Legislation proposed by Cori Bush prompts ice cream flavor
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Ben & Jerry’s latest ice cream flavor is supporting a new approach to policing, a proposal…
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COVID-19 vaccine works in children ages 5-11, Pfizer reports
Pfizer said Monday that its COVID-19 vaccine works for children ages 5 to 11 and that it will seek U.S.…
COVID has killed about as many Americans as the 1918-19 flu
COVID-19 has now killed about as many Americans as the 1918-19 Spanish flu pandemic did — approximately 675,000. The U.S.…
Missouri lawmakers bucked national trend by establishing police ‘bill of rights’
On the final day of the 2021 legislative session in May, Missouri lawmakers passed a “law enforcement bill of rights”…
Court is asked to suspend law licenses of gun-waving couple
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A Missouri official is asking the state Supreme Court to suspend the law licenses of the…
St. Louis professor has waged long crusade to end abuse from ‘wandering cops’
Professor Roger Goldman’s crusade against “wandering cops” began 41 years ago, when two bullets from Joseph Sorbello’s revolver tore through…
Many faith leaders say no to endorsing vaccine exemptions
As significant numbers of Americans seek religious exemptions from COVID-19 vaccine mandates, many faith leaders are saying: Not with our endorsement.…
Missouri tops 11,000 reported COVID deaths, doubling total from 2020
The number of Missouri deaths from COVID-19 reported since Jan. 1 has exceeded the number reported during 2020. As of…
After eviction, ‘I have no idea’ what to do, jobless mother of two says
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The knock on the door that Kristen Bigogno has long dreaded finally arrived Friday — two…
St. Louis police use force more against Blacks, study finds
ST. LOUIS (AP) — City police used force against Black people more than three times as often as they did…
Missouri cave with ancient Native American drawings sold
(AP) — A Missouri cave containing Native American artwork from more than 1,000 years ago was sold at auction Tuesday,…
Amid the pandemic, Missouri standardized test scores declined across grades, subjects
Preliminary results from Missouri statewide assessment tests administered last spring amid the pandemic show scores declined across nearly all grade…
Missouri lawmakers look to undermine Biden’s COVID vaccine mandate
Members of the Missouri House on Wednesday floated the idea of pursuing legislation to undermine a mandate from President Joe Biden’s…
Missouri Republicans vow to push again for voter ID law
With several months to go before state lawmakers return for the 2022 legislative session, Republicans are promising to once again…
Missouri schools with lower state funding had higher rates of gun violence
Christian Rich has seen more death and violence at age15 than many experience in a lifetime. His best friend, cousin,…
Billions of dollars in federal rental aid remains stalled
WASHINGTON — Make it simpler to apply for rental assistance money. Allow landlords to apply on behalf of unresponsive tenants. And…