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Politics Jun 09
Federal appeals court blocks sweeping Missouri abortion lawThe panel heard arguments in September in the legal battle over the 2019 law, which also would prohibit a woman from having an abortion because the fetus has Down syndrome.
Politics Mar 08
GOP Sen. Roy Blunt of Missouri won’t seek reelection in 2022He made the surprise announcement in a video Monday, making him the fifth Republican in the Senate to bow out rather than seek another term in a party searching for direction after President Donald Trump.
Health Oct 23
Hospitalization data flawed in Missouri, perhaps elsewhereMissouri's health department says the number of hospitalized patients has been underreported since Oct. 17. The note blames the the crash of the portal used by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Nation Oct 14
St. Louis couple who waved guns at protest plead not guiltyA St. Louis couple celebrated in some circles and vilified in others for waving guns at protesters near their home have pleaded not guilty to two felony charges.
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.