Amid debate over sheltered workshops, Missouri pays people with disabilities less
A new Missouri law allowing employers to continue paying some people with disabilities less than minimum wage has positioned the…
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Justices signal they may toss Roe, allow new abortion limits
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court’s six conservative justices, hearing the biggest challenge to abortion rights in decades, have indicated…
Group hopes to amend Missouri constitution to enact ranked-choice voting
An effort to do away with partisan primaries in Missouri and replace them with a “ranked choice” method got a…
New law, state funds help some Missouri jails lift fees for tampons and pads
When people are checked into the Clay County Detention Center, they all have to pay an intake fee of $8.…
Abortion rights at stake in historic Supreme Court arguments
WASHINGTON (AP) — Abortion rights are on the line at the Supreme Court in historic arguments over the landmark ruling nearly 50…
After being booted from Missouri Capitol, LGBTQ history exhibit tours St. Louis
Nearly three months after being removed from the Missouri Capitol by Gov. Mike Parson’s administration, an exhibit on the history…
St. Louis’ Josephine Baker honored at France’s Pantheon
PARIS (AP) — Josephine Baker — the St. Louis-born entertainer, anti-Nazi spy and civil rights activist — was inducted into…
Duck-billed dinosaur may be one of many at Missouri site
Finding the fossils of a large duck-billed dinosaur in southern Missouri is exciting enough, but a paleontologist who helped lead…
Worker shortage prompts cuts to St. Louis bus service
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Bus service will be reduced in St. Louis along more than three dozen routes this week…
Missouri wants to keep outsourcing unemployment call center
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — Missouri officials want to continue having a private company handle calls about jobless benefits in the…
Police chiefs want changes to Missouri’s new gun law
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri police chiefs have called on state lawmakers to change a new law banning local police…
City aldermen move to repeal city marijuana ordinance
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis Board of Aldermen voted Tuesday to repeal city ordinances that make it illegal…
Conservationists work to keep Missouri’s wild turkey numbers up
A thick blanket of fallen leaves completely covered the hikers’ feet on Turkey Ridge Trail in St. Louis County. A…
Schools, pediatricians look to make up lost ground on non-COVID vaccinations
WESTMINSTER, Colo. — Melissa Blatzer was determined to get her three children caught up on their routine immunizations on a…
Why do frozen turkeys explode when deep-fried?
Deep-frying a turkey is a great way to get a delicious, moist meal for Thanksgiving. But this method of cooking…
Partisan tensions flare on Missouri redistricting panels
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — Partisan tensions have been flaring on a pair of commissions in charge of redrawing Missouri’s state…