Sep 12 Missouri bird flu case believed to be a 'one-off' and public risk remains low, officials say By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press Investigators trying to determine how the person caught the virus have not been able to confirm the exact strain of flu. Continue reading
Sep 10 Missouri's ballot will include abortion rights measure in November, court rules By Summer Ballentine, Associated Press The proposal to enshrine abortion rights in the constitution is expected to widely undo the state’s 2022 near-total abortion ban if passed. Continue reading
Aug 16 Woman arrested for trying to sell iconic Graceland estate By Alanna Durkin Richer, Jonathan Mattise, Associated Press A Missouri woman has been arrested on charges she orchestrated a scheme defraud Elvis Presley's family by trying to auction off his iconic Graceland property before a judge halted the mysterious foreclosure sale, the Justice Department said Friday. Continue reading
Aug 13 Body camera footage shows protester knocking Ferguson officer to sidewalk By Jim Salter, Associated Press Ferguson police on Tuesday released officer-worn body camera footage showing a protester knocking a Black police officer to the ground on the 10th anniversary of Michael Brown’s death, leaving the Missouri officer with a life-threatening brain injury. Continue reading
Aug 13 Missouri will vote on whether to make abortion a state constitutional right in November By David A. Lieb, Associated Press The secretary of state’s office certified Tuesday that an initiative petition received more than enough signatures from registered voters to qualify for the general election. Continue reading
Aug 09 Watch 4:20 How Ferguson has changed 10 years after Michael Brown's death sparked massive protests By Gabrielle Hays, Emily Carpeaux It's been ten years since 18-year-old Michael Brown was shot and killed by an officer in Ferguson, Missouri. His death at the hands of police sparked massive protests and put the city in the national spotlight. News Hour communities correspondent… Continue watching
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