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HOUSTON (AP) — A federal judge has rejected a last-ditch Republican effort to invalidate nearly 127,000 votes in Houston. U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen’s ruling Monday concerned ballots cast at drive-thru polling centers that were established during the pandemic. The lawsuit was brought by conservative Texas activists who have railed against expanded voting access in…
CLAYTON, Mo. (AP) — A Missouri congressional race on Tuesday will serve as a test of the inroads Democrats believe they are making in the suburbs. Four-term incumbent Republican Ann Wagner is facing a strong challenge from Democratic state Sen. Jill Schupp in Missouri’s 2nd District, which covers mostly middle class and affluent parts of…
(KTRS) – A Washington Middle School student is the first Missouri child to die of COVID-19. Washington School District officials said in a letter to parents that eighth grade student Payton Baumgarth died from the novel coronavirus over the weekend. Baumgarth last attended class on Thurs., Oct. 22, and had been in quarantine since Mon.,…
OPA-LOCKA, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump is suggesting that he will fire Dr. Anthony Fauci after Tuesday’s election, as his rift with the nation’s top infectious disease expert widens while the nation sees its most alarming outbreak of the coronavirus since the spring. Speaking at a campaign rally in Opa-locka, Florida, Trump expressed frustration…
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — University of Missouri students, faculty and staff will be required to wear masks in classrooms when on-campus classes resume this fall. The university is planning for the return of students after classes were moved online in March in response to the coronavirus pandemic. University of Missouri System President Mun Choi said…
Washington D.C. (KTRS) 10 people are facing charges in a $1.4 Billion Dollar medical billing scheme involving rural hospitals – one of which is located in Missouri. According to the Justice Department, those involved include hospital managers, lab owners, billers and recruiters. The indictment alleges that from 2015 – 2018, the conspirators would take over…
An attorney for a white couple who pointed guns at protesters outside their mansion in St. Louis, Missouri, says they are strong supporters of the Black Lives Matter movement and its message seeking social justice. Social media video shows Mark and Patricia McCloskey standing outside their home Sunday night with weapons as demonstrators went by.…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A white couple pointed guns at protesters in St. Louis, as the group marched toward the mayor’s home, demanding her resignation. A social media video showed the armed couple standing outside their home Sunday evening, shouting at protesters, while people in the march urged the crowd to ignore them. Protesters were…
KINLOCH, Mo. (AP) — Authorities say a St. Louis rapper who went by the stage name Huey was killed in a shooting that also wounded another man. St. Louis County police said in a news release that the shooting happened just before 11 p.m. Thursday in Kinloch. Police identified the man who was killed as…
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Missouri’s health department is giving the only abortion clinic in the state another license. Planned Parenthood says the state issued a license Thursday to the St. Louis clinic. The clinic’s license was at the center of a yearlong legal battle with abortion opponents who want the facility to be closed. The…