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A Chance to ‘Rise': St. Louis Elects 1st Black Female Mayor
St. Louis Treasurer Tishaura Jones, who has been outspoken in her criticism of the criminal justice system’s “arrest and incarcerate” model, will take over leadership of a city in the midst of yet another wave of violent crime after winning election as mayor on Tuesday
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Man Gets 12 Years in Prison After Trying to Buy Deadly Chemical Weapon With Bitcoin
A Missouri man was sentenced to 12 years in prison after he tried to buy a highly lethal chemical weapon with bitcoin.
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Inmates Stage Uprising at St. Louis Jail Dogged by Unrest
St. Louis leaders are once again trying to find answers after the second significant inmate uprising in two months at a downtown jail. Inmates broke windows, set a fire and threw chairs and other items out of a third-floor window Sunday night at the City Justice Center.
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Missouri Musician Pleads Guilty to Creating Fake Charity
Federal prosecutors for Missouri say a Branson performer has pleaded guilty to a count of wire fraud, admitting in court that he created a fake charity for foster children to bilk his audience members of thousands of dollars.
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Republican Sen. Roy Blunt of Missouri Won't Seek Reelection in 2022
“I won’t be a candidate for reelection to the United States Senate next year,” GOP Sen. Blunt said in a video posted on Twitter.
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Missouri Pastor on Leave After Sexist Sermon Preaching Wives Need to Look Good for Husbands
A Missouri pastor is on leave after a video emerged of him preaching that wives should strive to be thin, made up, well-dressed and satisfying in the bedroom to keep their husbands interested because “God made men to be drawn to beautiful women,” NBC News reports.
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Girl, 11, Finds Parents Dead in Missouri Home. Both Had COVID-19
Family members told officers the man and woman were quarantining in their home in the St. Louis area.
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‘You're Not Taking Me Out': Rep. Cori Bush Recalls Capitol Riot
Rep. Cori Bush, D-Mo., on Thursday recalled her experience during the Capitol Riot: “I just remember taking a second thinking, if they touch these doors, if they hit these doors… and come anywhere near my staff, my thought process was, ‘We bangin’ ’til the end.’ I’m not letting them take out my people, and you’re not taking me...
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Missouri Bill Would Clear Use of Deadly Force Against Protesters
The new bill would release drivers who run over protesters from any liability.
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Hawley, Facing Fallout, Blames Media, DC ‘Establishment'
Facing waning support from longtime backers and donors in the wake of the attack at the U_S_ Capitol last week, Republican Missouri Sen_ Josh Hawley has defended himself in a newspaper column, accusing the media and the “Washington establishment” of deceiving Americans into calling him an “insurrectionist.”
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Rep. Cori Bush Calls Trump ‘White Supremacist-in-Chief'
Rep. Cori Bush, D-Mo., slammed President Donald Trump on Wednesday and called on Congress to impeach the president. “The 117th Congress must understand that we have a mandate to legislate in defense of Black lives. The first step in that process is to root our white supremacy, starting with impeaching the white supremacist-in-chief.”
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Sen. Hawley Still Objects to the Election Results in Pa. After DC Chaos
Republican Sen. Josh Hawley says he is going forward with his objection to the Electoral College results in Pennsylvania despite the violent breach at the Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump.
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Parents of Missouri Girl Killed By Neighbors Trying to ‘Remove Demon' Face Charges
The parents of a 4-year-old Missouri girl allegedly killed by neighbors to remove a “demon” now face charges
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‘No Other Case Like This': 3-Year-Old in Missouri Had Stroke After COVID Diagnosis, Doctors Say
Doctors in Missouri said a 3-year-old boy experienced a stroke after he tested positive for COVID-19, in what they called a possible example of the neurological effects associated with the coronavirus pandemic.
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Educators Saved Him During a Tough Childhood. Now, He's Missouri's Teacher of the Year.
To be named Teacher of the Year is an honor itself. For Darrion Cockrell, it’s a remarkable accomplishment, considering his turbulent early life, NBC News reports.
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Kansas City Star Apologizes for Racially Biased Coverage
The Kansas City Star’s top editor has apologized for past decades of racially biased coverage
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‘The Beds Just Aren't Available': A Missouri Doctor Describes the Plight of Small-Town Hospitals
As major hospitals across the country struggle with a rising flood of COVID-19 patients, small-town hospitals with limited staff, equipment and resources are increasingly forced to cope without the help of those larger facilities. Dr. Shane Wilson, who works in a small Missouri hospital, joined LX News to describe their day-to-day reality.
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Inside a Missouri ICU as It Battles COVID-19 Surge
Mercy Hospital is in the St. Louis, Mo., area, which is in danger of running out of hospital rooms for its most critical patients.
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Missouri Election Official Worked at Poll Site Despite COVID-19 Diagnosis, Then Died
A suburban St. Louis election official who worked at a polling place on Election Day despite a positive test for the coronavirus has now died, raising concerns for the nearly 2,000 people who voted there
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Voters in Some States Unable to Cast Early Ballots in Person
More than 21 million voters across the U.S. have already cast ballots in person amid record-breaking early turnout