Black Democrats say nonpartisan County elections would dilute political power
The cheers and ringing bells were deafening at Wesley Bell’s watch party for the August 2018 Democratic primary election in St. Louis…
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Parson proposes $15 minimum pay for state employees
Gov. Mike Parson wants to tap Missouri’s budget surplus to provide immediate raises to state employees and enact a new $15 an…
Zoo wants gun activist who fought its ban to pay legal bills
ST. LOUIS (AP) — After successfully defending its weapons ban in court, the St. Louis Zoo is now trying to…
At-home COVID tests to be covered by insurance; details still to come
WASHINGTON — State health officials welcomed on Thursday President Joe Biden’s plan to require private health insurers to reimburse Americans…
CDC confirms St. Louisan as Missouri’s first Omicron coronavirus case
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Health officials have confirmed that a resident of St. Louis has the first case of the…
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…
Conflict over abortion laws won’t abate if Roe v. Wade falls
On both sides of America’s abortion debate, activists are convinced that Roe v. Wade — the 1973 Supreme Court ruling…
Bill seeks to forgive state’s mistakenly overpaid unemployment benefits
The state saw a historic number of Missourians apply for unemployment benefits in 2020. About 639,000 Missourians filed in the…
More children being diagnosed with autism, study finds
New autism numbers released Thursday suggest more U.S. children are being diagnosed with the developmental condition and at younger ages.…
St. Louis asks judge to rule ‘police bill of rights’ law unconstitutional
The city of St. Louis filed a lawsuit Friday asking a judge to strike down a wide-ranging bill that passed in May…
Spire STL pipeline can keep operating through the winter, regulators decide
The embattled Spire STL Pipeline serving St. Louis-area natural gas customers will be allowed to keep operating through the winter, federal regulators decided…
St. Louisan may have new Omicron COVID-19 variant
ST. LOUIS – The city’s health officials have been notified that a city resident has a presumed case of the…
Most health departments say no thanks to state funds for vaccine gift cards
As the delta variant ran rampant this summer, Missouri officials pleaded with the federal government to allow a $100 gift…
Missouri health department found mask mandates work, but didn’t make findings public
Mask mandates saved lives and prevented COVID-19 infections in Missouri’s biggest cities during the worst part of the Delta variant wave,…
Education officials planned to thank glitch-finding journalist, records show
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — Just before Missouri Gov. Mike Parson condemned a St. Louis Post-Dispatch reporter for exposing a state database flaw,…
Lawmakers scrutinize Missouri social studies standards, school boards
Missouri lawmakers trained their focus this week on how school boards interact with the public and the ways in which…