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Republicans in Congress push to criminalize gender-affirming care for transgender youth

3 years 2 months ago

WASHINGTON — Conservative Republicans gathered outside the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday to commit to bringing legislation to the floor that would make it a felony to perform gender-affirming care on transgender youth, should the GOP take control of the U.S. House following the November midterm elections. “How on earth can this be happening in America? […]

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Jennifer Shutt

Missouri's Child Welfare Agency Is Dangerously Understaffed

3 years 2 months ago
This story originally appeared in the Missouri Independent. Eighty open cases of child abuse and neglect sat on Matt Cordova’s desk in 2017 during the height of the “hole I found myself buried in,” he remembers. Twenty open cases would have been a lot to handle; 80 was impossible.
Clara Bates

Man shot while driving on Olive Boulevard

3 years 2 months ago
ST. LOUIS COUNTY, Mo. - A man was shot while driving Wednesday morning on Olive Boulevard. The man told the Creve Coeur Police Department that he was driving near Dorsett and McKelvey Road in Maryland Heights when he saw two vehicles stopped in the middle of the road. He went around them and then entered [...]
Monica Ryan

St. Louis City SC matches relocated as power issue at Centene Stadium continues

3 years 2 months ago
Another game scheduled at the long-awaited Centene Stadium will be moved to Edwardsville this weekend as the new sports venue battles power issues. Last week, St. Louis City SC stated the stadium's power system had been "adversely affected" by a construction project unrelated to the stadium. The club's developmental team, STL City 2, which competes in the MLS Next Pro league, was supposed to play a match there this past Sunday and now their next match for this coming Sunday against Texas SC has…
Travis Cummings, KSDK

Missouri Town Was Founded as Atheist Utopia [PHOTOS]

3 years 2 months ago
Liberal, Missouri, was founded as an “atheist utopia” in 1880 by George Walser, a lawyer and Missouri state legislator. The town was named after the nearby Liberal League, to which Walser belonged, and advertised itself to atheists across the country as a community that “has neither God, Hell, Church, nor Saloon.” Walser created a school system that removed the influence of Christian theology and promoted instructional classes on Sundays to replace religious services.
Reuben Hemmer

Clash over climate change funding emerging in farm bill debate

3 years 2 months ago

WASHINGTON —   As lawmakers begin envisioning the next farm bill, some U.S. House Republicans are wary of making climate change a priority for farmers and ranchers. The pushback from Republicans at a Tuesday hearing came as the Biden administration has tried to make significant new investments in climate change mitigation on farmland, last week […]

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Allison Winter

North St. Louis salvage yard on fire Wednesday morning

3 years 2 months ago
ST. LOUIS - A salvage yard was on fire Wednesday morning in north St. Louis. The fire at the salvage yard located at 5 North Market Street started just after 4:30 a.m. The fire was put out by about 5:30 a.m. FOX 2's Nissan Rogue Runner reporter Nic Lopez was at the scene.
Nic Lopez