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This year will be the first year that Halloween is totally different. People are scared because they don't want the Corona Virus to spread. The risk gets higher with events where there is a lot people in one area like the Haunted houses and door to door trick or treating.

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In a year that's been plenty scary, this much is clear: Pandemic Halloween will be different than regular Halloween. Many traditional ways of celebrating are now considerably more frightful than usual, because now they bring the risk of spreading the coronavirus.

Accordingly, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued new guidelines on how to celebrate Halloween safely. No big surprise: Classic door-to-door trick-or-treating and crowded, boozy costume parties are not recommended.

The CDC's guidelines group Halloween activities into lower risk, moderate risk and higher risk buckets.

The higher-risk category includes both door-to-door trick-or-treating and events where kids get treats from the trunks of cars in a big parking lot.

Also no-nos: indoor haunted houses where people will be crowded and screaming, which could send infectious particles flying. Going on hayrides with people who aren't in your household or fall festivals in rural areas also carry a risk of spreading the virus that causes COVID-19. And using alcohol and drugs "can cloud judgement and increase risky behaviors," the CDC warns - though that's equally true in any season.

How to get your thrills instead?

The agency says this way of trick-or-treating poses a moderate risk (compared with the higher risk of the traditional style): Kids could pick up individually wrapped gift bags at the end of a driveway or yard, while still preserving social distance.

You could also organize a small outdoor costume parade where everyone is six feet apart. An outdoor costume party would also be considered moderate risk, if people wear masks and stay six feet away from each other.

Haunted houses are out, and haunted forests are in. The CDC says an open-air scare-fest is moderately risky, so long as the route is one-way, people wear masks appropriately and stay six feet apart. But there's a caveat: "If screaming will likely occur, greater distancing is advised."

What about apple picking and pumpkin patches? Risks can be reduced if people use hand sanitizer before touching pumpkins or apples, wear masks and maintain social distance.

Also on the moderate risk list: an outdoor scary movie night with local friends who are socially distanced. Again: The more screaming there is, the more space is needed for safe social distancing.

If you want to be really safe? Then you need to plan for either virtual activities or ones that you do largely with your own household.

The CDC's lower-risk activities include carving pumpkins with your household, or outdoors with friends while socially distanced. It also suggests a Halloween scavenger hunt: looking for witches, spiderwebs and black cats outside houses while walking around - or a scavenger hunt for treats in your own home.

And what about masks? A costume mask is no substitute for a cloth mask, according to the agency, but don't double up with one over the other because that can make it hard to breathe. Instead, consider a Halloween-themed cloth mask, the CDC suggests.

A costume mask can protect against spreading the coronavirus if it's like a regular cloth mask: two or more layers of breathable fabric covering the nose and mouth, without gaps around the face.

And remember this, friendly neighbors: If you think you might have COVID-19 or have been exposed to someone who does, don't attend in-person Halloween activities - and certainly don't hand out candy to trick-or-treaters.

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CDC's Halloween Guidelines Warn Against Typical Trick-Or-Treating

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In a year that's been plenty scary, this much is clear: Pandemic Halloween will be different than regular Halloween. Many traditional ways of celebrating are now considerably more frightful than usual, because now they bring the risk of spreading the coronavirus. Accordingly, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued new guidelines on how to celebrate Halloween safely.

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A deadly shooting occurred on in the city of St. Louis on September 8th. The shooting occurred on the city street of Dr. Martin Luther king Dr and Hodiamont, leaving 1 dead and 3 wounded. Police have not released the names of the victims.

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ST. LOUIS - One man is dead and three others are wounded following a shooting Wednesday morning.

The shooting happened Dr. Martin Luther King Dr and Hodiamont Avenue in St. Louis. Upon arrival, officers found a man with a gunshot wound to his head. He was produced dead at the scene.

Police said two men and a female were also shot. All three victims were rushed to a local hospital. Police have not released the name of the victim, pending notification of family members.

At some point, a vehicle crashed near Page Boulevard and Hamilton Avenue just a block away from the shooting, according to a spokesperson for the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department.

The suspects then fled on foot. We are told two people were taken into custody and three firearms were recovered at the scene.

Gardner responds to Parson's call for state to prosecute St. Louis murders

Few details have been released about the shooting or the circumstances surrounding the crash, but the police have confirmed that homicide has been requested to conduct the investigation.

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1 dead, 3 wounded after shooting in St. Louis neighborhood

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ST. LOUIS - One man is dead and three others are wounded following a shooting Wednesday morning. The shooting happened at Dr. Martin Luther King Dr and Hodiamont Avenue in north St. Louis. Upon arrival, officers found a man with a gunshot wound to his head. He was produced dead at the scene.

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A couple is hospitalized after shooting each other after the man violated a restraining order. The shooting occurred on September 7th at 4:50 a.m. When police arrived at the scene they found both adults injured from gunshot wounds. The woman had a full order of protection filed on the man. The man was charged with several crimes and is going to jail.

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ROLLA, Mo. - An estranged couple remains hospitalized after shooting one another after a man violated an order of protection and broke into his spouse's residence earlier this week.

According to Rolla Police Chief Sean Fagan, the shooting took place just before 4:50 a.m. on Monday, September 7. Officers were called to the 800 block of Oxford Drive for a shooting involving a husband and wife.

When police arrived at the home, they found 41-year-old Jessie Roberts and a 40-year-old woman suffering from gunshot wounds. They were both airlifted to a hospital in Columbia for treatment.

Chief Fagan said police learned Roberts entered the woman's home and forced his way into her bedroom. The woman was with her adult daughter and a male infant.

Roberts and the woman shot each other once he gained entry into the bedroom, Fagan said.

Roberts' wife had an active full order of protection filed against him at the time of the shooting.

The Phelps County Prosecuting Attorney's Office charged Jessie Roberts with one count of first-degree burglary, one count of first-degree assault, one count of attempted kidnapping-terrorizing, and one count of armed criminal action.

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Missouri man charged after shooting involving estranged wife

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by: Kevin S. Held Posted: / Updated: ROLLA, Mo. - An estranged couple remains hospitalized after shooting one another after a man violated an order of protection and broke into his spouse's residence earlier this week. According to Rolla Police Chief Sean Fagan, the shooting took place just before 4:50 a.m.

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Fatal shooting in north St.louis leaves 1 dead and 3 others wounded. A John Doe was fatally shot in the head and pronounced DOS. The victims names' have yet to be released and two of the fleeing suspects are now in custody. While three firearms were recovered, there´s very few details of what led up to this tragedy but, a investigation is underway. https://fox2now.com/news/1-dead-3-wounded-after-shooting-in-wellston-neighborhood/

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ST. LOUIS - One man is dead and three others are wounded following a shooting Wednesday morning.

The shooting happened Dr. Martin Luther King Dr and Hodiamont Avenue in St. Louis. Upon arrival, officers found a man with a gunshot wound to his head. He was produced dead at the scene.

Police said two men and a female were also shot. All three victims were rushed to a local hospital. Police have not released the name of the victim, pending notification of family members.

At some point, a vehicle crashed near Page Boulevard and Hamilton Avenue just a block away from the shooting, according to a spokesperson for the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department.

The suspects then fled on foot. We are told two people were taken into custody and three firearms were recovered at the scene.

Gardner responds to Parson's call for state to prosecute St. Louis murders

Few details have been released about the shooting or the circumstances surrounding the crash, but the police have confirmed that homicide has been requested to conduct the investigation.

This is a breaking news story.
Fox 2 reporter Kelly Hoskins is headed to the scene. We will update this story as new information becomes available.

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1 dead, 3 wounded after shooting in St. Louis neighborhood

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ST. LOUIS - One man is dead and three others are wounded following a shooting Wednesday morning. The shooting happened at Dr. Martin Luther King Dr and Hodiamont Avenue in north St. Louis. Upon arrival, officers found a man with a gunshot wound to his head. He was produced dead at the scene.

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27 year old Dorian Sims and 28 year old Ronnell Hankins were fatally shot in Dorian's car at Sherman Park in North St. Louis. The two were leaving a party on their way home before the shootings. Sims had a three year old son and was a caretaker for his mother and uncle.

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"My son was killed three months ago and I miss him so much. All of these killings need to stop," says Edna Sims

ST. LOUIS - Edna Sims knows the pain of losing a loved one to gun violence all too well.

"I don't have it anymore, you know, the joy he brought to us. I especially miss his smile. Dorian was just a big teddy bear," said Edna Sims.

In June, Sims' 27-year-old son, Dorian Sims and his 28-year-old friend Ronnell Hankins were both shot to death while sitting in Dorian's car at Sherman Park in north St. Louis.

Edna Sims said the pair left a party and was heading home before the killings occurred.

Dorian Sims worked as a caretaker for his mom and his uncle and he had a 3-year-old son.

"I'm left without a son. His son is left without a father. You know his siblings are left without a father and his nephews and nieces no longer have their uncle," said Edna Sims.

The murders of Dorian Sims and Ronnell Hankins happened during what's become a violent summer in St. Louis.

Police said, as of Tuesday, there were 191 homicides in the city compared to 138 a year ago this time.

Edna Sims said three months after the violent deaths of her son and his friend, she still doesn't know why someone killed them.

"My son was not involved in anything bad as far as I know. He was a good young man. Dorian would be out there preaching to these kids, 'Do not glorify gang life.' All of this violence and all of these killings just need to stop," Sims stated.

"Now, it's like you become numb to it," said St. Louis Alderwoman Pam Boyd. "People aren't looking at it's an issue here because it continuously keeps happening, but we must address it."

Alderwoman Boyd said in July, 15 murders happened in her 27th ward which is located in north St. Louis.

5 On Your Side wanted to know if she thinks the city can curb the violence and prevent homicides from rising.

"I think St. Louis can, but it will have to be a partnership, a team effort among the police department, the St. Louis Circuit Attorney's Office and the Department of Justice. We must all work together and deal with these violent crimes. There is no one answer," Alderwoman Pam Boyd said.

Meantime, a mourning Edna Sims prays police will arrest the person who killed her son and his friend.

"I want justice. I want their killer to go to jail. My life will has changed forever," Sims said.

On September 18th, St. Louis Aldermanic President Lewis Reed will introduce a bill to create a $2 million fund for cash rewards on tips and leads for murders.

If passed and signed into law, citizens can then report anonymously on a tipline which will be similar to CrimeStoppers.

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'We must address it' | As murders far surpass last year in St. Louis, alderwoman and victim's mom say change is needed

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"My son was killed three months ago and I miss him so much. All of these killings need to stop," says Edna Sims ST. LOUIS - Edna Sims knows the pain of losing a loved one to gun violence all too well. "I don't have it anymore, you know, the joy he brought to us.

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An increase homicides raised the city’s homicides count to 191. Last year count was 194. Sandra McCaw was the latest victim, she died on Sunday in a shooting on Minerva Avenue.

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ST. LOUIS - Three killings in St. Louis since Sunday have pushed the city's homicide count to 191, which represents a 38% increase from last year when there were 138 homicides recorded at the same point in the year.

Police on Tuesday identified each of the victims who were recently gunned down. Police had made no arrests in the three cases.

* Sandra McCaw, 54, who died in a quadruple shooting about 5 p.m. Sunday in the 5800 block of Minerva Avenue. The three victims who survived are men, ages 29, 47 and 59. The youngest was in critical condition after being shot multiple times, police said. McCaw, who lived in the same block of Minerva, was found dead in the street and had been shot several times. The two older men suffered graze wounds and refused medical treatment. Police said they have no suspects.

* Maurice Conner, 31, was fatally shot about 4:30 p.m. Monday in the 4500 block of Pennsylvania Avenue. Police said two men are suspected in the attack. Conner, who lived in the same block of Pennsylvania, was found dead in a gangway. He had been shot multiple times, police said.

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Police identify latest 3 victims as homicide tally continues to soar in St. Louis

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ST. LOUIS - Three killings in St. Louis since Sunday have pushed the city's homicide count to 191, which represents a 38% increase from last year when there were 138 homicides recorded at the same point in the year. Police on Tuesday identified each of the victims who were recently gunned down.

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Twenty-nine year old Louis Pages killed his mother over orange juice, an air conditioner remote, and the use of her car. He called the police and told them that he killed his fifty-nine year old mother. Louis said "I killed her. Take me to jail." He is being held without a bond.
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A women was sleeping in her home when she heard a big boom, walked outside and nearly fell to the ground because her back porch was gone.The neighbors house was on fire. There had been an explosion which causes both houses to burn down with everything in them. Neighbors told news 5 that at least one person was living in the house but no one knows whether or not someone was actually in the house at the time of the explosion yet. Investigators are still trying to figure out the cause of the explosion.

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Neighbors safely made it out of the house next door, which also was badly damaged by the explosion and a fire

ST. LOUIS - Firefighters sifted through what was left behind after a house exploded late Tuesday night.

St. Louis Fire Department crews responded at about 10:45 p.m. to the 1100 block of Newhouse Avenue, which is in the north city neighborhood of Hyde Park. Firefighters arrived to find a two-story home leveled.

Fire and smoke were still coming from the house and a home next door also was on fire. Everyone in the next door was made it out safely. Firefighters and the K-9 search and rescue team responded to the scene to look through the rubble of the house that exploded.

Firefighters said the blast was powerful.

"Window casing, bricks and a portable A/C unit violently ejected during the explosion," the fire department wrote on Twitter, sharing a video from the scene that showed what's left of the house and items scattered across the front yard.

Companies remain on the scene of the home #explosion. Window casings, bricks and a portable A/C unit violently ejected during the explosion. @spire_energy on the scene working to secure the #naturalgas shutoff. @STLFireDept K-9 Search & Rescue standing by to search. #STLCity pic.twitter.com/zBQUVWUEOT
- St. Louis Fire Dept (@STLFireDept) September 9, 2020

The woman who lives in the house next door said she was trying to sleep when she heard a loud boom. She said her security camera went black. So, she stepped outside and almost fell because her back porch was gone.

"Thank God I made it outside because I couldn't get back in to get anything," Verneta Haughton said.

Haughton said she lost everything in the explosion of her neighbor's house.

Neighbors told 5 On Your Side they believe at least one person was living in the house. Fire officials at the scene didn't give a status on whether anyone was inside the house at the time of the explosion.

Fire investigators responded to the scene and are working to figure out what caused the blast.

Photos: Violent explosion destroys St. Louis house

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Violent explosion levels house in St. Louis

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Neighbors safely made it out of the house next door, which also was badly damaged by the explosion and a fire ST. LOUIS - Firefighters sifted through what was left behind after a house exploded late Tuesday night. St. Louis Fire Department crews responded at about 10:45 p.m.

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Many thought coronavirus would be gone or even going down.Over the Labor Day weekend the rate in Covid-19 rates has went up about eight times higher than what it was. The rates started to go up by people not following the ¨ stay-at-home¨ orders they wanted to interact with people. The rates rose from  12,167 to 93,434 confirmed COVID-19 cases this summer from Memorial Day to Labor Day.

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ST. LOUIS - Labor Day marked the end of a summer unlike any other in recent memory for the St. Louis area, filled with dramatically altered traditions, cancellations and - to the disappointment of health officials- persistently high case totals of COVID-19.

By the Monday holiday, Missouri's average daily case counts were nearly eight times higher than on Memorial Day, May 25, when residents were just beginning to emerge from weeks of stay-at-home orders. Deaths in that time have more than doubled.

In Illinois, the average daily case count over the same time initially dipped, falling almost 400% in June, but steadily rose through July and August and has since returned to Memorial Day levels.

The rising numbers in both states this summer have been driven by more social interactions, rising cases among younger people and outbreaks reaching rural counties previously untouched by the virus, according to health officials.

In response, state and local governments have established an ever-changing patchwork of restrictions and initiatives aimed at reversing the trends before the region heads into autumn.

Heading into Labor Day weekend, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease expert, named Illinois and Missouri among seven states "at risk of surging" after the holiday weekend.

"Those states are starting to see an increase in the percent positive of their testing," Fauci told Bloomberg News this week. "That is generally predictive that there's going to be a problem."

In total, Missouri's count rose from 12,167 to 93,434 confirmed COVID-19 cases this summer from Memorial Day to Labor Day. Deaths in that time went from 685 to 1,659.

Some of that rise comes from about a 90% increase in testing in Missouri this summer, but the average percentage of tests coming back positive also skyrocketed from about 3% at the end of May to 13.8% Monday.

COVID-19 Missouri: Rolling 7-day average

Illinois hasn't seen as steep a rise, but it passed a benchmark of 250,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases on Monday. Since Memorial Day, the state's count rose from 112,017 to 250,961 cases and deaths increased to 8,179 from 4,884. Illinois' average positivity rate remained at about 4.2% Monday, but the Metro East region was at 9.7%.

COVID-19 Illinois: Rolling 7-day average

The numbers are not what health experts had hoped for this summer, but signs appeared early that people were willing to return to up-close-and-personal social gatherings despite the pandemic threat.

Missouri lifted its stay-at-home orders May 4, while St. Louis and St. Louis County kept those restrictions in place until May 18.

A week after the orders lifted in St. Louis, Missouri made the national news over Memorial Day weekend when videos of large crowds gathered at pool bars in the Lake of the Ozarks circulated online. In response, St. Louis Mayor Lyda Krewson and St. Louis County Executive Sam Page issued travel advisories requiring anyone who had visited the lake over the holiday to self-quarantine for two weeks.

In Illinois, Gov. J.B. Pritzker kept stay-at-home orders in place through the end of May. Even so, Pritzker said he was "dismayed" over large weekend gatherings Memorial Day weekend, including reports of large crowds in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin, a popular weekend destination near the Illinois-Wisconsin state line.

Dr. Alex Garza, head of the St. Louis Metropolitan Pandemic Task Force, issued a caution after the parties.

"We let our guard down or act like the virus is gone," Garza said May 26, "it will continue to improve the odds of hitting our region again with a second wave and those really hard-fought investments that we've made to suppress the curve will be wasted."

Case averages began to rise about two weeks after Memorial Day in Missouri and spiked again with the St. Louis region and Missouri hitting a peak in cases at the end of July.

A rise in rural areas

This summer, the pandemic hit rural Missouri and Illinois.

At the end of May, Missouri counties outside of the Kansas City and St. Louis metro areas were reporting a combined average of well under 100 cases a day, according to data compiled by St. Louis University researcher and sociologist Chris Prener. That number was up to more than 825 daily cases by Sept. 6, with particularly high counts in areas around Joplin and the state's Bootheel this summer.

The trend is likely to continue. Cases outside of the state's two largest metro areas are on an upward trend, as case counts around St Louis and Kansas City have been falling since the end of July.

Similar patterns were seen throughout the country this summer, following trends from earlier pandemics, Lisa Sattenspiel, an anthropology professor at the University of Missouri, told the Post-Dispatch in June when rural cases began to surge.

"There were several counties in Missouri where the impact of the disease was actually much greater in 1920 than it was in 1918 or 1919," said Sattenspiel, whose research focuses on infectious disease. "It took a while for the flu to actually get into these communities, and when it did, it ran its course."

Illinois has seen the worst of the virus shift from Chicago to Southern Illinois, including the Metro East suburbs of St. Louis.

The rate of positive tests grew so high there that in August state health officials reimposed limits on bars and restaurant service. Indoor public dining is prohibited until numbers improve.

Gov. Mike Parson has resisted a statewide approach for Missouri, leaving local governments to grapple with their response.

Lacking a statewide mask mandate, for example, places including St. Louis, St. Louis County, Kansas City, Columbia, Joplin and Branson all imposed local mask requirements this summer.

Counties in other hard-hit areas like St. Charles County have not. And to the south, in Jefferson County, the health board approved a mask mandate Aug. 27 despite ongoing protests over the issue, only to revoke that move a day later amid complaints about a lack of public notice.

Death rates

The rate of deaths caused by the virus has not yet matched the spring.

The fatality rate in Missouri fell from 7% in April and May to less than 1% in August, according to the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services.

While a higher percentage of known COVID-19 patients are surviving, the average number of daily deaths has been rising for several weeks.

The 7-day average for daily deaths returned to near-peak levels this weekend, but the spike was caused by a backlog of more than 80 deaths that were previously unreported due to data errors, according to the state health department.

In Illinois, deaths remain down considerably. The state had a 7-day average of about 22 deaths Monday, compared with a mid-May peak of about 117.

Garza, of the St. Louis Metropolitan Pandemic Task Force, has said that improved treatments, plus a rise in younger patients and fewer cases from nursing homes helped to bring the rate down.

Nationally, though, health experts are looking to fall with a warning that viruses tend to spread more easily in cooler weather.

"My feeling is that there is a wave coming," Eili Klein, an epidemiologist at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine told the Washington Post this week. "And it's not so much whether it's coming but how big is it going to be."

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These maps and charts show the spread of COVID-19 in Missouri and Illinois.

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Labor Day brings unofficial end to summer of COVID surge as case counts soared all season

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ST. LOUIS - Labor Day marked the end of a summer unlike any other in recent memory for the St. Louis area, filled with dramatically altered traditions, cancellations and - to the disappointment of health officials- persistently high case totals of COVID-19.

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Ralph Fournier, an architect who designed thousands of homes in the area, died Monday at the Allegro nursing facility in Richmond Heights. He was 98.Mr. Fournier's work — in a style now dubbed “suburban modernism” — was heavily influenced by Frank Lloyd Wright's Priare schools system. Their design, low-slung roofs and full-length windows that added a contemporary essence to residences, were snatched up quickly by young couples in the 1950s and early 1960s. Mr. Fournier at one time estimated that he and his late wife, architect Mary Jane Fournier, "built hundreds of them in St. Louis and thousands of them within a 500-mile radius."

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While researcher are racing to find a vaccine for covid-19 the CDC is asking for cities to be ready for when the vaccines are approved. A new plan released by the CDC shows vaccines could be distributed by the end of October.  The documents detail what to expect when one or two vaccines are approved, how many will be available, who should get them first and the steps jurisdictions should take now to be ready.

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New documents confirmed by the CDC show four main groups of people who should be prioritized once a coronavirus vaccine is approved and available

WASHINGTON - While researchers are racing to develop a COVID-19 vaccine, the Centers for Disease Control is asking states and cities to be ready for when one is approved.

A new plan released by the CDC shows vaccines could be distributed by the end of October.

The CDC recently sent several documents to public health officials across the U.S. The documents detail what to expect when one or two vaccines are approved, how many will be available, who should get them first and the steps jurisdictions should take now to be ready.

The documents were first shared by The New York Times. The CDC confirmed to CNN the files were sent to city and state public health officials. You can read all three documents in their entirety in the file below.

The big question many people want to know is once a vaccine - or vaccines - is approved, who will be first in line to get a shot? According to the plans from the CDC, it depends.

Who gets the vaccine first?

The agency outlined three scenarios in the documents sent to health leaders: if Vaccine A gets approved, if Vaccine B gets approved and if both get approved. The CDC didn't release who is behind each possible vaccine.

Under both scenarios, there are four key groups that would be targeted to get the vaccine first:

Health care professionals

Essential workers (specifics TBA)

National Security populations

Long-term care facility residents and staff

A CDC checklist given to local and state health officials asks them to identify and estimate how big each of those groups would be - how many vaccines would be needed.

The checklist also gives examples of who could be included in the "essential workers" group: health care workers, homeland and national security members, public safety members, agriculture workers and those in the education field and food industry.

How many vaccines will be available?

The number of vaccines early on will be limited. It also depends on which vaccine is approved. The CDC scenarios comparing Vaccine A and Vaccine B differ greatly, with twice as many doses of Vaccine A likely to be available.

By the end of October: About 2 million doses of Vaccine A, about 1 million doses of Vaccine B

By the end of November: 10-20 million doses of Vaccine A, about 10 million doses of Vaccine B

By the end of December: 20-30 million doses of Vaccine A, about 15 million doses of Vaccine B

While vaccine supplies could be limited in 2020, the CDC expects the supply "will increase substantially in 2021."

The prevalence of COVID-19 and where it's spreading will help determine the distribution of the vaccine, including how many doses go to certain cities and states.

How much would the vaccine cost?

The CDC documents state the vaccine would be free.

Vaccine approval process

At this time, there are no approved vaccines to prevent COVID-19.

The federal government has told states to prepare for a coronavirus vaccine to be ready to distribute by Nov. 1. The timeline raised concern among public health experts that a vaccine approval might be driven by political considerations ahead of a presidential election, rather than science.

That prompted top executives of nine drugmakers - who are likely behind what will be some of the first vaccines - to sign an unprecedented pledge. The companies said they will stick to the highest ethical and scientific standards in testing and manufacturing a coronavirus vaccine.

"We believe this pledge will help ensure public confidence in the rigorous scientific and regulatory process by which COVD-19 vaccines are evaluated and may ultimately be approved," the pledge states.

The companies are worried if Americans stay away from a COVID-19 vaccine because they don't trust it, the virus will be even hard to control.

The pledge was signed on Sept. 8 by CEOs at Johnson & Johnson, Merck, Moderna, Novavax, Pfizer, AstraZeneca, BioNTech, GlaxoSmithKline and Sanofi.

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New documents confirmed by the CDC show four main groups of people who should be prioritized once a coronavirus vaccine is approved and available WASHINGTON - While researchers are racing to develop a COVID-19 vaccine, the Centers for Disease Control is asking states and cities to be ready for when one is approved.

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After yet another police stand off, this time lasting 12 hours. An officer is dead (Tamaris Bohannon) and the couples whose house was the center of this stand-off have been dramatically impacted. The neighborhood association group in the tower grove neighborhood are doing everything they can in an attempt to get this couples home back  safe and livable again. However, there is still a long way to go. The doors and windows will need to be repaired and they will need to deep clean the house in order to get rid of the tear gas released in their home by police.

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SOUTH ST. LOUIS (KMOV.com) - The windows and door are still boarded up at Steve and Mimi Haag's home in the Tower Grove Heights neighborhood following a 12-hour standoff two weeks ago.

During the standoff, the suspect, who police have identified as Thomas Kinworthy, allegedly shot and killed St. Louis City officer Tamarris Bohannon. The couple's home was also badly damaged during the standoff.

"Virtually every window was shattered in the house so the backyard, the front yard," said Patrick Weber, President-Elect for the Tower Grove Height's Neighborhood Association.

The Haags told News 4 they were home when the man showed up at their door with a gun. The couple managed to escape out their back door.

"It really struck home. It's about two blocks away from me here and myself and all of my neighbors. We all heard everything that was going on and it was a scary and intense situation," said Weber.

Weber said people across the St. Louis area reached out wanting to help the Haags.

Their home needs windows and doors repaired from the bullet holes. Their home also needs deep cleaning to get rid of the residual tear gas police used trying to get Kinworthy to come out.

"They have a long road to recovery. They're committed to the neighborhood and committed to staying," said Weber.

The neighborhood association planned to have an in-person fundraiser on Saturday, but have decided to cancel it due to COVID-19 concerns. Instead, they're raising money online. 100 percent of the proceeds will go to the couple.

"We're a close-knit neighborhood and we all feel a sense of obligation to help the family," said Weber.

The link to help the Haags will be available on the neighborhood association's website for the next couple weeks.
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New effort underway to help South City couple whose home became center of deadly standoff

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SOUTH ST. LOUIS (KMOV.com) - The windows and door are still boarded up at Steve and Mimi Haag's home in the Tower Grove Heights neighborhood following a 12-hour standoff two weeks ago. During the standoff, the suspect, who police have identified as Thomas Kinworthy, allegedly shot and killed St.

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Another unfortunate accident has taken place in downtown Saint Louis. A 17-year-old male was killed inside of a parking garage, where he and a few others broke through the blocked off gate driving recklessly through the parking lot. The group eventually hit a concrete support beam, flipping their car and sending William Jordan out of the vehicle; he died on Wednesday from his injuries. The other passengers were found hanging out of the sunroof, and remain in critical condition as they receive treatment in the hospital; the driver of the vehicle is still unknown. This incident comes just a week after 17-year-old Sierra Ward was thrown from the back of a pickup truck going down Washington Avenue as it collided with another car; killing her. Reckless driving and senseless violence occurring during the night and early mornings hours of Saint Louis has become a major problem; the city has spoken about this issue and plans to restrict traffic and implement new safety measures to combat this.

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ST. LOUIS - A second teen has been killed in Downtown St. Louis in the span of about two weeks.

William Jordan of Country Club Hills in St. Louis County, died over the weekend after a tragic accident in a downtown parking garage, according to St. Louis police. He was 17.

The accident happened around 11:15 p.m. Saturday in the Cupples Garage between Spruce Street and Interstate 64, police said.

The garage is owned and operated by the City of St. Louis.

Teen driver flees after three passengers fall out of the sunroof

A spokeswoman for St. Louis Treasurer Tishaura Jones said security had been tightened up before and since the accident.

More measures were likely, she said. There are no 24-hour security guards on-site but patrols have increased at the Cupples Garage, though the spokeswoman said they also were responsible for checking multiple city lots and garages.

A group of young people apparently broke the arm at a ticket kiosk to get into the Cupples Garage that night.

Shortly after 11 p.m., three people were hanging out of the sunroof of a white SUV and apparently hit a concrete support beam and fell from the vehicle, police said.

A 26-year-old man and a 17-year-old girl were critically injured. Jordan died from his injuries that Wednesday, police said.

Sierra Ward, 17, of DeSoto, was killed in the early morning hours of August 17. She was thrown from the back of a pickup truck after a crash on Washington Avenue, police said.

The City of St. Louis has since restricted traffic throughout downtown to curb reckless driving and gunfire which have become commonplace late night and overnight.

The Cupples Garage has become a known as a place for young people to hang out late night and overnight.

The open-air top level of the garage had already been blocked off to prevent drag racing before Saturday's accident, Jones' spokeswoman said.

Roll-a-way fencing may replace the electric traffic arm at the entrances but the garage cannot be completely closed off because there are downtown residents who park their cars there overnight.

Investigators were reviewing surveillance footage from the garage.
An 18-year-old female was driving the SUV at the time but there was no word of an arrest as of Thursday, September 3.

No charges have yet been filed in the case.

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17-year-old dies following accident at parking garage in Downtown St. Louis

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ST. LOUIS - A second teen has been killed in Downtown St. Louis in the span of about two weeks. William Jordan of Country Club Hills in St. Louis County, died over the weekend after a tragic accident in a downtown parking garage, according to St. Louis police. He was 17.

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she lived on who lived in the 900 block of Chambers Road in the Bellfontaine Neighbors neighborhood. Police had estimated her age at fourteen to sixteen years old but have now confirmed she was eighteen she was found dead

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Update: St. Louis police have now identified the victim as Carieal Doss, who lived in the 900 block of Chambers Road in the Bellfontaine Neighbors neighborhood. Police had estimated her age at fourteen to sixteen years old but have now confirmed she was eighteen. Doss' family identified her after police and media distributed photos and information about the case. A police spokeswoman says it appears there was not a missing person report for Doss.

A young girl was killed sometime before 10:25 p.m. on Tuesday.

Police know her height (5 feet 6 inches tall) and weight (116 pounds), because that kind of thing can be measured. They know she had medium-length hair that had been braided. They know what she was wearing - a black Nike zip-up hoodie, red T-shirt and olive green cargo pants with grey sweats underneath. On her feet were red-and-white tennis shoes.

Police could see and catalogue all of that from the body they found when someone called the fire department to report a "person down" that night. But they don't know who she is. They estimate she's as young as fourteen, maybe as old as sixteen.

She was left lying in the 2800 block of Franklin Avenue, which is about a block west of Dr. Martin Luther King Drive in the Jeff-Vander-Lou neighborhood, north of Midtown.

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No one has come forward to claim her body. Maybe no one has noticed she's missing.

Two days later, it's still not clear who she is or what happened. The pictures above are of her red-and-white shoe and her olive green pants. Police are hoping someone recognizes them and calls homicide detectives at 314-444-5371 or CrimeStoppers at 866-371-TIPS.

They'd like to know her name.

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A Girl Was Killed Two Days Ago in St. Louis and Nobody Has Identified Her

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Last weekend four passengers were hurt at the garage at 1000 spruce street. This happened at 11 pm on saturday. They were hanging out of sunroof, when they either fell out of the car or hit an overhead beam. One of the passengers has suffered severely from his injuries and has unfortunately passed away. The police said that the victim, William Jordan, has passed away on wednesday.

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ST. LOUIS - A passenger hurt in a downtown St. Louis parking garage last weekend while hanging out an SUV's sunroof has died of his injuries, authorities said Thursday.

The victim was identified as William Jordan, 17, of the 5500 block of Eagle Valley Drive in unincorporated north St. Louis County. Police said he died Wednesday.

He was among three passengers hurt at the garage at 1000 Spruce Street about 11 p.m. Saturday. They were hanging out of the sunroof and either hit an overhead beam or fell out of the SUV, police said.

The other two left injured were a 14-year-old girl and a 26-year-old man. The man was stable and the girl was critically hurt. The driver, an 18-year-old woman, left the scene, police said.

Police officer Michelle Woodling, a department spokeswoman, said Thursday she does not think anyone has been arrested or charged in the case.

The garage on Spruce Street is near several bars and restaurants outside Busch Stadium.

Police initially said a critically injured man, who turned out to be Jordan, was 23 years old. The incorrect age was based on information provided by other passengers in the SUV, Woodling said. Although the teen's home address is in the Jennings School District, a district official said he was not enrolled there. His family could not be reached.

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Teen dies after hanging out of SUV's sunroof in downtown St. Louis garage

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ST. LOUIS - A passenger hurt in a downtown St. Louis parking garage last weekend while hanging out an SUV's sunroof has died of his injuries, authorities said Thursday. The victim was identified as William Jordan, 17, of the 5500 block of Eagle Valley Drive in unincorporated north St. Louis County.

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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - The woman who federal prosecutors said was "most culpable" in the death of a developmentally disabled Missouri man was sentenced Tuesday to 17 1/2 years in prison on federal charges.

Prosecutors said Sherry Paulo led a scheme that caused the death of Carl DeBrodie in Fulton and then persuaded others to help cover up his death.

DeBrodie was a developmentally disabled resident of Second Chance Homes of Fulton when he was reported missing in April 2017. His remains were found a week later in a storage shed in Fulton but investigators determined he had died months earlier.

During the sentencing hearing Tuesday, federal attorney Julia Gegenheimer said Paulo was "the most culpable person" in the events leading to DeBrodie's death, The Jefferson City News-Tribune reported.

U.S. District Judge Brian C. Wimes said Paulo's case is "one of the most deplorable, depraved and disturbing" he has heard.

He told Paulo that DeBrodie "had the misfortune of being placed with you" and said her sentence was "specific deterrence" to ensure she can never do something like it again.

Paulo's husband and their two children also have pleaded guilty to federal charges in DeBrodie's death. Paulo and her husband, Anthony Flores, still face state charges in the case.

They all worked at Second Chance Homes in Fulton when DeBrodie was a resident there. Federal prosecutors said DeBrodie died after months of abuse and being confined to a dark room in Paulo's house with no running water or fresh air.

He also was not given medication or treatment for his illnesses for months before he died. Paulo told police she watched DeBrodie stop breathing but did not attempt to help him or call for medical help.

She pleaded guilty in November to willfully failing to provide necessary medical care and health care fraud for continuing to submit Medicaid claims after DeBrodie died. Paulo also was ordered to pay the government $106,795 for the Medicaid claims.
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Missouri woman sentenced in death of man found in concrete

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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - The woman who federal prosecutors said was "most culpable" in the death of a developmentally disabled Missouri man was sentenced Tuesday to 17 1/2 years in prison on federal charges. Prosecutors said Sherry Paulo led a scheme that caused the death of Carl DeBrodie in Fulton and then persuaded others to help cover up his death.

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Patients that have been diagnosed with Covid-19  have been treated with corticosteroids with reduces the death risk by 20%. Jonathan Serne said the trials gave a consistent message showing that the drugs were beneficial in the sickest patients regardless of age , 🤬 , or how long the patient has been ill.

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Brand Anders a local is running for county sheriff this year after an unarmed woman was fatally shot in his hometown, Sedilia. When Anders learned that there was no body or dash cam footage of the shooting of the woman , Hannah Fizer, he decided that that was the last straw. As he furthers his candidacy he pushes for body and dash cameras.

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SEDALIA - Brad Anders hadn't planned on running for Pettis County Sheriff this year. Then, a 25-year-old unarmed woman was fatally shot by a deputy in Anders' hometown of Sedalia.

When he learned that no body or dash camera footage existed of the fatal shooting of Hannah Fizer during a June 13 traffic stop, Anders, a sergeant with the Lee's Summit Police Department, decided that was the final straw. He couldn't wait four more years to do something.

Anders ran unsuccessfully against the current sheriff, Kevin Bond, in 2008. He launched his most recent campaign in late June, after the initial filing deadline passed. He will again face Bond in the November general election.

His last go-around, Anders said, he raised concerns during the election about lack of accountability and transparency within the department.

"Here we are 12 years later and it's still the same issues are present," Alders said when reached by phone Tuesday. "Obviously there's no transparency there if you can't have dash cameras, you can't have any body cameras."

He said in 2020, the department should have both cameras as basic protective equipment for the sake of both citizens and deputies.

"I wouldn't ask my officers to go out and do something I wouldn't do, and I wouldn't go out without some kind of recording device in 2020," Anders said.

The Pettis County Commission approved funding for 23 body cameras last week, Bond said. But Anders said he doesn't believe the cameras were prioritized as they should have been.

"This is a man who is taking selfish advantage of an emotional and a traumatic situation for his personal gain," Bond said of Anders when reached Tuesday afternoon. Bond added that he hopes the body cameras will be in use by the end of October.

The evening of the shooting, Fizer was pulled over for speeding and careless driving, authorities said. She parked her car at about 10 p.m. between two restaurants near the 3500 block of West Broadway Boulevard in Sedalia, the deputy stopping behind her. Family and friends say she was driving to her job at an Eagle Stop convenience store at the time.

The deputy who shot Fizer while she was inside her car said she refused to identify herself when she was stopped. According to the highway patrol, she told the deputy she was armed with a gun and was going to shoot him.

"Right now the only thing that we have is the word of a deputy and unfortunately a girl who is no longer with us," Anders said. "And for the public, that's never enough."

The investigation into Fizer's death was completed on July 30 by the Missouri State Highway Patrol's Division of Drug and Crime Control and is now in the hands of Stephen Sokoloff, General Counsel for the Missouri Office of Prosecution Services.

"The only thing you're going to get is a distant representation of a deputy firing into a vehicle," he said, adding that this doesn't provide concrete evidence for the public.

Protesters have frequented the sidewalk outside the sheriff's office in the weeks following Fizer's death, demanding justice for her.

The name of the officer who shot Fizer has not been released. Anders stressed the importance of transparency, though he said he doesn't believe releasing the officer's name to the public is necessary while the investigation is ongoing.

"Are you willing to allow Pettis County to become the test project for some Social Justice experiment for Rural America?" Bond wrote. "I certainly hope not."

Anders said while he also hates to see deputies being targeted, he blames Bond for setting the stage for said social "experiment."

In an interview with The Star after the shooting, Bond said the sheriff's office obtained some body cameras -- 10 of them, he believed -- about three years ago with excess money available at the end of that year.

But the sheriff's office had technical difficulties with the equipment and its data storage, which included a hard drive failure that deleted videos. The devices were used for about a year but then were not replaced before Fizer's death, Bond said.

If he's elected and if deputies still aren't equipped with cameras by the time he takes office, Anders said he will make it a priority to get dash cameras at minimum, though he hopes to secure body cameras as well.

Gun violence will be the subject of a new, statewide journalism project The Star is undertaking in Missouri this year in partnership with the national service program Report for America and sponsored in part by Missouri Foundation for Health. As part of this project, The Star will seek the community's help.

To contribute, visit Report for America online at reportforamerica.org.

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SEDALIA - Brad Anders hadn't planned on running for Pettis County Sheriff this year. Then, a 25-year-old unarmed woman was fatally shot by a deputy in Anders' hometown of Sedalia. When he learned that no body or dash camera footage existed of the fatal shooting of Hannah Fizer during a June 13 traffic stop, Anders, a sergeant with the Lee's Summit Police Department, decided that was the final straw.