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
Aug 07 Missouri deciding on right-to-work law that curbs union power By David A. Lieb, Associated Press If voters consent to Proposition A, Missouri would become the 28th state outlawing mandatory union fees in workplace contracts and the sixth Republican-led state to do so in the past six years. Continue reading
Aug 05 Influence of organized labor gets big test in Missouri vote By David A. Lieb, Associated Press Labor's clout is being put to a new test by a voter referendum in Missouri over whether the state should ban compulsory union fees in all private-sector workplaces. Continue reading
Aug 02 Watch 8:32 How Trump's tariffs changed the fates of these two factories By John Yang How are President Trump's tariffs on foreign steel and aluminum affecting manufacturers and workers? At two different Missouri factories, there are two very different stories. Mid Continent Steel and Wire, which makes nails, has already eliminated 100 jobs. But about… Continue watching
Jul 24 Watch 4:22 Duck Boat dangers have been a concern for decades Duck Boats have been a popular novelty tourist ride around the country for many years. But a deadly accident in Branson, Missouri, that killed 17 is putting questions about safety and regulation back in the spotlight. John Yang reports that… Continue watching
Jul 23 Coast Guard to raise duck boat that sank in storm, killing 17 By Associated Press The U.S. Coast Guard is scheduled Monday to begin the retrieval of a duck boat that sank while carrying tourists on a southern Missouri lake during powerful winds, killing 17 people. Continue reading
Jul 21 Officials release names of those killed in boat accident By Margaret Stafford, Associated Press More than half of the 17 people killed when a tourist boat sank on a Branson lake were members of the same Indiana family. Continue reading