Krewson vetoes bill for new vote on ward reduction
CITY HALL – Some worry the mayor’s veto of a bill calling for an election to keep the number of wards…
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Missouri moves to tighten police accountability
Brian Williams grew up in Ferguson, where Michael Brown Jr.’s shooting death sparked a national movement for police accountability in…
Missouri man charged in storming of U.S. Capitol
MISSION, Kan. (AP) — A Missouri man has been arrested on charges accusing him of taking part in the storming…
Mass vaccination sites aim for 18,000 shots in a day
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Nine mass vaccination sites operated by the Missouri National Guard were aiming to inoculate at least…
Raise for Missouri elected officials close to kicking in
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — A 5 percent pay raise for Missouri elected officials and lawmakers will take effect unless state…
As virus strikes legislators, Parson set to deliver annual address
When Gov. Mike Parson delivers his annual State of the State address to a joint session of the Missouri Legislature…
COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations drop in Missouri
(AP) — Experts in all corners of Missouri are seeing room for optimism in the fight against the coronavirus thanks…
Bidens bring family pets back to White House
WASHINGTON (AP) — The patter of paws is being heard in the White House again with the arrival of President…
Missouri ranks last in residents vaccinated
Out of the 50 states, Missouri ranks last in the nation in terms of the percentage of its residents who…
Housing advocates hope for extended federal eviction freeze
Freezing rain was pouring down when sheriff deputies knocked on Anthony Stinson’s apartment door in Kansas City. It was 2:15 p.m.…
Missouri’s vaccine campaign called too slow
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Missouri isn’t vaccinating people quickly enough to create widespread immunity by this summer, health experts say.…
Aerial surveillance plan gets initial OK from aldermen
CITY HALL – A four-hour debate Friday over a proposed eye in the sky to catch lawbreakers pitted aldermen demanding…
Thousands of evictions loom in St. Louis amid pandemic
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Thousands of eviction filings are piling up in St. Louis and St. Louis County courts, leaving…
Some health insurers add food to coverage menu
When COVID-19 first swarmed the United States, one health insurer called some customers with a question: Do you have enough…
Aldermen advance bill on firefighters’ pensions
CITY HALL – A change in the way two firefighters pension programs are administered has received initial approval of the…
For first Black Pentagon chief, racism challenge is personal
WASHINGTON (AP) — Newly confirmed Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin will have to contend not only with a world of security threats…