Jun 08 911 dispatchers are in short supply. In Missouri, cities are grappling with how to provide coverage without them By Gabrielle Hays Every second matters during an emergency, says April Heinze, 911 operational director for the National Emergency Number Association (NENA), and not having enough people to answer calls means those seconds waiting add up quickly. Continue reading
May 21 Watch 3:27 What Native American children endured at one Missouri boarding school By Gabrielle Hays, Andrew Corkery For the first time, the U.S. government released a report this month detailing the abuse and mistreatment of Native children who were forcibly sent to boarding schools in the 1800s. NewsHour’s St Louis community reporter Gabrielle Hays, who has been… Continue watching
Mar 30 Missouri House advances bill to defund Planned Parenthood The Missouri House is advancing a bill to defund Planned Parenthood and put more restrictions on abortions. Continue reading
Mar 21 Ex-wife accuses top Missouri GOP Senate candidate of physical abuse By Brian Slodysko, Jim Salter, Summer Ballentine, Associated Press Sheena Greitens also alleges in the affidavit that Greitens showed "unstable and coercive behavior" in the months leading up to his 2018 resignation as Missouri's governor following a sex scandal. Continue reading
Mar 16 Missouri considers law to make illegal to ‘aid or abet’ out-of-state abortion By Summer Ballentine, John Hanna, Associated Press Legislation under consideration in Missouri shows that anti-abortion lawmakers in Republican-led states aren't likely to stop at banning most abortions within their borders. Continue reading
Feb 16 How businesses are handling vaccine rules with no federal mandates By Hannah Grabenstein, Gabrielle Hays, Cresencio Rodriguez-Delgado In the absence of federal rules, employers across the country have found themselves navigating vaccine politics as state, local and national decision-makers offer their own, sometimes conflicting, guidelines. Continue reading
Feb 09 In one Missouri school district, tension and confusion over school board’s changing COVID protocols By Gabrielle Hays Parents say while the Wentzville Board of Education is making decisions to cease contact tracing and the state leaders are taking action against the districts, they are left to figure out what to do. Continue reading
Dec 08 At least 70 people were enslaved by the Jesuits in St. Louis. Descendants are now telling their stories By Gabrielle Hays Across the country, people have come to discover and question the church’s role in their families’ stories, as the Society of Jesus and affiliated organizations have started to examine its history more closely. Continue reading
Nov 24 Students who launched pro-slavery petition at Missouri high school sue after suspensions, expulsion By Gabrielle Hays On Sept. 17, according to the suit, the district interviewed the students involved and subsequently charged them with violating school policy. Continue reading
Nov 19 White Missouri officer convicted in Black man’s 2019 death By Heather Hollingsworth, Associated Press Jackson County Judge Dale Youngs issued the verdict Friday against Officer Eric J. DeValkenaere in the death of 26-year-old Cameron Lamb, who was parking a pickup truck in his backyard when he was shot Dec. 3, 2019. Continue reading