Aug 07 Wesley Bell, backed by AIPAC, defeats ‘Squad’ member Cori Bush in St. Louis district primary By Jim Salter, Associated Press Bush's loss marks the second time this year that one of the party's incumbents has been ousted in an expensive contest that reflected deep divisions over the war in Gaza. Continue reading
Aug 05 Supreme Court ends Missouri’s long shot effort to lift Trump hush-money gag order By Lindsay Whitehurst, Associated Press The decision comes Monday after the Missouri attorney general had argued in the unusual request that the New York gag order wrongly limits what the GOP presidential nominee could say on the campaign trail and Trump's eventual sentence could affect… Continue reading
Jul 31 Providers fear they won’t survive as Missouri’s child care subsidy backlog continues By Gabrielle Hays There are approximately 1,800 child care providers who receive subsidies in Missouri, which help offset costs for families who aren’t able to pay the full amount for care. For many facilities, the payments are a lifeline. Continue reading
Jul 19 Missouri judge rebukes state attorney general for delaying release of woman from prison By Heather Hollingsworth, Jim Salter, Associated Press A woman whose murder conviction was overturned after she served 43 years in prison was released Friday, after Missouri’s attorney general fought for more than a month to keep her behind bars. Continue reading
Jul 11 Which states could have abortion rights on the ballot in November? By Geoff Mulvihill, Kimberlee Kruesi, Associated Press Colorado, Florida, Maryland, Nevada and South Dakota will hold referendums on enshrining protection for abortion rights. Continue reading
Jul 04 Watch 6:14 Advocates in Missouri work to put abortion access on the ballot this election cycle By Gabrielle Hays, Shrai Popat In Missouri, abortion was banned almost immediately after Roe v. Wade was overturned. Two years later, there's an effort to enshrine abortion access in the state's constitution by putting it on the ballot this election cycle. This comes as clinics… Continue watching
Jul 03 Dangerous heat swelters in California and south-central U.S. By Adam Beam, John Antczak, Associated Press Things were only expected to get worse during the Fourth of July holiday week for parts of the United States, with nearly 90 million people under heat alerts. Continue reading
Jun 25 Watch 6:24 Federal judges block Biden’s latest attempt to reduce student debt By William Brangham, Courtney Norris Decisions by two federal judges put key parts of President Biden’s plans for easing student loan payments on hold and in doubt. The program offers a way to lower monthly payments and get some debt forgiveness. More than 8 million… Continue watching
Jun 19 Kansas lawmakers plan to help state pay for new stadiums to attract Chiefs and Royals away from Missouri By John Hanna, Associated Press Kansas is making a serious run at becoming the new home for the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs. State legislators approved a plan Tuesday to lure the Chiefs and Major League Baseball's Kansas City Royals away from Missouri. Continue reading
Jun 11 Frequent and devastating floods take toll on Mississippi River communities that once thrived By Michael Phillis, Jim Salter, Camille Fasset, Associated Press Flooding has pushed people out of their homes near the Mississippi River at a roughly 30% higher rate than the U.S. as a whole. Continue reading