Kerwin Harris’ heart beat for the last time as he lay on the ground of a residential St. Louis street. Harris was chased, pinned face-down and held in a carotid-artery chokehold by then-St. Louis police officer Steven Pinkerton, who thought he matched the description of a robber-at-large. Another officer used a Taser to shock him […]
Everywhere I go, from trivia at Your Pie Pizza to our church’s Sunday School lesson to our family conversation, people are talking about the same thing, the shooting of an insurance company CEO. Is it the right thing to talk about? And is there a good way to handle conversations about such a topic? First […]
WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump pledged Monday to keep the polio vaccine available throughout his presidency, but didn’t extend that protection to other vaccines, saying he expects his administration will look closely at safety — something the U.S. Food and Drug Administration already does before granting approval. Trump’s comments came during an hour-long press conference […]
Andrea Deutsch, the mayor of Narberth, Pennsylvania, and the owner of a pet store in town, doesn’t get health care coverage through either of her jobs. Instead, she is enrolled in a plan she purchased on Pennie, Pennsylvania’s health insurance exchange. Deutsch, who has been mayor since 2018, is paid $1 per year for the […]
For now, anyway, grocery giants Kroger and Albertsons aren’t going to merge into a single grocery megagiant to confront Walmart, another megagiant. But in many ways, the damage caused by 40 years of non-enforcement of relevant antitrust law is already done, said Stacy Mitchell, co-director of the Institute for Local Self Reliance and a prominent critic of […]
Every time Missouri lawmakers have proposed legislation to essentially ban intoxicating-hemp products in the last few years, the hemp industry has mounted a united opposition to stop them. Products like Delta-8 THC drinks can currently be bought everywhere from bars to coffee shops statewide. Year after year, hemp business owners and distributors have asked the […]
Instead of focusing on esoteric and special or personal interests, there are many areas that need to be addressed in the new legislative session that begins on Jan. 8 that could improve the lives of many Missourians. What will the policy priorities be of the new legislature? If you scanned the hundreds of pre-filed bills, […]
Crouched behind a dumpster in a St. Louis alley, Officer Steven Pinkerton heard gunshots. It was after midnight on Aug. 10, 2013, in the Dutchtown neighborhood and an argument that had been building for hours among a group of young men had escalated into a shootout. Pinkerton said he saw two men rush by the […]
LaDonna Prince’s new reproductive care clinic in Illinois was supposed to be open more than a year ago. Prince and her staff were prepared for Indiana to ban abortion, and started trying to move operations to Danville, Illinois, in 2023. It’s about 90 minutes across the border from her old clinic in Indianapolis, which provided […]
WASHINGTON — Former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was injured while on an official trip to Luxembourg to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge and admitted to a hospital, her office said Friday. “Speaker Emerita Pelosi is currently receiving excellent treatment from doctors and medical professionals,” spokesperson Ian Krager wrote in […]
A rise in food prices makes for a less than merry holiday season. Grocery prices rose 0.4% in November, according to the Consumer Price Index, released this week by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Eggs made one of the biggest jumps at 8.2% over the month, and 37.5% over the past year, providing challenges for people […]
Every day, Missourians pay a small tax with each purchase they make that’s been supporting conservation efforts in the state. And now that Missouri is in a drought alert, those dollars are helping farmers prepare. Since 1984, Missourians have approved the tax, which is one-tenth of a percent on every purchase, every 10 years. In […]
Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas initially denied knowing who paid for a poll seemingly designed to sink North Kansas City’s chances of landing a new Royals baseball stadium. But newly obtained documents show the poll was commissioned by Lucas’ own re-election campaign. The poll was released in August 2023 and showed 70% of Clay County […]
Many college basketball fans in Kansas and Missouri will remember Sunday’s game between the Jayhawks and Tigers in Columbia for years. There was history to digest from Mizzou’s 76-67 win. First, there was KU’s dropping two games as the national No. 1 in one week to unranked opponents. That hasn’t happened to any team since 2003. Years […]
If the U.S. House of Representatives tries to include a slimmed-down version of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act, or RECA, in Congress’ end of year funding bill, it faces a roadblock in the form of Missouri Republican Sen. Josh Hawley. Hawley on Tuesday criticized rumors that House leadership was working to include a Utah-only expansion […]
Kansas City could shrink by about 80 acres if a request succeeds in shifting city boundaries to make some Park University property part of Parkville. The proposal calls for Kansas City to let go of three parcels of undeveloped land the university owns, connected to the rest of its main campus. The area lies north […]
WASHINGTON — The form to apply for federal financial student aid must roll out by Oct. 1 annually after President Joe Biden signed a bill into law Wednesday that ensures an earlier processing cycle. Though the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, typically launches in October each year, the U.S. Department of Education legally had […]
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden Thursday commuted the sentences of roughly 1,500 people who were placed in home confinement during the coronavirus pandemic, and granted pardons for 39 individuals with convictions for nonviolent crimes. “America was built on the promise of possibility and second chances,” Biden said in a statement. He noted many of the 1,500 were […]
The $20,000 salary increase for wildland firefighters in the 2021 infrastructure law could be coming to an end next week if Congress doesn’t act. The infrastructure law included $600 million to boost salaries for the nearly 11,200 wildland firefighters for two years, giving the Interior Department or Forest Service employees a raise of either $20,000 […]
The Missouri Conservation Department received confirmation Wednesday morning of something it feared — three dead snow geese found by state wildlife refuge staff were likely infected with bird flu. Samples from the birds — two recovered in Henry County and one in Vernon County — were reported as “non-negative” for avian influenza after testing at […]
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