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Expansion of the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act could have helped with care for people suffering after living near contaminated waterways and sites across Missouri.

Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft threatened to unilaterally kick President Joe Biden off of the Missouri ballot if Donald Trump is disqualified in other states for violating the U.S. Constitution insurrection clause. But an appeals court ruling found Missouri law did not give the secretary of state that power.

The Metro East suburb will use about $4.75 million in state funding to help complete the projects, which are needed as the community continues to grow.

Los proveedores de recursos para los inmigrantes en St. Louis dicen que necesitan más apoyo para sus metas y ayuda lingüística para mejor servir a la comunidad.

St. Louis immigrant aid groups said they, and incoming immigrants, need more support and language resources in order to be able settle into and thrive in the community.

Primary meddling, dark money and self-funding loopholes help skew Illinois politics to favor moneyed candidates. But there are also solutions — like fighting big money with public funding of campaigns.

Music therapy can reduce stress and anxiety, improve memory, elevate mood and facilitate pain management and physical rehabilitation.

The pledge, a vestige of the McCarthy Red Scare era, is not mandatory for candidates in Illinois. Despite that, it has been signed by candidates for decades — including Trump in 2016 and 2020.

Paige Walden created Community Arts Bus to cope with the impacts of violence in St. Louis. Children in need take free arts classes around the city.

Wastewater tests are designed to provide an early warning system so that public health officials can ward off outbreaks.

Homicides dropped by 21% between 2022 and 2023, and juvenile shootings were nearly cut in half last year. City leaders attribute the decline to various police efforts, but crime experts say there's more to consider — including COVID and national trends.

A group of Illinois voters filed a joint objection to Trump’s candidacy, arguing that the former president should be disqualified under the Constitution's 14th Amendment. It prohibits anyone who took part in an insurrection against the United States from holding federal office.