The proposed state budget again includes funding for public libraries. It also no longer prevents spending on diversity, equity and inclusion efforts. The Senate Appropriations Committee made those changes yesterday.
The shooting of Ralph Yarl in Kansas City is bringing more attention to laws allowing someone to use deadly force if they feel threatened in their home. Saint Louis University Law School professor Anders Walker discusses whether they apply in this case.
Today is the first hearing in the effort by Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey to remove the top prosecutor in St. Louis. He says Gardner is mismanaging the office. She says neglect of duty has not been proven.
Three companies want to capture carbon dioxide from Midwestern ethanol plants, transport it by pipeline and store it underground. Many claim it’s essential to the industry’s survival. Environmentalists and farmers argue the pipelines are not a real solution for climate change.
A book from St. Louis-based author Stephanie Bearce has a familiar subject for many in the region: Stan Musial. She follows his journey from Pennsylvania coal country to becoming one of the most beloved Cardinals of all-time.
A new book by Abraham Josephine Riesman focuses on the professional wrestling promoter’s rise to power and touches on how St. Louis had a key role in building the WWE.
The soccer standout and Olivette-native is a key figure in an equal-pay agreement between the national women's team and the U.S. Soccer Federation. She discusses the fight for the same pay as male players in advance of tomorrow's exhibition match in St. Louis against Ireland.
Lawmakers in Jefferson City are again determining how much money should go to education. Items now reaching a head in the legislature include teacher pay and how to handle race and LGBTQ issues.
The Republican secretary of state will take on Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe and potentially state Sen. Bill Eigel and others in next year’s gubernatorial primary.
Reductions to the St. Louis area’s bus service for people with disabilities begin Monday. Roughly 250 people in parts of St. Louis County who use Call-A-Ride will have to find other options.
The treatment for young people is under attack from state legislators in Jefferson City. Critics and lawmakers say clinics are providing the care too freely. Patients and clinicians say transitioning is a complicated long-term process that varies among individuals.
Taxing recreational marijuana is one of the issues before voters in several parts of Missouri tomorrow. There are more than 40 marijuana sales tax proposals in the state's municipal elections.
Education officials say families are struggling to afford food. Many signs point to hungry children falling through the cracks. Some state lawmakers are proposing the return of universal free lunch.
The Cards begin another baseball campaign today. This year comes with rule changes, and the potential for the team's longtime TV broadcaster to give up the telecasts.
Representatives debated late into the night yesterday before giving first round approval to a state budget. The package is about $2 billion less than the proposal from Governor Mike Parson.
Officials at the military base need to comply with Pentagon directives to convert all non-tactical vehicles to electric. They are contracting with a local utility to help reach the goal.
For nearly a century, the St. Louis American has been a trusted news source for Black St. Louisans. Rudolph Clay, an African-American Studies and Urban Studies Librarian at Washington University in St. Louis, talks about the paper's impact as it celebrates its 95th anniversary.
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