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The Supreme Court turned away Missouri’s bid to revive its law purporting to declare various federal gun restrictions unconstitutional in the state, the justices announced Monday. It has become a major battle over state versus federal authority. The Biden administration launched a lawsuit and convinced lower courts that Missouri’s statute violates the Constitution’s Supremacy Clause.  [...]

Fifth in a five-part series.  Hope Broussard’s intrauterine device should have brought relief from her severe periods. But at 17, it started causing debilitating pain. At the Sandpoint, Idaho, clinic where the device was implanted, providers suspected it was embedded in her uterine wall, but lacked the ultrasound equipment to make a diagnosis. Homeless with […]

Letter To The Editor: As President of the NAACP Edwardsville Branch, I write today with a burdened heart and a firm resolve. Whether one agrees or disagrees with the political activist who was recently assassinated, or with the two political lawmakers who were executed in their own home in Minnesota, one undeniable truth remains: they were human beings. Their lives mattered. And just as we continue to call the names of many others who were cut down before their time, we are reminded that every life, regardless of race, creed, political affiliation, religious beliefs, or sexual orientation, carries inherent dignity. Humanity does not become negotiable based on political affiliation, personal conviction, or social standing. We must bring that same energy for justice, compassion, and truth to every corner of our communities and nation. Freedom of speech is a cornerstone of our democracy, but the greater principle is this: every person deserves the right to live, to be heard, and to

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Council members have started searching for a place to lease ahead of a 2028 deadline to vacate current county headquarters or bring the building up to fire code.

Crews from Ameren are responding to a downed utility pole on High School Drive in Brentwood.

On Saturday, October 4, 2025, just before 5:00AM, District 1 officers received a call for a shooting in the 3800 block of Tesson Ct.

The post UPDATE: Male Shot & Killed While Breaking into Cars appeared first on St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department.

Homicide Detectives are investigating a shooting that left a 53-year-old woman dead on September 30, 2025 in Walnut Park West.

The post UPDATE: Woman Shot, Killed in Walnut Park West appeared first on St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department.

International student enrollment has significantly decreased at St. Louis area universities this fall, following efforts by the Trump administration to curb immigration and change visa rules.

Brendan Carr has received ample attention for his recent failed attempt to ban a comedian and trample the First Amendment, something he’s facing several fledgling investigations over. But that disaster class in shitty governance shouldn’t overshadow all the other, terrible things Carr has been up to. Like last week, when Carr announced he’d be killing […]

ST. LOUIS - Authorities responded to the scene after reports of a house fire in north St. Louis. The fire broke out before 6 a.m. on North Taylor Avenue in north St. Louis. Crews are working to put the fire out. It is unknown what caused the fire or if anyone was left injured.

SALEM, N.D. — Spending 12 hours a day in his combine this week, harvesting amber rows of soybeans he planted in the spring, Andrew Streff has time to think — and it’s hard not to think about the ongoing trade dispute with China. The country is boycotting purchases of U.S. soybeans in response to President […]

Renata Cassiano Alvarez, the 2025 Visiting Artist in Residence at Laumeier Sculpture Park, works predominantly in clay, focusing on process to develop an intimate and collaborative relationship with her chosen […]

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