Dome at America's Center

The 26-year-old Dome was built to hold an NFL team. Some argue for demolition as its funding source dries up and its maintenance costs continue. Jacob Kirn of the St. Louis Business Journal shares highlights from his reporting on St. Louis on the Air.

On Monday’s "St. Louis on the Air" — on the heels of Sunday evening’s women’s competition — our Metro East reporter joined host Sarah Fenske with an update on the results and what this major downtown event meant for the St. Louis region.

Organizers expect around 15,000 people will attend each day of the four-day competition, bringing millions of dollars into the region.

The federally run clinic at the Dome at America’s Center in downtown St. Louis is offering second doses of the Pfizer vaccine to Missouri residents, with no appointment needed.

Workers from the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the U.S. Navy have arrived in downtown St. Louis to help vaccinate people against the coronavirus. State and local officials hope the two-month immunization event at the Dome at America’s Center will help fill the city’s “vaccination gap.” Nearly 28% of Missouri’s population has received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. However, only 19% of people in St. Louis have.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency will operate a large-scale vaccination site at the Dome at America’s Center starting April 7. Workers from FEMA, the Department of Defense and state and local health agencies will vaccinate up to 3,000 people each day for eight weeks.

More than 30,000 Jehovah’s Witnesses will gather in downtown St. Louis next weekend as part of a convention at The Dome at America’s Center.The three-day…

Country music superstar Garth Brooks said he was terrified to take the stage Saturday night at the Dome at America’s Center in St. Louis.He acknowledged…