday ...

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