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New changes “ended up making the program less focused on people of color than it originally was,” one advocate said.

U.S. Rep. Cori-Bush, D-St. Louis, the progressive Democrat who has long described herself as a single mom, is no longer single. Bush got hitched in a private ceremony in St. Louis last weekend, according to sources. Marriage records filed with the St. Louis Recorder of Deeds show Bush signed her marriage license in a pact with Cortney Merritts on Feb. 11, a few days before their wedding. Merritts, a veteran of the U.S. Army, has worked for Bush's campaign as a hired security guard. Campaign finance…

In the wake of the Ohio train derailment, towns wonder how to avoid same fate.

Former public defender wants Missouri to follow Maryland's model, and have judges appoint private attorneys for initial criminal hearings.

In April, Goebel will debut the Kindred Heirloom Collection, his first furniture and home goods brand for the consumer market.

“Victory has a hundred fathers, and defeat is an orphan.” That was one of President John F. Kennedy’s many great lines, uttered in the wake of the Bay of Pigs fiasco.

Several of Amighetti’s menu items will also be available at CITYPARK beginning March 4.

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 [...]

The coal industry may be dying in the U.S., but its health impacts are not, report finds.

A new era has begun at St. Louis City Hall.

On Monday, St. Louis City will host an open house for a traffic study along the River Des Peres.

A man was shot in killed in north St. Louis.

A faulty traffic signal may have contributed to a fatal crash on Saturday night.

We talk to six St. Louisans to see just who is (or is no longer) using public transportation.

Strong to severe wind-driven rain and thunderstorms are expected Monday.

An hours-long standoff ended Monday morning. It involved police and a man suspected of killing one person and shooting a Dupo police officer.

The two-day block party, featuring performances from Metro Boomin and Anderson .Paak, will allow fans of all ages to come together in support of their hometown team.

In early February, the official breeding facility of the Budweiser Clydesdales announced that four colts (male horses) had been born, so we recommend going early in the spring while the babies are still, well, babies.

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.  Any record of a state lawmaker or their staff pertaining to “legislation or the legislative process” would be […]

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State Rep. Lane Roberts is not someone most would deem a “RINO,” or Republican In Name Only. The three-term Joplin Republican served as the director of the Missouri Department of Public Safety and as Joplin’s police chief, having previously led police forces in cities throughout Washington and Oregon, where he served as president of the […]

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