Election results may be delayed — but not because of fraud
WASHINGTON (AP) — A shift to mail voting is increasing the chances that Americans will not know the winner of…
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At Lewis’ funeral, Obama calls for renewing Voting Rights Act
ATLANTA (AP) — Former President Barack Obama used Rep. John Lewis’ funeral on Thursday to issue a stark warning that…
County prosecutor won’t charge Wilson in Brown’s death
CLAYTON (AP) — St. Louis County’s prosecutor announced Thursday that he would not charge the former police officer who fatally…
2012 GOP presidential hopeful Cain dies of COVID-19
ATLANTA (AP) — Herman Cain, the former Republican presidential candidate and former CEO of a major pizza chain who went…
Trump floats unlikely idea of election delay
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump, lagging in the polls and grappling with deepening economic and public health crises, floated…
As virus aid talks stall, Trump scorns help for cities
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump dismissed on Wednesday Democratic demands for aid to cash-strapped cities in a new coronavirus relief…
Parson backs push to try youths ages 12-18 as adults
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson is asking lawmakers to approve legislation that would allow judges to decide…
Circuit attorney contest mirrors U.S. debate on crime, reform
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The fate of St. Louis’ elected prosecutor may rest with which side city voters choose in…
Biden vows to fight racial inequality with economic agenda
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden promised that his economic agenda would combat long-standing racial inequalities as…
City students will start on Aug. 31, but not in schools
ST. LOUIS – St. Louis Public Schools are going all online. In a meeting Tuesday of the Board of Education,…
As crime surges on his watch, Trump warns of Biden’s America
President Donald Trump is painting a dystopian portrait of what Joe Biden’s America might look like, asserting crime and chaos…
Redevelopment roadmap, or retread? New plan in works
CITY HALL – St. Louis may be taking a new path to economic development. On Tuesday, the St. Louis Development…
Trump again pushes disproven drug as COVID-19 treatment
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump’s attempt to project a more serious tone about the coronavirus lasted for about a week. On…
Firefighters save kitten from beam under overpass
ST. LOUIS – There was no tree, and the ladder was too short. So saving one kitten took two teams…
Shutdown looms for businesses ignoring COVID-19 rules
CITY HALL – Businesses that flout public health orders during the COVID-19 pandemic are going to be shut down, city…
County announces new restrictions as cases soar
Missouri’s most populous county is limiting crowd sizes, ordering bars to close early and getting tough on businesses as the…