Missouri top court smacks down GOP-backed law targeting public unions
The Missouri Supreme Court upheld a lower court’s ruling Tuesday and struck down a 2018 law that sought to impose…
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Error forces restart on petition for vote on Missouri gas tax increase
A rejected petition to put the gas tax increase before voters has been refiled and meets the requirements for circulation, said Jeremy Cady,…
Pending law to correct wrongful convictions could depend on Missouri attorney general
If Missouri’s elected prosecutors have evidence that a person has languished in prison for decades wrongfully, they don’t have the…
Vatican law criminalizes abuse of adults by priests, laity
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis has changed church law to explicitly criminalize the sexual abuse of adults by priests…
Hundreds gather to dedicate prayer wall at historic Tulsa church
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Hundreds gathered Monday for an interfaith service dedicating a prayer wall outside historic Vernon African Methodist…
Veterans return to Memorial Day traditions as pandemic eases
BOSTON (AP) — A pair of military veterans navigate the hilly, meandering paths in a historic cemetery in Boston, searching…
Tulsa pastors honor ‘holy ground’ 100 years after massacre
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — When white attackers destroyed the prosperous Black neighborhood of Greenwood, Okla., 100 years ago this week,…
Missouri lawmakers didn’t cancel debts from unemployment benefit mistakes
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — State lawmakers left tens of thousands of Missouri residents facing big debts by failing to pass…
Pandemic recession has pushed 9.8 million more Americans into food insecurity
The COVID-19 pandemic has imposed hardship on millions of vulnerable Americans through unemployment and reduced work hours. And this has increased food…
Divided U.S. Catholic bishops will debate Communion policy
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops plans to devote part of its national meeting next month to the sensitive issue…
Marijuana arrests in state parks drop after policy changes
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — Marijuana arrests in Missouri state parks dropped nearly 60% last year after changes in enforcement policies…
Memorial Day weekend, summer can be safe and healthy, city assures
CITY HALL – Downtown and the rest of St. Louis will be a safe place to celebrate this holiday weekend,…
ArchCity Defenders offers guide for representing yourself in eviction lawsuit
The pandemic has put many families in an unstable housing situation for the first time, and thousands across Missouri are currently…
How to build back better health habits after pandemic year
The U.S. is in far different shape today than it was last Memorial Day, and many Americans are, too. According…
Aldermen don’t want to pay for speed bump studies
CITY HALL – Some city aldermen are griping that the cost of studies of proposed speed bumps are eating into…
COVID surge in northern Missouri stirs worry for summer
In the last week of April, the Linn County Health Department signaled that the COVID-19 pandemic had cooled enough that…