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Missouri now leads the nation with the highest rate of new COVID-19 infections as vaccinations lag.
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A Missouri judge is weighing whether the state should be forced to expand Medicaid health insurance coverage.
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Summer classes have moved online for some St. Joseph elementary and middle school students because of COVID-19 cases.
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Officials say a that changes in the way St. Louis police record crime statistics have prevented the department from publicly publishing crime data for nearly six months.
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Eleven U.S. mayors — from Los Angeles to tiny Tullahassee, Oklahoma — have pledged to pay reparations for slavery to a small group of Black residents in their cities, saying their aim is to set an example for the federal government on how a nationwide program could work.
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A suburban St. Louis police chief has resigned over concerns about a new Missouri law that would ban police from enforcing federal gun rules.
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A troubled St. Louis jail has closed after years of criticism about its conditions.
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A St. Louis couple who gained notoriety for pointing guns at social justice demonstrators last year have pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges.
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A jury has convicted one former St. Louis police officer of a civil rights violation for beating a Black undercover officer during protests in 2017. But the jury said Thursday that it could not reach a verdict against another officer in the same case.
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Missouri is at risk of losing $4.5 billion in tax revenue and federal funding for Medicaid health insurance.