The St. Louis Zoo is transforming part of its land in Franklin County, Missouri, into a conservation habitat in hopes of saving the American red wolf from extinction, as the species has only 20 wolves...
A student wore a Confederate flag mask to Oakville High School Tuesday that apparently went either unnoticed or unreported by teachers for two 90-minute classes, upsetting students who reported the mask...
By Tessa Weinberg, Missouri Independent
• January 13, 2021
Despite “clearly reckless” actions by President Donald Trump that incited a mob that overtook the U.S. Capitol Wednesday, Missouri Sen. Roy Blunt said Sunday morning on Face The Nation that Trump should...
By Rudi Keller, Missouri Independent
• January 11, 2021
The list of Missouri supporters abandoning U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley grew Friday, when a prominent early backer accused him of “an act of reckless pandering” by raising objections as electoral votes were...
By Laura Olson, Missouri Independent
• January 10, 2021
WASHINGTON — A day after a violent mob seeking to overturn the election forced its way into the U.S. Capitol, the chief of the law enforcement officers tasked with protecting that building and those...
By Jason Hancock, Missouri Independent
• January 9, 2021
After a day of insurrection and deadly violence at the U.S. Capitol, Missouri Republican Sen. Josh Hawley continued his push on Wednesday to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.
But...
By Jason Hancock, Missouri Independent
• January 9, 2021
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson expressed dismay Wednesday at news that a pro-Trump mob stormed the U.S. Capitol to derail the certification of President-elect Joe Biden’s victory.
But he said people should...
By Laura Olson, Missouri Independent
• January 8, 2021
By Laura Olson and Ariana Figueroa
A violent mob derailed the typically routine process of Congress certifying the presidential election results on Wednesday, with the House of Representatives and Senate...
By Laura Olson, States Newsroom
• November 4, 2020
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump prematurely declared victory early Wednesday morning, but the outcome of a razor-thin presidential contest actually depends on key battleground states that are trying...
Update: The launch Wednesday was scrubbed due to weather, with the next attempt at 2:22 p.m. Central time Saturday, then another launch window Sunday.
For the first time since 2011, American astronauts...
