Missouri to release $133 million for education, virus aid, more
(AP) — Missouri will release about $133 million in funding to support critical services — including $61.5 million in CARES…
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Pandemic looms over Pence-Harris vice presidential debate
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Republican Mike Pence firmly defended President Donald Trump’s administration’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic that has…
Probe of GOP complaint against Galloway leads to legal fight
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — Republican Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft’s investigation of Democratic Auditor Nicole Galloway, a Democrat, over a…
Missouri court urged to strike down ballot notarization
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — With absentee voting already underway, attorneys for civil rights groups urged the Missouri Supreme Court on…
Trump leaves hospital, says not to fear virus; toll passes 210,000
BETHESDA, Md. (AP) — President Donald Trump said Monday that he was leaving the military hospital where he has been…
Conservative hoaxers face charges over false voter robocalls
Two conservative operatives were charged Thursday in connection with false robocalls that aimed to dissuade Black residents in Detroit and…
Area teens’ new website hopes to inform young voters
They’re too young to vote. But they’re getting informed and ready, and helping other teens and young adults to do…
Supreme Court nominee Barrett is a charismatic Catholic; what is that?
Judge Amy Coney Barrett, whom President Donald Trump has nominated to replace Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Supreme Court,…
Virus spreads on panel handling Supreme Court nomination
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two Republican members of the Senate Judiciary Committee have tested positive for the coronavirus, raising questions about…
Police seek to get hundreds of stolen items back to owners
ST. LOUIS (AP) — After a recent theft arrest, St. Louis police are trying to find the owners of as…
They wanted disruption in 2016; now they’re Trump defectors
Shawna Jensen’s moment of reckoning came in March, as she sat in her suburban Fort Worth, Texas, living room next…
Cold weather means new challenges for struggling restaurants
U.S. restaurants are moving warily into fall, hoping their slow recovery persists despite the new challenge of chilly weather and…
9 charged after McCloskey confrontation won’t be prosecuted
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Nine people charged with misdemeanor trespassing after a racial injustice protest in which demonstrators walked through…
Face-to-face anger: Biden, Trump lash, interrupt each other
CLEVELAND (AP) — Marked by angry interruptions and bitter accusations, the first debate between President Donald Trump and Democratic challenger…
Missouri child welfare division head resigns after 3 months
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — The director of a division that oversees child welfare services in Missouri has resigned without explanation…
Trump, Biden prepare to debate as crises mount
CLEVELAND (AP) — In an election year like no other, the first debate between President Donald Trump and his Democratic…