Author: The Associated Press

KANSAS CITY (AP) — Civil rights advocates have filed a lawsuit to end Missouri’s use of public defender “wait lists,” a practice they contend deprives thousands of people of their…

JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — Republican lawmakers took steps on Wednesday to resurrect a Missouri voter photo identification law that was gutted by the state Supreme Court. The court permanently blocked…

ST. LOUIS (AP) — A former homicide prosecutor is officially entering the race for St. Louis circuit attorney. Mary Pat Carl filed Tuesday for the Aug. 4 Democratic primary, in…

Purdue Pharma, the maker of OxyContin, launched an ad campaign Monday to tell people harmed by the powerful prescription opioid where they can file claims against the company. The $23.8…

SEATTLE (AP) — A U.S. appeals court upheld on Monday rules set by the administration of President Donald Trump that bar health care providers in the federal family planning program…

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis Zoo has a new resident, and boy is he cute. The zoo announced Thursday that Teak, a black and white colobus monkey, was…

JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — Missouri lawmakers advanced on Wednesday a bill to give more options for prosecuting people for carjackings, a move praised by some as a way to combat…

JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — A decision on whether Missouri’s only abortion clinic can keep its license will be pushed back a little further. The Missouri Administrative Hearing Commission agreed on…

JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — Missouri lawmakers could advance as early as Monday a bill that would allow doctors to track prescription drugs in an effort to combat the opioid epidemic,…

During the half century that baseball was divided by a color line, black America created a sporting world of its own. Black teams played on city sandlots and country fields, with…

JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — The Republican-led Missouri Senate passed on Monday a proposal to once again ask voters to change the state’s redistricting rules. Less than two years after voters approved…