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BY KURT ERICKSON AND JACK SUNTRUPSt. Louis Post-Dispatch

JEFFERSON CITY — In a move that could entangle Missouri’s lieutenant governor, federal in-vestigators have started probing a controversial ambulance pur-chase deal in mid-Missouri.

Cole County C o m m i s s i o n e r Je� Hoelscher told the Post-Dispatch he spoke with the Federal Bureau of Investigation on July 9 about the commission’s decision to forgo buying am-bulances from a company con-nected to Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe.

“I will say that I can con-fi rm that I was contacted by the FBI related to an ongoing

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Upon further review: Washington retires team’s name

BLUES BACK ON THE ICE

BY LES CARPENTER, MARK MASKEThe Washington Post

Washington’s NFL fran-chise has announced that it will change its name from the Redskins following an inter-nal review, bowing to recent pressure from sponsors and decades of criticism that it is o� ensive to Native Ameri-cans.

Monday’s announcement comes just days after the or-ganization released a state-ment July 3 saying it would be undertaking what it called a “thorough review” of the

team’s name; multiple peo-ple familiar with the process have said that it would result in the name being changed. In an interview July 4, Coach Ron Rivera — who is working with owner Daniel Snyder to choose a name — said he hoped the new name would be in place by the start of the NFL season in September. Others have said it will be re-vealed as soon as within two weeks.

Two people with knowledge

BY GRIFF WITTEThe Washington Post

California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday announced a rollback in the state’s reopening plan, ordering a wide swath of businesses to end indoor op-erations as coronavirus case numbers continued to climb in the nation’s larg-est state and beyond.

Restaurants, wineries, movie theaters and museums were told to shut down their indoor operations, while bars were

closed even for outdoor service. In hard-hit counties, hair salons, malls and fi tness centers were also shuttered.

The decision was the latest indication that the country’s summer surge remains in full swing, and that policymakers are

BY BLYTHE BERNHARDSt. Louis Post-Dispatch

ST. LOUIS — Even if school buildings open on schedule here next month, teach-ers might not be there.

About 200 teachers and supporters protested outside St. Louis Public Schools headquarters Monday, ahead of the dis-trict’s release of its reopening plans for the 2020-2021 school year. They joined a growing call from teachers nationwide to hold o� on classroom instruction while

coronavirus cases are still rising in most states, including Missouri.

“I desperately want to be back with my kids, but the risks right now are too high,” said Laura Trieschmann, who teaches at Metro High School.

One of the protest’s organizers, Ribbon Williams, teaches fi fth grade at Patrick Henry Elementary. She wrote a 15-page report with questions and suggestions for

RETURN TO NORMAL?SURGE REMAINS IN FULL SWING

California rolls back its reopening plan‘TOO MANY THINGS ARE UNCERTAIN’

Teachers demanding safety measures

BY MARK SCHLINKMANNSt. Louis Post-Dispatch

ST. LOUIS — The city’s chief attorney said Monday that a pe-tition drive’s plan to privatize St. Louis Lambert International Airport runs counter to both the city charter and the state Con-stitution.

The opinion by City Counselor Julian Bush doesn’t block the petition measure from the Nov.

City attorney adds wrinkle to push for privatizationNative

American leaders protest against the Redskins’ team name outside U.S. Bank Stadium before a game Oct. 24 between the Minnesota Vikings and Washington in Minneapolis.AP FILE

CASES/DEATHS as of 8 p.m. Monday • Why numbers may not add up, Page A2

CORONAVIRUS TOLL Missouri+447

27,890/1,083

Illinois+883

154,799/7,193

St. Louis+24

2,970/159

St. Louis Co.+88

7,897/603

St. Charles Co.+57

1,748/80

Je� erson Co.+26

769/23

Franklin Co.+21

282/18

Metro East+115

3,870/227

COLTER PETERSON, CPETERSON@POST-DISPATCH.COMBlues players and coaches watch a drill during practice Monday at the Centene Community Ice Center in Maryland Heights. It was the fi rst team workout since the season was shut down in March because of the coronavirus pandemic. More coverage in Sports.

People in their 20s and 30s now make up a third of all coronavirus cases in St. Louis, Mayor Lyda Krewson says. Story, B4

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