Human Remains are Those of Missing Maplewood Woman

MAPLEWOOD, Mo. (AP) — The human remains found along railroad tracks in St. Louis have been identified as those of a Maplewood woman missing since May. Gary Martin told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Wednesday that Maplewood detectives told him the remains were of his mother, 62-year-old Barbara Johnson. St. Louis police call her death “suspicious,” and homicide…

Missouri Democrats Hope Minimum Wage Measure Helps McCaskill

JEFFERSON CITY, MO (AP) — Democrats hope a ballot proposal to hike Missouri’s minimum wage will boost support for Sen. Claire McCaskill’s re-election, a seat Republicans are targeting as a top opportunity to insulate their Senate majority. Even if the measure’s presence on the Nov. 6 ballot only spikes engagement from otherwise apathetic Democrats, as…