Bipartisan lawmakers hope to close domestic violence gun loophole
Marsha Keene-Frye grew up around guns, going hunting with her family from a young age near her home in Mississippi…
Crime
St. Louis bucked trend, saw homicides decline in 2021
ST. LOUIS – In 2021, a year when many U.S. cities saw a substantial increase in killings, St. Louis registered…
Missouri Supreme Court rules against virtual trials
There are no “sick days” for constitutional rights, the Missouri Supreme Court ruled Tuesday as it overturned the results of a…
Nearly 60 police chiefs back suit against Missouri gun law
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Nearly 60 Missouri police chiefs are supporting a lawsuit that raises concerns about a new state…
More than 100 St. Louis County jail inmates have COVID
CLAYTON (AP) — The rapid spread of COVID-19 has infected more than 100 detainees at one of Missouri’s largest county…
Biden urges America to see the truth of Jan. 6 – and understand its place in history
President Joe Biden closed his speech commemorating and deploring the events of Jan. 6, 2021, by asking God to “bless those who stand watch…
Jan. 6 committee prepares to go public as findings mount
WASHINGTON (AP) — They’ve interviewed more than 300 witnesses, collected tens of thousands of documents and traveled around the country…
Capitol rioters’ tears, remorse don’t spare them from jail
WASHINGTON (AP) — Florida business owner Robert Palmer cheered on the violence at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 before he joined…
Four people wounded by stray New Year’s gunfire in St. Louis
ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis police received 736 reports of gunshots across the city as people celebrated the New…
Missouri gun law poses ‘clear and substantial threat,’ U.S. officials say
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri law forbidding local police from enforcing federal gun laws is hampering efforts to…
Racist vandals deface mural at Washington University
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Washington University officials said a mural on campus that depicts prominent Black people was vandalized over…
Chauvin pleads guilty to federal charge in Floyd’s death
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin pleaded guilty Wednesday to a federal charge of violating George…
Social Services, local agencies at odds over use of Missouri crime victims’ funding
While lawmakers are considering whether to approve big building projects for college campuses and awaiting more of Gov. Mike Parson’s plans for using an…
Judge sets March trial date for Greitens investigator Tisaby
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A judge has set a March trial date for William Tisaby, the private investigator who led…
Missouri woman convicted of killing snake breeder husband
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A woman shot and killed her husband at his snake-breeding business in Missouri, a jury decided…
Victims of domestic abuse find no haven in family courts
The #MeToo movement may have shifted the balance of credibility on sexual abuse and harassment at work more toward victims and away…