ST. LOUIS (AP) — A Missouri appeals court denied on Wednesday a second challenge from St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kimberly M. Gardner to an order removing her and her office…
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Missouri tells some to give back COVID-related payments
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Some Missourians who received unemployment insurance payments during the coronavirus pandemic are now being told they have to pay back the money. Marissa Crozier said that unemployment…
Inaugural event to celebrate resiliency of Black Americans
DETROIT (AP) — The resiliency, culture and heroism of Black Americans and the African diaspora will be the central theme of a virtual event Tuesday that will celebrate the nation’s…
Tyus forces aldermen to review tax-break bills more closely
CITY HALL – With a parliamentary maneuver, First Ward Alderwoman Sharon Tyus forced the Board of Aldermen last week to take a closer look at bills granting tax breaks for…
Aldermen approve bill on election to stop ward reduction
CITY HALL – By a narrow vote, the Board of Alderman approved last week a measure seeking an election on whether to stop the planned reduction of the number of…
Inauguration week prayer event aims to show Christian unity
WASHINGTON (AP) — As a politically divided nation prepares to inaugurate a new president in the wake of a violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, a group of Christian leaders…
NRA declares bankruptcy, plans to incorporate in Texas
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The National Rifle Association announced Friday that it had filed for bankruptcy protection. The group, the nation’s most politically influential gun-rights organization, will seek to incorporate…
Seven city schools to close; Sumner decision in March
ST. LOUIS – Seven of the city’s public schools will close at the end of the school year. The St. Louis Public Schools Board voted Tuesday night on the plan,…
Missouri House denounces Rep. Price for alleged harassment
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — The Missouri House has formally denounced Rep. Wiley Price, D-St. Louis, who is accused of having sex with an intern, threatening a staffer to keep quiet…
Protesters rally downtown, demand Hawley’s resignation
DOWNTOWN – A group of union members and others who came to a rally Tuesday isn’t about to forget Sen. Josh Hawley’s role in events last week in Washington. The…
Justices block women from getting abortion pill by mail
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court ordered Tuesday that women must visit a doctor’s office, hospital or clinic in person to obtain an abortion pill during the COVID-19 pandemic, though…
More women, Blacks, LGBTQs in Missouri Legislature
Missouri’s 2021 legislative session will be barrier-breaking. The number of women serving is at an all-time high with 52 women lawmakers. It will have the most ever Black lawmakers serving…