Education Sep 09 Teacher deaths from COVID-19 raise alarms as new school year begins Teachers 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 death It 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 protest St. 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 open Missouri’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, son A 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 guidelines The 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 crisis Many 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 exam Calling 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 clinic Circuit 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.
Nation May 31 Missouri’s only abortion clinic can keep stay open, according to judge’s order St. Louis Circuit Judge Michael Stelzer issued a temporary restraining order preventing Missouri from taking away the clinic's license. He said Planned Parenthood "has demonstrated that immediate and irreparable injury will result" if its abortion license is allowed to expire.