Trump may backtrack on livestreamed execution of Fort Hood shooter
The main gate at Fort Hood can be seen on South Fort Hood Street in Killeen, Texas. (Photo credit: U.S.…
Why St. Louis parents demanded accountability for their public schools
(kali9/Getty Images) As a local, Black-led, community-based nonprofit, Coalition with STL Kids spent months talking to hundreds of parents about…
Andrew Bailey is back in Missouri and talking like a candidate
Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey answers questions from reporters about Gov. Mike Kehoe’s executive orders in January 2025 (Annelise Hanshaw/Missouri…
Fears About Kids’ Online Safety Unite Democrats and Republicans
The U.S. Senate candidates in Texas could hardly be more different: James Talarico, a former seminarian turned Democratic state lawmaker…
Missouri pushes nuclear power to reduce reliance on out-of-state electricity
Ameren Missouri operates the state’s only commercial nuclear power plant in Callaway County. The utility aims to add additional nuclear…
Data center backlash set to sway midterm elections
An aerial view shows a data center situated near single-family homes in Northern Virginia. The backlash against data centers has…
Election betting is booming as the midterms near. Do states have the power to curb it?
A growing number of state officials fear prediction markets are opening the door to a new era of gambling on…
Senate Democrats demand apology after Eric Schmitt’s false accusations against Jack Smith
U.S. Sen. Eric Schmitt of Missouri speaks during a U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee hearing while a poster is displayed purporting…
St. Louis jury awards $10 million in sprawling Missouri cannabis ownership fight
Mel Carnahan Courthouse in St. Louis (Rebecca Rivas/Missouri Independent). A St. Louis jury awarded $10 million Tuesday to three plaintiffs…
Hooked on tuna: People have been harvesting these ocean predators for 44,000 years
For millennia, people have found ways to locate, catch and share tunas. LUNAMARINA/iStock via Getty Images Plus From a humble…
Missouri auditor candidates split over how office should confront state budget problems
Republican State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick, left, and Democratic challenger Quentin Wilson (photos submitted). Missouri is headed toward a potentially painful…
Why fall yard care could start with doing less – but not nothing
Leaves on the ground are part of the natural cycle of nutrients. Manjot Sidhu, CC BY-SA Every autumn, homeowners and…