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The Baltimore Museum of Art will buy only works by women next year, as part of a yearlong series exhibiting art by women. Amy Sherald's<em> Planes, rockets, and the spaces in between </em>(2018) is among the 3,800 works by women in the museum's collection.

Baltimore Museum Of Art Will Buy Works By Women Only Next Year

A 2019 study of major U.S. art museums found that 87% of artists in their collections are men. The Baltimore museum's chief curator calls the initiative "re-correcting the canon."

Karen Aroesty, regional director of the Anti-Defamation League, said 2019 will likely show an increase in discrimination against the LGBTQ and Jewish communities throughout Missouri.

Hate Crime Reports Down In Missouri Almost 40% But Some Are Skeptical

Nationally, the number of reported hate crimes remained fairly stagnant in 2018 compared to the year before, but Missouri saw a 39% reduction. According...

“The Suspect: An Olympic Bombing, The FBI, The Media, And Richard Jewell, The Man Caught In The Middle," by Kevin Salwen and Kent Alexander. (Adam Waller/On Point)

In 'The Suspect' Richard Jewell's Innocence Is Reconsidered, Over 20 Years After The 1996 Olympics

Richard Jewell was front page news after suspicion he had planted a bomb at the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta. A new book and movie unpack his ordeal and innocence.

The call center for Missouri's elder abuse and neglect hotline is in Jefferson City. In the first four months of 2019, only 39 percent of calls were answered.

Missouri Adds More Ways To Report Elder Abuse After 1000s Of Calls Went Unanswered

Updated Nov. 25 at 5 p.m. with additional data— Missouri’s reporting system for adult abuse and neglect is undergoing significant changes after an...

Gov. Mike Parson met with the mayors of St. Louis, Kansas City, Springfield and Columbia on Monday to again talk about violent crime in their cities.

Parson Agrees To Back Stricter Statewide Gun Restrictions

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson agreed to back stricter gun control after a meeting Monday with the mayors of St. Louis, Kansas City, Columbia and Springfield...

Kansas City police have made big changes to the Homicide Unit after a consultant's report.

As Kansas City Killings Soar, KCPD Makes Major Changes To Homicide Unit

A consultant's report, written by two Los Angles murder investigation experts, is significantly changing the Kansas City Police Department's Homicide...

Leone will leave KCUR to become President and CEO of KERA in Dallas.

KCUR’s General Manager Named New President And CEO Of KERA In Dallas

Nico Leone, KCUR’s general manager for more than seven years, will leave the station at the end of the year to take the helm of KERA in Dallas. Since...

Former United States president George H. W. Bush, right, leaves the field with the help of Pierce Bush, his grandson, before the Texas Bowl NCAA college football game in 2009 in Houston.

Grandson Of Former President George H.W. Bush Is Running For Congress In Texas

The CEO of a nonprofit organization joins a crowded GOP field in a suburban Houston district likely to be a Democratic target in 2020.

Voters wait in line to cast ballots in Kirkwood in 2012. The ACLU of Missouri hopes to allow voters to avoid in-person voting this summer and fall.

Why The ACLU Of Missouri Sued To Make It Easier To Get An Absentee Ballot

In Missouri, you may only vote by mail if you apply for an absentee ballot — and cite one of just six specific reasons detailed in state law . Among...

An election official in Kenosha, Wis., with a voter on April 7. Nearby Milwaukee says it's recorded at least seven coronavirus cases related to the state's controversial decision to move forward with in-person voting.

Milwaukee Claims 7 Coronavirus Cases Tied To Controversial Wisconsin Election

Approximately 400,000 people voted in person in Wisconsin after courts and GOP lawmakers rebuffed proposals to postpone the election or conduct it by mail.

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