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Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt discusses the Safer Streets Initiative at an event in St. Louis (photo courtesy of the Missouri Attorney Generals Office).

Eric Schmitt denies involvement in call for Trump supporters to march on U.S. Capitol

By Rebecca Rivas, Missouri Independent January 12, 2021

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt denies any knowledge of a robocall by an arm of the Republican Attorneys General Association (RAGA) encouraging “patriots” to participate in a march that ended...

Voters check in to cast their ballots at the Sunset Hills Community Center during the April 2019 municipal election.

In election filing trend so far, incumbents declining to run for election

By Staff Report January 11, 2021

Candidate filing closes Tuesday, Jan. 19 for a number of governmental positions that are up for election April 6. Filing began at 8 a.m. Dec. 15, and ends at 5 p.m. Jan. 19. Judging by candidates who...

Then-Senate candidate and now Sen. Josh Hawley speaks at a “Stop Schumer, Fire Claire” tour stop in Ballwin, Missouri on Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2018. Hawley defeated incumbent Sen. Claire McCaskill in November 2018, receiving 51.43 percent of the vote compared to McCaskill’s 45.47 percent. Photo by Erin Achenbach.

Josh Hawley’s major donor calls for him to be censured by the U.S. Senate

By Rudi Keller, Missouri Independent January 10, 2021

A Joplin businessman who helped bankroll Sen. Josh Hawley’s first campaign denounced him on Thursday as a “political opportunist” who used “irresponsible, inflammatory, and dangerous tactics”...

Then a candidate for Senate, Sen. Josh Hawley speaks at a campaign stop in Ballwin, Missouri in 2018. Hawley went on to defeat incumbent Claire McCaskill, a Democrat., receiving 51.43 percent of the vote compared to McCaskill’s 45.47 percent. Photos by Erin Achenbach.

Majority of Missouri congressional delegation was set to object to Joe Biden’s victory

By Laura Olson, Missouri Independent January 8, 2021

By Ariana Figueroa and Laura Olson Editor’s note: This article was first published Wednesday morning, ahead of the vote certification and riot at the U.S. Capitol. The final step in a turmoil-filled...

The Red Cross provided meals for families affected by the wildfires in Oregon in 2020.

Red Cross warns about number of fires in St. Louis, statewide in recent days

January 7, 2021

With colder weather and families gathered for the holidays, the American Red Cross of Greater St. Louis has responded to an increasing number of home fires in recent days — more than three times the...

St. Louis County Executive Sam Page attends the ribbon-cutting ceremony at 9 Mile Garden, a food truck garden in Affton that is the first in the state. The food truck garden officially opened July 3.

St. Louis County ‘Safer at Home’ stay-at-home order extended indefinitely

By Gloria Lloyd, News Editor January 6, 2021

St. Louis County is still under a stay-at-home advisory in 2021, a continuation of an order issued by County Executive Sam Page in mid-November in response to the ongoing surge in COVID-19 hospitalizations. In...

Social distancing at Cliff Cave Park this past spring.

Great Rivers Greenway asks for feedback

January 5, 2021

Great Rivers Greenway is celebrating its 20th anniversary and seeking feedback to envision the next 20 years of its mission connecting the region with greenways. Area residents are invited to guide Great Rivers Greenway’s...

Grace Knoll, 95, a long-term care resident at St. Luke’s Surrey Place, was the first resident at the skilled nursing facility to roll up her sleeves and receive the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine on Monday, Dec. 28, 2020.

Pharmacies begin giving COVID-19 vaccines to nursing home residents

December 29, 2020

Pharmacies have begun giving COVID-19 vaccines to local nursing home residents, who along with frontline health-care workers are first in line for the immunization that could end the pandemic. Hospitals...

This weeks front page: Saying goodbye to 2020

This week’s front page: Saying goodbye to 2020

December 29, 2020

We're all happy to say goodbye to this year. See you in 2021!

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