Becca Clark-Callender

On the same day that the region eclipsed 2,000 deaths since March, St. Louis County leveled new restrictions on gatherings, businesses and indoor dining.

Since March, COVID-19 has claimed more than 2,000 lives in the St. Louis metro. Health officials says that number looks poised to continue climbing.

Black St. Louisans disproportionately feel the burden of the region's environmental issues—something activists say is not an accident.

Parkway School District and Crystal City School District have both altered their in-person learning schedules due to students and teachers testing positive for coronavirus. The news comes as the region continues to set records for new cases and hospitalizations.

City voters on Tuesday endorsed changing to nonpartisan elections, decided to keep a residency requirement for certain city employees, approved a tax increase for early childhood education and re-elected Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner, Treasurer Tishaura Jones and Sheriff Vernon Betts, all Democrats.

For many schools in the St. Louis region, winter sports are scheduled to begin this week as fall sports come to a close. But concerns about the recent rise in coronavirus cases persist.

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.

The St. Louis County Council passed two bills by 4-3 margins that will let any emergency mandate passed by County Executive Sam Page expire after 15 days, unless the council votes to keep it.

Across St. Louis County, different school districts have very different schedules when it comes to bringing students back to the classroom. Some are ready to return their oldest grades, while others have committed to staying online until next semester.

There are lots and lots and lots and lots of comments about efforts to curb St. Louis County Executive Sam Page's emergency order authority during a pandemic.

St. Louis Public Schools announced plans to bring back pre-K through 2nd grade students on Monday. Older students in the 3rd through 6th grades will return Oct. 26. For middle and high schoolers, late November is the earliest possible start date.

St. Louis County Library will partner with Miriam Learning Center to provide tutoring sessions from Oct. 12 through Dec. 15. Students will have the option of in-person help at five library branches and two Miriam centers.