Health Aug 30 In St. Louis, doulas push for better reproductive health care — especially for Black patients A doula’s work covers not only when a person is pregnant but also the postpartum period. It is a time health professionals say is crucial but the healthcare system does not often care for people long after they give birth.
Nation Aug 10 As ‘flash floods are getting flashier,’ communities worry about aging infrastructure When heavy rain hit the St. Louis area at the end of July, the region got 25 percent of the rain it usually gets in a year in just 12 hours, the National Weather Service said-- the most the area…
Nation Jul 27 Historic rainfall in St. Louis raises questions about flooding and climate change In neighborhoods, residents reported destroyed cars and other property, harrowing boat rescues and other intense scenes.
Nation Jul 21 How St. Louis tapped federal funds to help people travel who need abortions Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt filed a lawsuit against the city Thursday afternoon, calling the bill a violation of Missouri law.
Politics Jun 28 WATCH: Gen. Mike Flynn pleaded the Fifth when asked if Jan. 6 violence was justified Cassidy Hutchinson, an aide to former White House chief of staff Mark Meadows testified on June 28 as the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack presented its findings in their sixth public hearing.
Nation Jun 24 Missouri’s last abortion clinic finds itself in center of Roe fallout During a news conference Friday, clinic directors said their focus would now turn to making sure people have the information they need and working with allies to connect people with care in other states.
Education Jun 22 Missouri becomes latest state to use COVID relief to support underfunded schools Schools across the U.S. are getting some much-needed upgrades from the COVID relief package known as the American Rescue Plan. That's true in Missouri, where the state legislature decided how to allocate the federal money just weeks before it was…
Nation Jun 22 Stories of enslaved Missourians were forgotten for decades – until now At the base of the 14-foot memorial are the names of enslaved people as well as depictions of scenes showing them suing for their freedom…
Politics Jun 21 WATCH: Former Georgia election worker says false election claims have ‘affected her life in a major way’ During the hearing, former Georgia election worker Wandrea ArShaye “Shaye” Moss told the committee that claims Trump lawyer Rudy Giuliani made in a video that she and her mother were involved in a plot to count false ballots was untrue.
Politics Jun 21 WATCH: Jan. 6 committee says Trump broke the ‘sacred and centuries-old covenant’ in his attempts to overturn the 2020 election Rep. Thompson a closing statement on June 21 during a public hearing before the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack. He said the election officials and workers who gave testimony on Tuesday’s hearing “represent the backbone of our democracy.”…