Direct payments, homeless encampments spark controversy
CITY HALL – The issues of $5 million in direct payments to individuals and of encampments for the homeless brought…
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Missouri’s top court to decide if remote testimony protects constitutional rights
One of the most cherished rights guaranteed to Americans is the right to look accusers in the eye and make…
Pfizer to discuss vaccine booster with U.S. officials
WASHINGTON (AP) — Pfizer says it plans to meet with top U.S. health officials Monday to discuss the drugmaker’s request…
Screening service gives leeway on ‘iffy’ tenants
ST. LOUIS – To weed out problem tenants, landlords use services that screen them for such warning signs as criminal…
Girl loses life in storm that topples church steeple, trees
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A 12-year-old girl died after being swept away Saturday by floodwater from a storm that hit…
Parson vetoes bills to amend Sunshine Law, allow lobbyist campaign committees
Among the four bills Gov. Mike Parson vetoed Friday afternoon was one that would have created new exceptions to the…
Tax break for Missouri medical marijuana businesses gets thumbs-down
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson vetoed legislation Friday that would have lifted a prohibition on licensed medical marijuana companies’ deducting business expenses on…
Lawsuit over St. Louisan’s death shines harsh light on no-knock warrants
Don Clark, a 63-year-old veteran from St. Louis, walked with a cane because his diabetes caused him to have swollen…
New state law will shield businesses from COVID lawsuits
As a new surge of COVID cases overtakes Missouri, businesses, health care providers and houses of worship will soon be shielded…
Climate change triggers rare crop diseases in Missouri
New crop diseases pervading Missouri have been linked to climate change, and they’re directly impacting crop production. Climate change has…
Alderman wants to make checking successive car doors illegal
CITY HALL – A guy who goes from car to car in the middle of the night pulling the door…
Parson vetoes bill to end EPA-mandated emissions testing
With the threat of millions of dollars in sanctions looming, Gov. Mike Parson vetoed on Friday legislation that would have…
FDA trims use of contentious Alzheimer’s drug amid backlash
WASHINGTON (AP) — A month after approving a controversial new Alzheimer’s drug, U.S. health regulators on signed off Thursday on…
Biden defends push to boost COVID vaccinations after Parson’s criticism
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s key COVID-19 advisers defended the administration’s strategies for boosting vaccinations in the states, after Missouri’s…
‘Surge response team’ arrives in Missouri amid COVID spike
As federal officials land in Missouri at the request of the state to assist with combatting a wave of new…
First Democrat announces run for Missouri’s 2nd District
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A St. Louis-area Democrat said Thursday that he plans to run for the 2nd Congressional District…