First Jan. 6 hearing to reveal new evidence of Trump conspiracy, panel aides say
The U.S. House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 202,1 attack on the Capitol will use its first public hearing to…
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Appeals court finds Greitens’ use of self-destructing text message app wasn’t illegal
Though the use of self-destructing text-messaging apps has the practical effect of “side-stepping the reach of Missouri’s Sunshine Law,” their…
Pair of lawsuits expose potentially massive hole in Sunshine Law
In 2017, in two different state government agencies, Missouri’s Sunshine Law was put to the test. Just weeks after Josh…
$2M Missouri witness protection fund finds few takers in second year of operation
In 2020, amid the worst wave of violent crime in almost 15 years, Missouri lawmakers set up a new witness protection…
A scholar studies the school choices parents of all races make
My research at this moment focuses on school choice in New York City, and particularly the role of race in how people…
Eight Missouri ministers accused of sex abuse in Southern Baptist Convention report
The Southern Baptist Convention’s list of accused sex abusers within the denomination includes at least eight men in Missouri. The…
‘A piece of history for your house’: Stone salvaged from Capitol Building are auctioned
On Friday morning, stones quarried more than 100 years ago performed one last service for Missouri. Until recently, the dense…
8,500 Missourians may have survived COVID if all had been vaccinated
If all of Missouri’s adults were vaccinated against COVID-19, more than half of the more than 14,000 deaths attributed to…
State to spend more than $100M settling pay claims for corrections officers
Missouri corrections officers would receive a back pay settlement and future payments worth more than $100 million under an agreement…
Senate hopeful Trudy Busch Valentine counters NRA fundraiser plan at Grant’s Farm
U.S. Democratic Senate candidate Trudy Busch Valentine says she convinced the board she serves on that oversees her family’s St.…
St. Louis to host NASCAR’s top series at overhauled Gateway
Curtis Francois was introduced to racing much the same way as Roger Penske, who attended his first Indianapolis 500 as…
Judge orders St. Louis County to pay $300K for warrantless police search
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A federal judge has ordered St. Louis County to pay $300,000 to two people who sued…
Missouri bill banning unauthorized camping raises concerns about criminalizing homelessness
Micah Titterington was among hundreds of organization leaders who opposed a measure in the Missouri legislature this year that they…
Remote voting in the U.S. House hits a second anniversary, but it may be its last
After two years of a temporary provision to allow remote voting in the U.S. House, the top 36 users of…
Southern Baptist leaders release secret accused abuser list
In response to an explosive investigation, top Southern Baptists have released a previously secret list of hundreds of pastors and…
Health agency appeals ruling requiring it to pay Planned Parenthood legal fees
Missouri’s health department is appealing a Cole County judge’s ruling that put the state on the hook to pay at…