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I have been an advocate journalist for nearly four decades, which is nothing short of a miracle when you take into account that I was raised on a small cotton …

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — After two months of sleeping in the Salvation Army Center of Hope homeless shelter, Margaret Davis has had no luck finding an apartment she can afford. Davis, …

A St. Louis ordinance aimed at transforming the way the city investigates allegations of police misconduct went into effect on Sept. 2.  A week later, three police organizations successfully got a preliminary …

Missouri lawmakers are moving swiftly to complete the special session agenda set by Gov. Mike Parson, with both the House and Senate passing incentives for farms and rural businesses and the Senate finishing work on …

The Missouri Senate gave first-round approval Tuesday to a $335 million income tax cut over objections from liberal members who saw fiscal problems ahead and conservative members who wanted deeper …

Two Newton County sheriff deputies were dispatched to a trailer park north of Neosho to evict a man and his wife on Nov. 13, 2017. According to the deputies, the …

The Missouri Senate will debate this week an income tax cut that doesn’t immediately lower rates as much as Gov. Mike Parson proposed but would, if passed, promise future reductions. Under a …

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt’s lawsuit against St. Louis’ use of federal funds to support abortion access will be sent back to the state courts to decide — a move …

Despite all the economic dislocation caused by the coronavirus pandemic, child poverty and uninsurance were at record lows last year, U.S. Census data show. And those lows are largely the …

When my dad, Lawrence, had cataract surgery in 1994, my sister and I took the day off work. The white supervisor at the bank where I toiled frowned at my …

The U.S. Senate won’t vote on legislation to secure marriage equality for millions of Americans until after the midterm elections, bipartisan negotiators announced Thursday. The move follows weeks of behind-the-scenes …

ST. LOUIS (AP) — A federal jury convicted on Friday a former star of the St. Louis-based reality TV show “Welcome to Sweetie Pie’s” of arranging the shooting death of …

Hospitals across Missouri are facing a “crisis” caring for patients in acute care settings who can’t find long-term care through the Department of Mental Health due to the agency’s chronic …

Missouri officials said Wednesday Medicaid applications are now being processed within the federally mandated timeline of 45 days, a step towards bringing the state into compliance with a mitigation plan …

The first time Maureen Loyacono voted was in 1960, when she cast a ballot for John F. Kennedy. “And I’ve never missed an election since,” said Loyacono, 84, a retired …

The special legislative session called by Gov. Mike Parson to cut income taxes began Wednesday, and by the time lawmakers adjourned for the day, one thing was clear — there is no …

Members of a U.S. House Education and Labor Committee panel recently questioned experts and leaders of youth rehabilitation programs about how the federal government could invest in programs to prevent …

PENROSE – Ameren Missouri is planning a large-scale solar installation in north city as part of its Neighborhood Solar program, the utility says. The St. Louis solar farm and another, …

CITY HALL – The city has wrapped up its 2022 fiscal year with a stash of cash: $49 million, in fact, according to a report Friday by Comptroller Darlene Green. …

Democrats in the U.S. Senate are confident the Department of Veterans Affairs can implement a new policy that allows its doctors to provide abortions when the pregnancy threatens the patient’s …