Missouri city settles part in suit over Black inmate’s death
CHARLESTON, Mo. — A southeastern Missouri city has agreed to pay $500,000 to settle its part in a lawsuit brought by the family of...
Missouri House delays lawmaker resignation to finish review
COLUMBIA, Mo. — The Missouri House on Thursday refused to accept a lawmaker's resignation so the Ethics Committee can fully investigate allegations that he...
Missouri town decides to keep ‘Savages’ mascot, ditch logo
SAVANNAH, Mo. — Leaders of a nearly all-white northwest Missouri school district have narrowly voted to keep the high school's “Savages” nickname but will...
Conservatives propose revised sex ed rules in LGBTQ pushback
PHOENIX — Two years after Arizona lawmakers repealed a ban on any HIV/AIDS instruction that “promotes a homosexual lifestyle" as they faced a lawsuit,...
3 teens die after ejected from car in S Illinois crash
VALMEYER, Ill. — Three teenagers died after being ejected from a car after it struck a box truck in southern Illinois, State Police said.
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Kansas City approves naming street for Martin Luther King
KANSAS CITY, Mo — After years of debate and a divisive election, Kansas City will soon have a street route named for Martin Luther...
Man charged with murder in Missouri convenience store attack
KOSHKONONG, Mo. — A 28-year-old man has been charged in the fatal shooting of one person and the wounding of three more at a...
1 dead, 3 injured in shooting at Missouri convenience store
KOSHKONONG, Mo. — One person was killed and three others were injured Saturday in a shooting at a convenience store in southern Missouri, authorities...
Homicide rate among challenges awaiting next St. Louis mayor
ST. LOUIS — Whichever candidate St. Louis voters pick in Tuesday's mayoral election will face daunting tasks, including a declining population and one of...
Inmates stage uprising at St. Louis jail
ST. LOUIS — Inmates broke windows, set a fire and threw debris to the ground late Sunday at a St. Louis jail that has...
