U.S. House passes ‘red flag’ gun control bill with only five Republicans in support
WASHINGTON — The U.S. House on Thursday passed a “red flag” gun control bill that would allow federal courts to…
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Jan. 6 panel says Trump, far-right groups are responsible for insurrection
A widely anticipated hearing Thursday by the U.S. House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol…
First Jan. 6 hearing to reveal new evidence of Trump conspiracy, panel aides say
The U.S. House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 202,1 attack on the Capitol will use its first public hearing to…
Ex-St. Louis jail guard gets prison for inmate’s beating
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A former St. Louis jail guard has been sentenced to four years in federal prison for…
Reed quits Board of Aldermen in wake of indictments; Vollmer will be interim president
ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis Board of Aldermen President Lewis Reed has resigned his post five days after federal…
$2M Missouri witness protection fund finds few takers in second year of operation
In 2020, amid the worst wave of violent crime in almost 15 years, Missouri lawmakers set up a new witness protection…
High court won’t hear appeal over McCloskeys’ law licenses
The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Monday to hear an appeal from Mark and Patricia McCloskey, the St. Louis husband-and-wife…
Man pleads guilty in death of Miss Sweetie Pie’s grandson
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A St. Louis man admitted Friday that he killed the grandson of a woman whose St.…
Eight Missouri ministers accused of sex abuse in Southern Baptist Convention report
The Southern Baptist Convention’s list of accused sex abusers within the denomination includes at least eight men in Missouri. The…
State to spend more than $100M settling pay claims for corrections officers
Missouri corrections officers would receive a back pay settlement and future payments worth more than $100 million under an agreement…
Study: Children who survive school shootings endure lasting consequences
As the U.S. reels from another school shooting, much of the public discussion has centered on the lives lost: 19…
Reed, Boyd, Muhammad are indicted on federal bribery charges
A federal grand jury indicted three St. Louis aldermen, including the board’s president and longest-serving member, on charges of accepting bribes…
Gun control bills to be taken up by U.S. House panel in emergency meeting
WASHINGTON — Following mass shootings in New York and Texas, the U.S. House Judiciary Committee is holding an emergency meeting…
Judge orders St. Louis County to pay $300K for warrantless police search
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A federal judge has ordered St. Louis County to pay $300,000 to two people who sued…
Missouri bill banning unauthorized camping raises concerns about criminalizing homelessness
Micah Titterington was among hundreds of organization leaders who opposed a measure in the Missouri legislature this year that they…
Police investigate swastika painted on Black church
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — A black swastika was painted on the outside wall of an historically Black church in southwestern…