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Ex-St. Louis County Executive Stenger is released from prison
CLAYTON (AP) — Former St. Louis County Executive Steve Stenger has been released from prison after serving less than two…
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Are companies that support Pride and other social causes ‘wokewashing’?
Consumers increasingly want companies to address society’s big problems, such as climate change and crumbling infrastructure. And polls suggest more than half say they want to…
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Speakers at budget hearing overwhelmingly favor defunding police
CITY HALL – If the sentiment expressed at a public hearing on the proposed 2021-2022 St. Louis budget matches public…
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Free beer, doughnuts, million-dollar lottery help curb COVID-19
A growing number of states, cities and companies are offering incentives to encourage people to get vaccinated. And the sweeteners keep getting…
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Expanding coverage is top priority for new Medicare-Medicaid chief
The new head of the federal agency that oversees health benefits for nearly 150 million Americans and $1 trillion in…
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Justice Department stepping up enforcement of hate crimes
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department is stepping up its enforcement of hate crimes and other bias-related incidents, furthering a…
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Tracking of Missouri vaccine equity is hampered by flawed data
Throughout the COVID-19 vaccination effort, public health officials and politicians have insisted that providing shots equitably across racial and ethnic…
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Curfew puts brakes on nighttime scooter riding downtown
DOWNTOWN – Zipping along St. Louis’ streets on a scooter may be fun, but it’s hardly the safest way to…
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Thousands apply for Missouri bear hunting permits
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — Missouri’s first-ever bear hunt is drawing plenty of interest. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported Thursday that 6,335…
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Aldermen set to debate surveillance accountability bill
The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department is one of about a dozen departments nationwide that have a “real time crime…
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Black women’s next targets: governorships and Senate seats
ATLANTA (AP) — Jennifer McClellan remembers her parents’ recounting life as Black Southerners enduring segregation and the trauma and triumph…
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County invests more than $10.5 million in CARES funding to ease food insecurity
ST. LOUIS COUNTY – The county reports that it has spent more than $10 million it received through the federal…
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Juneteenth commemoration kicks off with plan for walkathon
DOWNTOWN – At the start of the month when the end of slavery was enforced in the United States, Mayor…
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Guidelines are drawn up for $68 million of Rescue Plan Act funds
ST. LOUIS – Mayor Tishaura Jones’ administration has released a framework for how the city will use $68 million of…
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Fewer 2020 traffic stops in Missouri, but racial disparity remains
(AP) — Traffic stops and arrests resulting from those stops declined sharply in Missouri last year due in large part…
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Pending law to correct wrongful convictions could depend on Missouri attorney general
If Missouri’s elected prosecutors have evidence that a person has languished in prison for decades wrongfully, they don’t have the…
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Hundreds gather to dedicate prayer wall at historic Tulsa church
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Hundreds gathered Monday for an interfaith service dedicating a prayer wall outside historic Vernon African Methodist…
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Tulsa pastors honor ‘holy ground’ 100 years after massacre
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — When white attackers destroyed the prosperous Black neighborhood of Greenwood, Okla., 100 years ago this week,…
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Pandemic recession has pushed 9.8 million more Americans into food insecurity
The COVID-19 pandemic has imposed hardship on millions of vulnerable Americans through unemployment and reduced work hours. And this has increased food…
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Marijuana arrests in state parks drop after policy changes
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — Marijuana arrests in Missouri state parks dropped nearly 60% last year after changes in enforcement policies…
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ArchCity Defenders offers guide for representing yourself in eviction lawsuit
The pandemic has put many families in an unstable housing situation for the first time, and thousands across Missouri are currently…
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COVID surge in northern Missouri stirs worry for summer
In the last week of April, the Linn County Health Department signaled that the COVID-19 pandemic had cooled enough that…
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Black leaders decry sentence for man who targeted BLM protesters
ST. CHARLES (AP) — Black leaders called Thursday for federal prosecutors to file hate crime charges after a judge gave…
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Fireworks planned, but Fair St. Louis won’t return until ’22
ST. LOUIS (AP) — After a year off due to the coronavirus pandemic, fireworks will return to the St. Louis…
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Judge sets trial date for lawsuit over Missouri Medicaid expansion
The lawsuit seeking to force Missouri to expand Medicaid coverage under a voter-approved constitutional amendment will go to trial June 18 in Cole County.…
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COVID-19 is lasting concern inside Missouri prisons
More than a year into the COVID-19 pandemic, the Missouri Department of Corrections has implemented mitigation efforts and begun administering…
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More public libraries are doubling as food distribution hubs
In the summer of 2021, public libraries everywhere, from Missouri and Idaho to Tennessee and Arizona, will offer free meals to families with children in their local…
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Rallies, moments of silence honor George Floyd a year later
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A family-friendly street festival, musical performances and moments of silence were held Tuesday to honor George Floyd and mark…
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Parson names first Black woman to Missouri Supreme Court
Judge Robin Ransom will be the first Black woman to sit on the Missouri Supreme Court, Gov. Mike Parson announced…
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Missouri killer seeking firing squad loses high court appeal
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court refused on Monday to hear an appeal from a Missouri death row inmate who…
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