Aug 29 WATCH: The fleeting beauty of artist Andy Goldsworthy's 'rain shadows' By Lorna Baldwin British artist Andy Goldsworthy gave the PBS NewsHour team the chance to see one of his now famous “rain shadows” while filming with him in Kansas City, Missouri. Goldsworthy has, for decades, made art works using his body -- climbing… Continue reading
Aug 27 Federal judge blocks Missouri's 8-week abortion ban By Associated Press U.S. District Judge Howard Sachs put a pause on the law as a legal challenge against it plays out in court. Continue reading
Jun 21 Missouri denies license for state's only abortion clinic By Associated Press The St. Louis Planned Parenthood affiliate can continue to perform the procedure for now as a court case proceeds. Continue reading
Jun 20 St. Louis abortion clinic to defy state over preliminary pelvic exam By Jim Salter, Associated Press 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… Continue reading
Jun 10 Black Missouri drivers 91% more likely to be stopped, state attorney general finds By Summer Ballentine, Associated Press Last year's statewide disparity rate between white and black drivers is the highest recorded in the almost two decades since the state first began compiling data. Continue reading
Jun 05 Court hearing to consider fate of Missouri's only abortion clinic By Jim Salter, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Jun 04 Missouri subpoenas abortion clinic doctors amid legal battle By Summer Ballentine, Associated Press A St. Louis judge on Tuesday is set to weigh whether physicians from the state's only abortion clinic can be forced to testify amid a legal fight over the facility's license. Continue reading
Jun 03 Hundreds of Missouri roads closed by near-record flooding By Heather Hollingsworth, Associated Press Midwestern rivers have flooded periodically since March, causing billions of dollars of damage to farmland, homes and businesses. Continue reading
May 31 Watch 4:29 News Wrap: Barr disagrees with Trump on treason and the FBI In our news wrap Friday, Attorney General William Barr says he doesn't think senior FBI officials committed treason when investigating the Trump campaign, despite President Trump’s repeated claims. Still, Barr said the investigation may have been “antithetical to the democratic… Continue watching
May 31 Missouri's only abortion clinic can keep stay open, according to judge's order By Jim Salter, David A. Lieb, Associated Press 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. Continue reading