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Nation Sep 23
Missouri governor, opponent of mandatory masks, has COVID-19Missouri Gov. Mike Parson was tested after his wife, Teresa, tested positive earlier Wednesday. Teresa Parson had experienced mild symptoms, including a cough and nasal congestion.
Education Sep 09
Teacher deaths from COVID-19 raise alarms as new school year beginsTeachers in at least three states have died after bouts with the coronavirus since the dawn of the new school year. A teachers’ union leader worries that the return to in-person classes will have a deadly impact across the U.S.
Nation Jul 30
Prosecutor says no charges for officer in Michael Brown’s deathIt was nearly six years ago that a grand jury declined to indict Darren Wilson, the white police officer who shot Brown, a Black 18-year-old.
Nation Jul 20
St. Louis couple charged for pulling guns at protestSt. Louis' top prosecutor has told AP that she's charging a white husband and wife with felony unlawful use of a weapon for displaying guns during a racial injustice protest outside their mansion.
Health May 29
Ruling allows Missouri’s last abortion clinic to remain openMissouri’s only abortion clinic will be able to keep operating after a state government administrator decided that the health department was wrong not to renew the license of Planned Parenthood’s St. Louis facility.
Nation May 18
Missouri officers accused of assaulting black woman, sonA lawsuit accuses four white suburban St. Louis police officers of brutalizing a 68-year-old black woman and her adult son after wrongly accusing them of stealing a television.
Economy Apr 30
Pork producer says it needs flexibility on virus guidelinesThe world's largest pork producer has told a judge in Missouri that it's working as quickly as it can to comply with federal guidelines that seek to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
Economy Mar 30
Rent strike idea gaining steam during coronavirus crisisMany cities have temporarily banned evictions, but strike advocates are demanding that rent payments be waived, not delayed, for those in need.
Health Jun 20
St. Louis abortion clinic to defy state over preliminary pelvic examCalling the exam requirement "disrespectful and dehumanizing," a Planned Parenthood spokeswoman confirmed that the St. Louis clinic no longer performs it during a consultation at least 72 hours before an abortion. Doctors do perform a pelvic exam at the time…
Nation Jun 05
Court hearing to consider fate of Missouri’s only abortion clinicCircuit Judge Michael Stelzer will hear testimony in a hearing on Planned Parenthood's request for a preliminary injunction that would keep open its abortion clinic in St. Louis.
