Record attendance at Missouri’s state parks in 2021
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — State parks in Missouri are proving to be more popular than ever, with record numbers of…
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Pandemic changes death rituals, leaves grieving families without a sense of closure
The unexpected death of a friend and colleague to COVID-19 in January 2021 led me to start researching how American…
Medicare patients win right to appeal gap in nursing home coverage
A three-judge federal appeals court panel in Connecticut has probably ended an 11-year fight against a frustrating and confusing rule…
Opinion: The initiative petition is a Missouri treasure
Missouri’s initiative petition system has been in place for 115 years. It allows citizens to put an issue on the…
A health writer covers America’s absurd health care system; then he gets caught up in it
I got a hurried voicemail from my pharmacist in Wisconsin the day before Thanksgiving letting me know my insurance was…
Bullets strike Rep. Bush’s car parked in St. Louis area
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Democratic U.S. Rep. Cori Bush of Missouri said Thursday that her parked car was struck by…
Missouri congressional redistricting battle shifts focus to bolstering GOP seat in St. Louis area
Differences over a new map for Missouri’s eight congressional districts have narrowed to how to design three districts in the St. Louis…
Governor’s plan for $2.8 billion from American Rescue Plan Act gets first review from lawmakers
There was skepticism about new temporary state employees and the cost of developing the Rock Island railroad corridor into a new…
Ketanji Brown Jackson among Biden’s top candidates for U.S. Supreme Court
WASHINGTON — With the retirement of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer by this summer, President Joe Biden has said he will…
Justices to hear challenge to race in college admissions
The conservative-dominated Supreme Court has agreed to hear a challenge to the consideration of race in college admissions, adding affirmative…
Reversing state’s decision, Missouri panel awards marijuana license to jilted applicant
In a rare move, a Missouri commission granted a medical marijuana license to an applicant after discovering irregularities with how…
Justice Breyer to retire, giving Biden first Supreme Court pick
WASHINGTON (AP) — Longtime liberal Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer is retiring, numerous sources said Wednesday, giving President Joe Biden his…
Senate committee advances ‘6-2’ Missouri Congressional map
A new Congressional map won the approval of a Missouri Senate committee on Tuesday, setting the stage for a debate…
Appeals court orders Gardner to turn over Greitens case records
A circuit judge will determine whether St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner is entitled to claim privilege for her communications…
Woman gets 16 years for killing snake breeder husband
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — A woman convicted of killing her husband at his snake breeding business in central Missouri was sentenced Monday…
St. Louis County names first Black police chief
CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) — A man who has served for 42 years in the St. Louis County Police Department was…