Jan 24 How the fight over 2 major voter-approved ballot measures is playing out in Missouri By Gabrielle Hays A majority of voters in November’s election backed two major changes to state law. One was a historic amendment that would codify abortion access, the other was a minimum wage hike. Continue reading
Dec 23 Watch 2:37 Candy Cane Lane lights up St. Louis and brings the true meaning of Christmas By Gabrielle Hays For more than 20 years, one street in St. Louis, Missouri gets transformed every holiday season into a show of lights. But behind the sparkle of Candy Cane Lane there is an underlying motivation, demonstrating what many believe is the… Continue watching
Dec 20 Missouri judge rules state’s abortion ban is unenforceable after constitutional amendment By Associated Press Missouri is one of five states where voters approved ballot measures in the 2024 general election to add the right to an abortion to their state constitutions. Continue reading
Dec 20 ‘This is a moral failure.’ A Missouri community says leftover radioactive waste is making them sick By Gabrielle Hays St. Louis, Missouri, residents who grew up near contaminated nuclear waste, leftover from the Manhattan Project, say they are tired of waiting. Continue reading
Dec 04 In St. Louis, a new reparations report details how the city can act on racial injustice By Gabrielle Hays Through a year and a half of work and nearly 30 listening sessions, the commission, established by St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones in late 2022, documents the injustice that’s plagued African Americans in the city for decades. Continue reading
Dec 04 Missouri judge to consider first lawsuit to overturn state’s near-total abortion ban By Summer Ballentine, Heather Hollingsworth, Associated Press The first court arguments over whether Missouri's sweeping abortion restrictions will fall under a new constitutional amendment are set to begin. Continue reading
Nov 22 A sacred site in St. Louis will return to the Osage Nation By Gabrielle Hays A new agreement will transfer the sacred Sugarloaf Mound in St. Louis back to the Osage Nation. The site is the oldest human-made structure in the city’s limits. Continue reading
Nov 10 Three states had paid leave on the ballot. Voters in each one overwhelmingly approved them By Chabeli Carrazana, The 19th In Missouri, Alaska and Nebraska, where voters supported President-elect Donald Trump, they also voted to expand paid sick leave, proving that "voters don't see these as partisan issues.”… Continue reading
Nov 06 Missouri voters approve measure to protect abortion rights By Gabrielle Hays Missouri voters have approved an amendment to the state constitution that will protect reproductive rights. This comes two years after Missouri became the first state to outlaw abortion following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, which… Continue reading
Nov 05 Missouri voters approve measure to protect abortion rights By Gabrielle Hays Two years after Missouri became the first state to outlaw abortion after the Dobbs decision, voters approve measure to protect abortion rights in state constitution. Continue reading