May 15 Missouri lawmakers pass referendum seeking to repeal abortion-rights amendment approved by voters last year By David A. Lieb, Associated Press Missouri lawmakers have approved a referendum seeking to repeal an abortion-rights amendment passed by voters six months ago. Continue reading
Apr 03 Deadly storms rip through the South and Midwest, killing 6 By Jeff Martin, Hallie Golden, Associated Press Dozens of tornado and severe thunderstorm warnings were issued Wednesday and early Thursday from Texas to West Virginia as storms hit those and other states. Continue reading
Mar 26 Descendants of people enslaved by St. Louis University say they cannot participate in formal apology By Gabrielle Hays St. Louis University was set to apologize for enslaving people. Hours before the ceremony, a group of descendants of Black people the school owned and traded backed out, citing concerns that the yearslong reconciliation process ultimately felt too symbolic. Continue reading
Mar 17 100 years ago this week, nearly 700 people were killed in the deadliest U.S. tornado By John O'Connor, Associated Press The Tri-State Tornado touched down in southeastern Missouri on March 18, 1925. It tore through Missouri, Illinois and into Indiana with a mile-wide funnel, killing 695 people. Continue reading
Mar 15 At least 26 people killed as massive storm sweeping the U.S. spawns tornadoes and fires By Bruce Shipkowski, Julie Walker, Sean Murphy, Associated Press Violent tornadoes ripped through parts of the U.S., wiping out schools and toppling semitractor-trailers in several states, part of a monster storm that has killed at least 26 people as more severe weather was expected late Saturday. Continue reading
Mar 13 As abortions resume in Missouri, some providers start from scratch By Gabrielle Hays Providers across Missouri are resuming abortion services, months after voters approved a measure to enshrine reproductive rights in the state constitution. Continue reading
Mar 11 Tens of thousands of federal workers live in Missouri. They share their fears and frustrations By Gabrielle Hays Federal workers told PBS News that the mass firings and layoffs has caused panic among them and that the country needed to keep the promises it had made, specifically to support veterans. Continue reading
Feb 24 For refugee communities in Missouri, freeze on resettlement leads to furloughs and uncertainty By Gabrielle Hays In Missouri, refugee resettlement organizations are fundraising and furloughing dozens of employees to stay afloat among federal funding uncertanties. Continue reading
Feb 19 Kansas City man who pleaded guilty to shooting teenager who rang wrong doorbell has died By Associated Press An 86-year-old Missouri man has died just days after pleading guilty to a lesser charge in the 2023 shooting of Ralph Yarl, a Black honor student who rang the white man’s doorbell by mistake, prosecutors announced Wednesday. Continue reading
Feb 06 Watch GOP Sen. Schmitt says ‘FBI ripe for real reform’ and Patel has the experience to do it By Geoff Bennett, Ian Couzens While many Trump nominees have been confirmed at a break-neck speed, FBI director nominee Kash Patel will have to wait. Democrats on the Judiciary Committee forced a delay over objections to Patel’s plans to further purge agents from the FBI… Continue watching