Violent, property crime victimization rates fell in 2025, federal data shows
Crime scene tape surrounds an entry to the Barus & Holley engineering building at Brown University. The rate of violent…
Trump’s gerrymandering push flops as Democrats win redrawn seats
President Donald Trump gestures to the crowd at a rally in Dalton, Georgia, on Oct. 16 (Ross Williams/Georgia Recorder). Alabama…
Commentary: Missouri’s CAFO policy is built to multiply pollution, not prevent it
(Photo by Kent Becker, U.S. Geological Survey) Missouri’s refusal to establish setback spacing requirements between concentrated animal feeding operations, to…
Young home shoppers still priced out without help, according to survey
A workman paints a door at a house under contract in Nanuet, N.Y. New York was ranked last and Indiana…
Flesh-eating screwworm is spreading in the US, threatening livestock and wildlife – hunters can be the first line of defense
Millions of hunters will be in fields and wooded areas, where they can help spot and report any signs of…
Democrats’ Election Rout Is Poised To Dramatically Reorder Federal Health Policy
Democrats’ decisive sweep of the U.S. House and Senate in Tuesday’s elections will reshape the direction of federal health policy…
The police crashed into a bar. St. Louis taxpayers paid $4.2 million for it.
Twenty-two seconds. That’s how long it took a St. Louis police officer to put a bar owner in handcuffs on…
Missouri voters approve constitutional protections for county sheriffs
Sen. Jill Carter, a Republican from Granby, studies the day’s business on the first day of the 2024 legislative session…
As a potential Democratic wave looms, Trump’s DOJ angles for last-minute power over midterms
President Donald Trump rallied with Iowa Republicans at the Five Flags Center in Dubuque on Sunday (Robin Opsahl/Iowa Capital Dispatch).…
Commentary: Art isn’t a luxury. It’s what helped me through my hardest times.
The House Lounge on the third floor of the Missouri Capitol, home of Thomas Hart Benton’s mural “The Social History…
Our Reporters Discuss Healthcare Costs — And What Changes the Midterms May Portend
KFF Health News chief Washington correspondent Julie Rovner discussed how Congress can combat the rising cost of healthcare on WAMU’s…
The hidden ways insects support animal life – from habitat to health – go way beyond being food
Insects like this damselfly perform many jobs that benefit their ecosystems and ultimately people. Rob Cooke There are at least…
Missouri to pay $150,000 to settle lawsuit over prisoner’s death by suicide
The Missouri Department of Corrections has settled a wrongful death lawsuit with Willa Hynes, mother of Jahi Hynes , who…