Missouri voters picked a new U.S. Senator and backed recreational marijuana. Voters in St. Louis made a historic selection to lead the Board of Aldermen. People who cast ballots in Illinois decided to keep the status quo in the Governor’s office. Those are some of the key results from yesterday’s midterm elections.
Making sure members of the military can vote has been an ongoing issue for more than 100 years. Most are away from home or overseas in combat areas. Technology and federal laws are closing the gap in accessibility.
It's becoming more difficult to find a Democrat in public office in the northern Missouri district. That's a change from about 20 years ago, when conservatives in the area also described themselves as Democrats.
The St. Louis County Executive race features incumbent Sam Page and Democrat turned Republican Mark Mantovani. In Missouri’s 2nd Congressional District, the incumbent says the economy is the top issue, while the challenger is focusing on abortion rights.
Republican Eric Schmitt is the favorite over Democrat Trudy Busch Valentine in next week’s U.S. Senate contest to replace the retiring Roy Blunt. Some are predicting a landslide for Schmitt because the state is now so red.
There are five statewide issues on the November ballot. The proposal on legalizing recreational marijuana could make the biggest impact. Others include how the state treasurer invests money and making the National Guard a separate state department.
Two members of the St. Louis Board of Aldermen, Jack Coatar and Megan Green, are facing off one week from today in the election to replace Lewis Reed as board president. Coatar is a more traditional Democrat while Green is part of the progressive group on the board.
Funeral services for Central Visual and Performing Arts High School teacher Jean Kuczka are being held Monday at the St. Louis Cathedral Basilica. And a performance of Edgar Allen Poe's "The Raven" on this Halloween.
A shooting on Monday at Central Visual and Performing Arts High School left a teacher and a student dead and seven others injured. We’ll take stock of the week’s events and get the latest info. Rod Milam in for Wayne Pratt today.
The 18th district was Missouri's most competitive state Senate race in 2006. Now, it's not on the radar of either political party. We examine why the northeast Missouri district has transformed from ultra-competitive to ultra-Republican.
Central Visual and Performing Arts High School and Collegiate School of Medicine and Bioscience are off for the rest of the week so students and staff can receive counseling. They will return to class next week with virtual learning.
Hundreds gathered at a candlelight vigil last night at Tower Grove Park to remember the victims. Seven others were injured in yesterday's shooting. Police say they are all stable.
Pumpkin patches, corn mazes and hay rides aren't just fun fall festivities -- they are part of a growing agricultural tourism effort, and an increasingly important way for some farmers to make a living.
U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley and U.S. Rep. Cori Bush want the federal government to complete an immediate cleanup of the school in Florissant following a report of radioactive contamination on the property.
Original cast members of the 1989 show "Some Of My Best Friends Are..." will reunite tonight for one show at the Missouri History Museum. They describe the satirical revue as the first piece of explicitly LGBTQ theater ever performed in the state.
A St. Louis Public Radio/Midwest Newsroom investigation finds the Department of Natural Resources knew about groundwater contamination in Springfield, Missouri since the late 1990s. Residents weren’t notified until 2018.
Abortion providers in the Metro East say the Supreme Court's June ruling that overturned the landmark Roe Vs. Wade decision has forced many patients from out-of-state to visit their clinics.
A colorful exhibition of textile sculpture at the Craft Alliance in St. Louis is fun to look at, but reflects some of the tensions of life as a trans person.
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