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St. Louis-area colleges plan to follow the same public health practices put in place during the fall, which helped most local universities avoid large coronavirus outbreaks.

The federal Food and Drug Administration has approved the first coronavirus vaccine for emergency use in the United States. The federal government will begin shipping the vaccine to Missouri and other states within days. Public health officials have said a widely available vaccine will ultimately control the pandemic that has killed nearly 5,000 people across the state, overwhelmed hospitals and devastated businesses.

Several small hospitals in the region report they’ve spent more time trying to find hospitals that can treat treat their sickest patients, particularly those at risk for COVID-19.

Missouri expects to receive the first doses of the coronavirus vaccine next week, state health officials said on Friday. The federal Food and Drug Administration is expected to approve a vaccine from drug developer Pfizer. Missouri officials have said the immunizations are the key to bringing an end to the pandemic that has killed nearly 5,000 Missourians and sickened hundreds of thousands more. The state will initially receive 51,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine. Those doses will be used to vaccinate workers at select health care facilities.

Even as hospital leaders warned that their beds were nearly full — and Gov. Mike Parson assured the public that the state was prepared — some hospitals continued to report data that made their capacity appear larger than it was.

Neighboring counties in the Metro East are taking opposite approaches to enforcing the governor's coronavirus related restrictions. Some are cracking down on violators, while others are relying on educating those who break the rules.

The St. Clair County Health Department suspended food or liquor licenses for seven bars and restaurants late last week, and could order more businesses to close if they don’t comply with a statewide ban on indoor service.

The City Treasurer, Tishaura Jones, filed to run for mayor on Nov. 30. But the Board of Elections Democratic director says she fell short by a few hundred signatures that couldn't be verified. Jones has until Jan. 4 to fix the problem.

Even though the pandemic has forced restrictions on local museums, there are still a number of opportunities for St. Louisans to explore, including a variety of smaller institutions.

Thirty years ago, Iben Browning, a self-proclaimed climatologist, predicted that the St. Louis area was in for a major earthquake along the New Madrid Seismic Zone. He forecast that it would happen right around Dec. 3, 1990, sparking a media frenzy in the small town of New Madrid, Missouri, and causing many to stock up on emergency supplies.

The legislation, which passed the House last month, now heads to Gov. Mike Parson’s desk.

Voters approved the constitutional amendment in August, and now it's up to state lawmakers to implement it.