August 5, 2020 Coronavirus relief must focus on jobs, not 'force' people to choose between work and unemployment, Hawley says The coronavirus relief package should focus on jobs not some "$3-plus trillion dollars of bailout money for blue states of spending on special interest lobbying projects," Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., told "Fox & Friends" Wednesday.
August 5, 2020 Progressive challenger Cori Bush upsets longtime incumbent Lacy Clay in Missouri Dem primary Progressive challenger Cori Bush defeated longtime incumbent Rep. William Lacy Clay overnight in the high-profile Democratic primary in Missouri's 1st Congressional District -- a race that grabbed national attention as a party fixture and Congressional Black Caucus member battled a younger activist who came up through the Black Lives Matter movement.
August 5, 2020 St. Louis prosecutor who charged couple for displaying weapons wins Democratic primary The polarizing St. Louis prosecutor who charged a couple for flashing guns at a crowd marching to the mayor's home last month has been elected to another term following Tuesday's primary election.
August 4, 2020 High-profile Dems fight for their seats as 5 states hold primaries From the Midwest to the West Coast, intraparty campaign battles are coming to a head Tuesday as five states hold primary contests.
August 3, 2020 2 juveniles arrested in shooting of off-duty St. Louis officer Two teenaged boys have been arrested in connection with the shooting of an off-duty St. Louis police officer working security job in the downtown area, police said.Â
July 30, 2020 In 2014 shooting of Michael Brown, St. Louis' top prosecutor announces no charges against Darren Wilson A St. Louis County, Mo., prosecutor said Thursday, that he will not be charging the police officer who shot 18-year-old Michael Brown in 2014, after quietly reopening the investigation.
July 27, 2020 Operation Legend's first murder charge announced in Kansas City Authorities in Kansas City, Mo., nabbed a murder suspect thought to be the first person charged with a slaying under a controversial federal program created to combat a spike in crime in cities across the country.Â
July 26, 2020 Thousands of bottles of whiskey spill onto Missouri highway after truck overturns A trunk hauling crates of whiskey through Missouri spilled thousands of bottles onto a highway after overturning early Wednesday.
July 25, 2020 Andrew McCarthy blasts Pelosi's 'Stormtroopers' comment about federal agents: 'It's despicable demagoguery' Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's comments about federal agents deployed to protect American cities being "stormtroopers" were a "disgrace," former Assistant U.S. Attorney Andrew McCarthy asserted Saturday.
July 25, 2020 Out-of-work mom gifts lottery winnings to officer shot in the line of duty because of daughter's 'selfless' suggestion A single Kansas City, Mo. mother who lost her job amidst the COVID-19 pandemic decided to gift her $100 lottery winnings to a police officer shot in the line of duty because of the selflessness of her 12-year-old daughter.Â