Parson signs proclamation to end elective abortions in Missouri
JEFFERSON CITY – Today, in response to the United States Supreme Court’s ruling overturning Roe v. Wade, Gov. Mike Parson signed…
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Roe overturned: What you need to know about the Supreme Court abortion decision
After half a century, Americans’ constitutional right to get an abortion has been overturned by the Supreme Court. The ruling…
Supreme Court expands gun rights in striking down New York concealed carry law
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court struck down on Thursday a New York law that made it illegal to carry…
Lawsuit challenges Missouri voting aid restrictions
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — Civil rights activists sued Missouri on Wednesday over a decades-old law that prohibits volunteers from offering…
‘Time bomb’ lead pipes set to be removed – but water utilities first have to find them
TRENTON, Mo. — It took three years for officials to notice lead was seeping into the city’s drinking water. Missouri…
Bill would give Missouri House, Senate leaders authority over when legislature intervenes in court
A bill awaiting action by Gov. Mike Parson would muzzle Democratic minorities by giving legislative leaders sole authority to intervene…
Many baby formula plants weren’t inspected because of COVID
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. regulators have historically inspected baby formula plants at least once a year, but they did not…
Reparations for Black Americans seeing unprecedented national support, advocates say
Callie House walked out of the Missouri State Penitentiary in Jefferson City on August 1, 1918, and headed back to…
Vatican’s Pius XII archives begin to shed light on WWII pope
VATICAN CITY (AP) — The Vatican has long defended its World War II-era pope, Pius XII, against criticism that he…
Juneteenth celebrates emancipation, but how people were kept unfree needs to be remembered, too
The actual day was June 19, 1865, and it was the Black dockworkers in Galveston, Texas, who first heard the word…
Greater Mount Carmel church to host free Juneteenth concert by Symphony
KINGSWAY EAST – The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra will perform a free public concert on Sunday, in honor of Juneteenth,…
Ranked-choice voting proposal may miss Missouri ballot, campaign says
A proposal that would bring ranked-choice voting to Missouri as part of the biggest change in state elections since the introduction of…
Jones signs executive order banning no-knock search warrants
St. Louis has become the first Missouri city to completely ban no-knock search warrants, or warrants that allow police officers…
Missouri poised to remove unenforceable discriminatory housing restrictions in deeds
Realtor Shari Asher’s clients were in the process of listing their home in Monett in 2019 when they saw something…
As Juneteenth nears, St. Louis organizations call for reparations
Residents living in some majority Black neighborhoods in St. Louis have a 18-year lower life expectancy than residents of majority…
Sen. Warnock, pastor of Ebenezer Baptist, publishes memoir; children’s book to follow
(AP) — U.S. Sen. Raphael G. Warnock, senior pastor of Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, is Georgia’s first Black senator.…