Jul 27 In St. Louis, a neighborhood destroyed, and the children who remember By Gabrielle Hays Urban renewal forced nearly 20,000 residents, many Black, out of Mill Creek Valley starting in the late 1950s. The people who lived there want to make sure the community doesn’t forget. Continue reading
Jul 18 A year after catastrophic flash flooding, recovery for many Missourians is just beginning By Gabrielle Hays The historic weather event that hit St. Louis during the early hours of July 26, 2022, was, as the National Weather Service noted, the “most prolific” rainfall the area has seen since record-keeping began in 1874. Continue reading
Jul 03 When CROWN acts stall in states, cities step in to ban hair discrimination By Gabrielle Hays Though more than 20 states across the country have passed CROWN Act legislation in recent years, Missouri has not. Still, cities in the state have enacted their own policy. Continue reading
Jun 25 Kansas City, Missouri shootings leave at least 3 dead, 5 injured By Associated Press At least three people have been found dead, and at least five others are thought to be injured, police in Missouri said while investigating two shootings with multiple victims in the same area of Kansas City early Sunday morning. Continue reading
Jun 13 Missouri's LGBTQ+ community is often left out of history. A new effort fights to preserve it By Gabrielle Hays Oral history is at the forefront of a new virtual exhibit in St. Louis with one goal in mind: Ensuring LGBTQ+ history in the area isn’t forgotten. Continue reading
Jun 07 How a 950-mile bike ride is helping Cherokee youth reclaim their history By Adam Kemp, Gabrielle Hays, Hannah Grabenstein For the 15th straight year Cherokee youth are retracing the Trail of Tears on bikes in hopes of achieving a deeper understanding of their homeland and the forced removal that took it away. Continue reading
Jun 07 Missouri governor signs bill banning gender-affirming care for minors and some adults By Summer Ballentine, Associated Press Beginning Aug. 28, Missouri health care providers won't be able to prescribe those gender-affirming treatments for teens and children. Continue reading
Jun 01 Federal appeals court halts EPA effort to impose 'good neighbor' air pollution plan in Missouri By Jim Salter, Associated Press At issue is a "good neighbor" provision of the Clean Air Act which requires states to submit a plan detailing how they'll address air pollution that can drift to neighboring states. Continue reading
May 30 Ralph Yarl walks at brain injury event weeks after getting shot in head By Associated Press Ralph Yarl — a Black teenager who was shot in the head and arm after mistakenly ringing the wrong doorbell — walked at a brain injury awareness event in his first major public appearance since the shooting. Continue reading
May 22 How teens in Missouri are experiencing antisemitism — and what they're doing about it By Gabrielle Hays As antisemitic incidents in Missouri rise, organizations in St. Louis are working to combat hate and address misconceptions about Jewish people, starting from within their own communities. Continue reading