ST. LOUIS – Mayor Lyda Krewson has succeeded in bringing nationwide and worldwide attention to St. Louis, but not the kind she might want. Since she disclosed the names and…
Month: June 2020
Missouri high court orders state to pay Planned Parenthood
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — The Missouri Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that lawmakers violated the state constitution when they tried to end all government funding of Planned Parenthood. The 6-1 ruling…
Top court strikes down Louisiana abortion law; critics blast ruling
NEW YORK (AP) — Abortion opponents vented their disappointment and fury on Monday after the Supreme Court issued a 5-4 decision to strike down a Louisiana law that would have…
White couple who pointed guns support Black causes, they assert
CENTRAL WEST END (AP) — A white couple who stood outside their St. Louis mansion and pointed guns at protesters who were marching toward the mayor’s home to demand her…
Black candidates push race debate into GOP-held districts
COLUMBUS, Ind. (AP) — It was a scene Jeannine Lee Lake never would have imagined when she first ran against Greg Pence, Vice President Mike Pence’s brother, for a rural…
Parson won't appeal ruling in favor of abortion clinic here
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson will not contest the license issued to the state’s only abortion clinic after a yearlong legal battle over whether the Planned Parenthood…
Virus cases jump in Branson area after tourists return
BRANSON, Mo. (AP) — A jump in coronavirus cases after many businesses in the Branson area reopened to tourists has health officials concerned. The Taney County Health Department urged people…
1,000 federal jobs will boost Downtown activity, energy
CITY HALL – A deal with the federal government will enable about 1,000 U.S. Department of Agriculture workers to stay within St. Louis, city officials announced this week. The workers…
Catholic officials defend statue of St. Louis' namesake
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Catholic officials say protesters calling for the removal of a statue of St. Louis’ namesake should consider all that the imperfect man did to help the…
Trump tweets video with 'white power' chant, then deletes it
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump tweeted on Sunday approvingly of a video showing one of his supporters chanting “white power,” a racist slogan associated with white supremacists. He later…
Missouri health officials replacing outdated computer system
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — It took a global pandemic to convince Missouri health officials to abandon a more than two-decade-old, homemade computer system used for tracking disease outbreaks. And, even…
Young novice protest leaders help drive U.S. wave of dissent
Before George Floyd stopped pleading for air beneath a police officer’s knee, 19-year-old Weidmayer Pierre was planning to work at Wal-Mart during his summer break from Palm Beach State College.…