Record-breaking cold shuts down schools in the Midwest
Hundreds of schools and several large universities closed their campuses Tuesday as temperatures plummeted across the Midwest, with forecasters warning that the frigid weather will get worse and could be life-threatening.
Missouri captain indicted for negligence in deadly duck boat accident
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Charges have been filed against the captain of a tourist boat that sank and killed 17 people, including nine people from an Indiana family, in a southwest Missouri lake over the summer, federal prosecutors said…
Marijuana expands into 3 more states, but nationwide legalization remains unlikely
Two-thirds of all U.S. states have legalized some kind of marijuana. The argument goes that its nationwide expansion is inevitable. Two marijuana policy researchers question that narrative.
Republican Josh Hawley wins Missouri Senate race
Republican Josh Hawley won the Missouri Senate race, ousting Democratic incumbent Claire McCaskill.
At issue is a new law that had directed voters to present a valid photo ID or sign a sworn statement and present some other form of identification in order to cast a regular ballot.
The debate, moderated by PBS NewsHour anchor and managing editor Judy Woodruff, is scheduled to begin at 8 p.m. ET in St. Louis. Watch live in the player above.
Backers of broad marijuana legalization are looking to break through a geographic barrier in November and get their first foothold in the Midwest after a string of election victories in Northeastern and Western states.
The only other clinic in the state that performs the procedure failed to adhere to new state requirements and its license expired.
The Missouri senator faces a double challenge in a race that could decide whether Democrats take control of the Senate in November.
