State candidate filing deadline comes amid uncertainty on congressional districts
Taylor Burks, the former Boone County Clerk running in the Republican primary for the 4th Congressional District, said Friday he’s…
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Omicron subvariant is nothing to sneeze at, public health experts say
Is your nose running from spring allergies or COVID-19? What’s around the corner as the virus continues to mutate? Dr.…
Health officials see bright future in poop surveillance
MODESTO, Calif. — One of Patrick Green’s first orders of business each day is to open a tap and fill…
Jackson’s Supreme Court hearing is flashback to how race, crime featured in Marshall’s 1967 hearings
In August 1967, U.S. Sen. James Eastland of Mississippi posed a question to U.S. Supreme Court nominee Thurgood Marshall during…
Bill to legalize sports wagering gets backing of state House
The Missouri House gave first-round approval Wednesday to a bill that would allow betting on major college and professional sports. The…
Missouri Senate breaks deadlock on congressional redistricting
An impasse on lines for Missouri’s eight congressional districts broke Thursday when the Missouri Senate approved a proposal that is…
Missouri spent millions on pandemic no-bid contracts; lawmakers debating reforms
After the state spent tens of millions of dollars through emergency, no-bid contracts at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic,…
Thousands of young St. Louisans can use Metro all year for free
The Gateway Go Youth Transit Program, which lets many of the city’s young residents ride MetroBus and MetroLink at no…
Republicans push work requirements for coverage under Missouri Medicaid expansion
When the Good Samaritan Care Clinic opened in 2006 in Mountain View, only about 5% of the free clinic’s clients…
Ketanji Brown Jackson defends her record under grilling from U.S. Senate Republicans
WASHINGTON – Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday sharpened their criticisms of U.S. Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown…
Dogs can ride St. Louis Wheel for National Puppy Day
Who’s a good dog? Yours is! To celebrate your friendship and National Puppy Day, The St. Louis Wheel at Union…
Inquiry finds no wrongdoing in death of Cora Faith Walker
There is no evidence of foul play in the death of former state lawmaker and St. Louis County official Cora…
Justice Thomas hospitalized with infection, high court says
WASHINGTON (AP) — Justice Clarence Thomas has been hospitalized because of an infection, the Supreme Court said Sunday. Thomas, 73,…
Bridgeton landfill cleanup slowed after more nuclear waste found
BRIDGETON (AP) — Nuclear waste buried in a Missouri landfill that sits near an underground smolder is more extensive than…
Hearings for Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson to start Monday
After more than two weeks of private meetings with nearly half the U.S. Senate, Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, President Joe…
Most HBCU bomb threats may be coming from one juvenile, FBI official says
WASHINGTON — A top FBI official told members of a U.S. House panel on Thursday that the agency believes a…