Confederate flag losing prominence 155 years after Civil War
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Long a symbol of pride to some and hatred to others, the Confederate battle flag is…
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Demands for mayor’s resignation draw worldwide attention
ST. LOUIS – Mayor Lyda Krewson has succeeded in bringing nationwide and worldwide attention to St. Louis, but not the…
Missouri high court orders state to pay Planned Parenthood
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that lawmakers violated the state constitution when they tried to…
Black candidates push race debate into GOP-held districts
COLUMBUS, Ind. (AP) — It was a scene Jeannine Lee Lake never would have imagined when she first ran against…
Trump tweets video with ‘white power’ chant, then deletes it
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump tweeted on Sunday approvingly of a video showing one of his supporters chanting “white…
Missouri Democrats blast Haas for Facebook spat with woman
ST. LOUIS – Bill Haas says he was just carrying on a late-night conversation on Facebook Messenger with a woman…
Democratic nominees win vacant aldermen positions in two wards
ST. LOUIS – Democratic nominees were victorious in two special elections for aldermen Tuesday. In the north side’s Fourth Ward,…
Missouri absentee voting lawsuit heading back to lower court
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri Supreme Court sent on Tuesday a lawsuit seeking widespread absentee voting during the coronavirus…
Nearly all in U.S. back criminal justice reform, poll shows
WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans overwhelmingly want clear standards on when police officers may use force and consequences for officers who…
Voting by mail is choice of Pence, Trump aides – and boss
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Mike Pence and a half-dozen other senior advisers to President Donald Trump have repeatedly voted…
Trump’s intended show of political force falls short of mark
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — President Donald Trump used his comeback rally to try to define the upcoming election as a…
Trump wants virus testing slowed to avoid bad statistics
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — President Donald Trump said Saturday that he had asked his administration to slow down coronavirus testing…
Dream on: Court upholds young immigrants’ protections
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court rejected on Thursday President Donald Trump’s effort to end legal protections for 650,000 young…
Democrats propose major police overhaul; Trump criticizes
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats proposed on Monday a far-reaching overhaul of police procedures and accountability, a sweeping legislative response to…
Gardner rebuts criticism, cites need for police evidence to prosecute riot suspects
ST. LOUIS – Missouri’s attorney general and the St. Louis Police Officers Association went on the offensive in recent days…
New Missouri law expands absentee voting during pandemic
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson signed into law on Thursday a bill that will allow people to…