Nov 08 Missouri captain indicted for negligence in deadly duck boat accident By Margaret Stafford, Associated Press 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… Continue reading
Nov 07 Marijuana expands into 3 more states, but nationwide legalization remains unlikely By Daniel J. Mallinson, Lee Hannah, The Conversation 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. Continue reading
Nov 07 Republican Josh Hawley wins Missouri Senate race By Associated Press Republican Josh Hawley won the Missouri Senate race, ousting Democratic incumbent Claire McCaskill. Continue reading
Oct 23 Missouri judge clarifies voter ID ruling ahead of key Senate contest By Summer Ballentine, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Oct 18 WATCH LIVE: Claire McCaskill, Josh Hawley face off in Missouri Senate debate By Erica R. Hendry 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. Continue reading
Oct 09 Pot legalization advocates seek foothold in Midwest states By David Eggert, Associated Press 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. Continue reading
Oct 03 Missouri is down to 1 abortion clinic amid legal battle on restrictions By Summer Ballentine, Associated Press The only other clinic in the state that performs the procedure failed to adhere to new state requirements and its license expired. Continue reading
Sep 20 Trying to hold state Trump won, McCaskill feels pull to the left By Sara Burnett, Associated Press The Missouri senator faces a double challenge in a race that could decide whether Democrats take control of the Senate in November. Continue reading
Sep 12 Watch 6:46 How Brett Kavanaugh and the abortion debate are driving a key Senate race By Lisa Desjardins, Rachel Wellford In Missouri, two opposing campaigns share a focus: how a potential Supreme Court Justice Kavanaugh could impact the landmark legal decision Roe v. Wade. Republican candidate for Senate Josh Hawley has made it a central part of his bid against… Continue watching
Aug 08 Ferguson councilman ousts prosecutor Bob McCulloch in primary By Jim Salter, Associated Press A seven-term prosecuting attorney in St. Louis County who gained national attention in his handling of the investigation of the fatal police shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson lost a primary challenge Tuesday to a black Ferguson councilman, according to… Continue reading