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Jones announces opposition to recreational marijuana amendment
In a move highlighting a growing divide among Black leaders and organizations in Missouri over a push to legalize marijuana,…
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Black families fall further behind on homeownership
Some cities and states are trying to boost Black homeownership, which dropped to a 60-year low even before the economic…
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St. Louis leaders call for ban on assault rifles following school shooting
The first time St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones publicly spoke about the tragic shooting at Central Visual and Performing Arts…
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Family caregivers find support on #dementia TikTok
It all changed on a Saturday night in New York City in 2016. Jacquelyn Revere was 29 and headed out…
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Shooter in Sweetie Pie’s murder for hire gets 32 years
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Relatives confronted the man who fatally shot a former star of the St. Louis-based reality TV…
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Commission recommends salary increases to address Missouri teacher shortage
A state commission Tuesday laid out its recommendations to improve teacher recruitment and retention in Missouri, including a push to…
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Monkeypox cases are in sharp decline overall; percentage among Blacks is rising
New monkeypox cases have been trending downward nationwide for more than two months, giving some hope the decades-old virus that…
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Missouri families still waiting for summer food benefits for low-income children
As food prices spiked over the summer and her children lost access to school-provided subsidized meals, Jennifer Sheils scrambled to…
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Judge tosses voter ID lawsuit; plaintiffs call ruling a ‘procedural pit stop’
A Missouri judge has dismissed a lawsuit that argued that a new law requiring Missourians present a government-issued photo ID to vote is…
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Abortion bans are motivating midterm voters, poll shows
Half of voters say the Supreme Court’s decision overturning the constitutional right to an abortion has made them more motivated…
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FDA greenlights updated COVID-19 booster for children ages 5-11
The federal government recommended on Wednesday an updated COVID-19 booster for children between 5 and 11, expanding use of the…
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Missouri judge hears lawsuit challenging Biden’s student debt relief plan
Whether student debtors will get the loan relief promised by President Joe Biden is now in the hands of a…
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St. Louis judge orders civilian oversight of city jails – but not of police work – to continue
A St. Louis judge issued an order Tuesday walking back part of his decision to block a city ordinance that expanded civilian…
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With changes in Missouri election law, here’s what voters need to know to cast a ballot
Election Day is just over a month away, and a lot has changed for voters since the last time they…
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Prosecutors’ biggest roadblock in wrongful conviction cases? Missouri’s attorney general
Up until last year, if elected prosecutors believed a person was wrongfully convicted, there wasn’t anything they could do about…
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Women could claim the most governors’ seats in U.S. history in November
Women running in governors’ races throughout the country are potentially set to break records if elected this November. In total…
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Life sentence for killer of retired St. Louis police captain
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A 26-year-old man was sentenced Wednesday to life in prison for killing a retired St. Louis…
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Scattershot polling leaves both sides of Missouri marijuana campaign optimistic
A pair of polls in recent weeks found voters closely divided over the question of whether Missouri should legalize recreational…
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Parson signs $764 million income tax cut, rural incentives package
Gov. Mike Parson signed on Wednesday an income tax cut and a package of incentives targeting rural economic projects into…
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Planned Parenthood launching mobile abortion clinic in Illinois to boost access in Missouri
In an effort to fortify access to abortion throughout the Midwest and in Missouri, where the procedure is almost entirely…
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Missouri AG joins five others in suing Biden administration to stop student debt cancellation
College borrowers banking on President Joe Biden’s plan to forgive up to $20,000 in student loan debt hit a potential…
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Conspiracy-fueled push to count ballots by hand gains traction
Nye County, a rural enclave in Nevada, has positioned itself as the epicenter of a Donald Trump-fueled conspiracy about the…
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Governor’s symbolic action to highlight hunger gets Democrats fired up
Hoping to bring awareness to the need to combat hunger, Missouri Gov. Mike Parson officially declared September “Hunger Action Month”…
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Embedded bias in medical records promotes discrimination
David Confer, a bicyclist and an audio technician, told his doctor during a 2019 appointment in Washington, D.C., that he…
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August calls to new 988 crisis hotline up 34% from last year in Missouri
A revamped national hotline that aims to aid people in a mental health crisis saw a 34% increase in calls…
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Missouri, Kansas women politicians celebrate history ahead of tough election
Sipping “pink pussyhat punch” and “empowerment” cocktails, women leaders from Missouri and Kansas gathered Thursday in downtown Kansas City vowing…
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Legal fight over civilian oversight of St. Louis police could have wide implications
A St. Louis ordinance aimed at transforming the way the city investigates allegations of police misconduct went into effect on…
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Scaled-back income tax cut wins initial approval in Missouri Senate
The Missouri Senate gave first-round approval Tuesday to a $335 million income tax cut over objections from liberal members who…
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Missouri Court of Appeals revives ‘old school’ self-defense law in resisting arrest case
Two Newton County sheriff deputies were dispatched to a trailer park north of Neosho to evict a man and his…
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Lawsuit against St. Louis abortion access fund sent back to state court
Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt’s lawsuit against St. Louis’ use of federal funds to support abortion access will be sent…
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