WASHINGTON (AP) — A crucial question has eluded governments and health agencies around the world since the COVID-19 pandemic began: Did the virus originate in animals or leak from a Chinese lab? Now, the U.S. Department of Energy has assessed with “low confidence” in that it began with a lab leak, according to a person [...]
LAURA UNGAR and MARY CLARE JALONICK, Associated Press
Rupert Murdoch, the billionaire conservative media mogul who owns Fox News Channel, acknowledged that top hosts at his network endorsed former President Trump's false claims of a fraudulent election in 2020, court documents filed on Monday show.
Lawmakers in the Missouri House of Representatives have filed nine bills that would either reduce or eliminate taxes on diapers and feminine hygiene products.
ST. LOUIS -- Comedian Kevin James is coming to St. Louis this fall during his Irregardless Tour. He will be playing the Stifel Theatre on Wednesday, September 27 at 8 p.m. Tickets go on sale Friday, March 3 at 10:00 a.m. James is a comedian, actor, and writer who best known for his role as [...]
WARRENTON, Mo. -- First responders rescued a horse stuck belly-deep in mud Sunday night. MERS-Large Animal Rescue volunteers worked with firefighters for hours to save the animal. Water from a new hydrant ditch next to a barn in Warrenton trapped the horse. The MERS volunteers received a call about the animal at around 6 p.m. [...]
The Personal Privacy Protection Act, enacted last year, has been cited as the reason for Missouri to shut off immediate public access to state contracts.
Nearly five years after voters amended the state Constitution to require the legislature to abide by transparency laws, the Missouri Senate is advancing a bill allowing lawmakers to withhold a wide swath of records from the public.
Currently listed for a whopping $29,999,995, a 40% reduction from its original ask of $50 million, a French-inspired mansion in Chicago easily claims the top spot for expensive real estate in Illinois (even out-doing Michael Jordan's estate which is still for sale).
The accused gunman who was in a standoff with law enforcement on Sunday just outside a southern Illinois town had a lengthy criminal history, dotted with dozens of felony and misdemeanor cases.
ST. LOUIS – U.S. Congresswoman Cori Bush married her former campaign security guard, Cortney Merritts, last weekend. They were partners before Bush entered Congress. Merritts is an Army veteran. Chief of Staff, Abbas Alawieh, released the following statement: “Those who know the Congresswoman personally and have followed her inspiring story know that she is a survivor of [...]
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