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…
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Ex-officer gets a year and a day in beating of undercover colleague
ST. LOUIS – Former city police officer Dustin Boone was sentenced Monday to twelve months and one day in prison…
Jay Ashcroft touts integrity of Missouri’s 2020 election, but supports an audit
Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft is confident Missouri’s 2020 election was safe and secure. And while he has concerns about…
New U.S. attorney in New York to add civil rights unit for ‘troubled times’
NEW YORK (AP) — With Attorney General Merrick Garland looking on, Manhattan’s new U.S. attorney said Friday that he was…
In Kenosha and beyond, guns become more common on U.S. streets
(AP) – As Kyle Rittenhouse was acquitted in two killings in Kenosha, Wis., that he said were self-defense, armed civilians…
Scientists mystified, wary, as Africa avoids COVID disaster
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — At a busy market in a poor township outside Harare this week, Nyasha Ndou kept his…
Holiday season puts new hurdles in way for COVID-19 home testing
WASHINGTON (AP) — Millions more home tests for COVID-19 are hitting store shelves, but will there be enough for Americans…
Missouri opens coronavirus vaccine booster to all adults
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — All adults in Missouri are eligible to receive a COVID-19 vaccine booster, the state health department…
Spire’s pipeline messages ‘overstate the likelihood of closure,’ Missouri regulators say
Missouri energy regulators want to know everything Spire has told its natural gas customers since this summer about the Spire…
Nation’s overdose deaths top 100,000 in one year
NEW YORK (AP) — An estimated 100,000 Americans died of drug overdoses in one year, a never-before-seen milestone that health…
U.S. population center moves 11.8 miles; still in Missouri
HARTVILLE, Mo. (AP) — Some people might describe Hartville, Mo., as being in the middle of nowhere, but the U.S.…
Reporting change adds almost 2,800 COVID-19 deaths to Missouri total
Missouri’s COVID-19 death toll increased by more than 20 percent Thursday afternoon, to more than 15,000 fatalities. The 2,771 deaths…
Jury finds white teen not guilty in shootings at Kenosha, Wis., protest
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — Kyle Rittenhouse was acquitted of all charges Friday after asserting self-defense in the deadly Kenosha shootings that became…
SLPS students, families can get first COVID-19 shots at Vashon clinic
ST. LOUIS – The St. Louis Public School District and the Urban League of Greater Metropolitan St. Louis are hosting…
House Democrats pass Biden’s $1.85 trillion ‘Build Back Better’ plan
WASHINGTON — U.S. House Democrats united around a landmark $1.85 trillion social spending and climate bill on Friday, sending the major…
City health department to host pediatric vaccine virtual town hall
ST. LOUIS – The city’s health department is planning a virtual town hall on COVID-19 vaccination of children ages 5-11,…