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This broken levee is on the Missouri River west of Hamburg, Iowa, shown from an airplane view. The white smoke in the background is from a coal plant in Nebraska operated by the Omaha Public Power Administration.

10 Failed Levees In Midwest Flood Zone Were Not Inspected By Federal Government

The 11 levees that failed last week during catastrophic flooding along the Missouri River were maintained by local associations or private owners, with...

A copy of Attorney General William Barr's letter to Congress regarding the conclusion of special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation is arranged for a photograph in Washington, D.C.

READ: The Justice Department's Summary Of The Mueller Report

Attorney General William Barr has sent Congress a letter with special counsel Robert Mueller's key findings. There have been calls for him to share the full report, but Barr is not required to do so.

Special counsel Robert Mueller walks with his wife, Ann, in Washington, D.C., on Sunday. The Justice Department is expected to send a summary of his findings to Congress.

Mueller Report Doesn't Find Russian Collusion, But Can't 'Exonerate' On Obstruction

Attorney General William Barr and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein prepared a summary of the special counsel's findings after learning on Friday from Robert Mueller that his work was complete.

According to Washington University's Center for Social Development's latest study, predominantly black residents and low-income communities in the region face barriers in casting their ballots.

April’s Ferguson-Florissant School Board Election To Be The First Using Cumulative Voting

Voters in the Ferguson-Florissant School District will select their school board members much differently on April 2.The new method, called cumulative…

Airman First Class Anthony Uelk, on the ladder, along with fellow 932nd Airlift Wing flight line crew chiefs, refuel a C-40 in preparation for a launch at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois.

Scott Air Force Base Project Could Be Cut To Pay For Border Wall Construction

Among the military construction projects that could be cut, or at least delayed, in order to pay for a wall on the southern border of the United States is…

It Will Take More Than Transparency To Reduce Drug Prices, Economists Say

The Trump administration wants to increase transparency in prescription drug pricing. But health economists say the administration's call to tie prices to what other nations pay might work better.

The St. Louis University chess team won the blitz competition in the U.S. Collegiate Rapid and Blitz Championships in March 2019.

On Chess: Collegiate Chess Players Exhibit Strong Talent At First National Rapid And Blitz Event

The college chess scene is booming, and it is easy to see why. The inclusion of so many strong chess programs and the explosion of rivalries between…

Getting To School Is A Long And Winding Road For A Homeless Student Like Angelina

There’s a late-winter chill in the house. A space heater is trying to do the work of a busted furnace. Angelina rubs the sleep out of her eyes as her mom…

Citing Congressional Authority, Blunt Votes To Reject Trump’s Emergency Declaration On Border Wall

The US Senate voted 59-41 Thursday to reject President Donald Trump’s declaration of a national emergency to build a barrier along the US-Mexico border....

Yucca battle pits Shimkus against Democratic heavyweights over nuclear waste

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, May 6, 2011 - WASHINGTON - He's been vilified in the Las Vegas media, accused of staging a "publicity…

Despite law on racial disparities, black teens are overly tried as adults

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, May 10, 2011 - Missouri has been prosecuting an increasingly disproportionate number of…

Sharp cuts in state government may be on horizon with Nixon's new proposals

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, March 12, 2010 - Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon announced Thursday that he was making another $126 million…

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