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A federal judge on Wednesday night blocked the Department of Homeland Security from conducting election-related field operations that could sweep up U.S. citizens in nine states. Judge Araceli Martínez-Olguín, an appointee of President Joe Biden in U.S. District Court in the Northern District of California, issued a preliminary injunction after voting rights advocates alleged that Homeland […]

By late afternoon on Sept. 25, Missouri’s Children’s Division was struggling to find enough workers to respond to reports of suspected child abuse and neglect. According to an email obtained by The Independent, every available worker had been assigned at least three reports, yet 29 reports across 20 counties remained unassigned.  Fifteen of those reports […]

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Begin Again: Wak'a Garden is the second installment in Laumeier’s Begin Again series, honoring the Park’s 50-year history of collaborating with artists and supporting new commissions and exhibitions. The organic, amphitheater-shaped sculpture, built […]

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Begin Again: 50 Years and Counting marks Laumeier’s 50th anniversary by celebrating five decades of artist commissions and exhibitions. Featuring hundreds of artists and rarely seen works from Laumeier’s collection, […]

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CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. - A Birmingham man was sentenced Tuesday for his role in the theft of 16,800 pills from a pharmacy in Kennett. Federal prosecutors with the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Missouri said Cornelius C. Bray, 32, pleaded guilty to one count of intent to steal a controlled substance and [...]

Amendment 6 would put in place some of the strongest protections for citizen-passed laws in the country.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Supreme Court Wednesday denied the Trump administration’s emergency request to implement a rule that would terminate gender-affirming care for transgender people incarcerated in federal prisons.  It means a lower court order that blocked the policy from going into effect will remain in place for now, and gender-affirming healthcare for transgender inmates […]

Millions of dollars have gone into remaking Laclede's Landing, bringing new apartments and businesses to the once-bustling entertainment district. But the crowds have yet to return.

The parents of two Jefferson County students say the De Soto School District failed to provide their disabled children with the support they needed to stay in school.

A man was found shot to death inside a vehicle early Thursday morning in the parking lot of a west St. Louis Steak 'n Shake.

Heidi Schreck’s 2017 play “What the Constitution Means to Me” mixes constitutional debate with personal revelation. It plays at the Rep through Nov. 15.

ST. LOUIS - No changes to St Louis’ very quiet weather. Tons of sunshine the next two days with cool to chilly starts and above average afternoon top temperatures. Highs will pop into the mid to upper 70s. A storm off the east coast of the U.S. is now Subtropical Storm Josephine. A subtropical storm [...]

The American Film Institute has announced Tom Cruise will be the recipient of the 2027 AFI Life Achievement Award.The actor and producer, known as much for his dramatic roles as…

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