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Missouri Attorney General Erich Schmitt Files Brief with Supreme Court Against Protections for LGBTQ+ Employees

September 16, 2019

Missouri attorney general Erich Schmitt, with 13 other state attorneys general and Kentucky governor Matt Bevin, filed an amicus curiae brief with the Supreme Court in Express Altitude, Inc. v. Zarda and R.G. & G.R. Funeral Homes, Inc. v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) arguing that ...

Hurricane Dorian

Josh Calloni, Reporter

September 16, 2019

The first hurricane of the season, Dorian, wrecked The Bahamas, and then its way along the Florida coast line, and into the Carolina coastline. Before Dorian made landfall in the United States, it had to go through the Ba...

Amazon on Fire

Kayla Davito, reporter

September 12, 2019

The Amazon rainforest is the largest rainforest in the world. Now, however, it is on fire and in the month of July alone, has shrunk 519 miles. According to websites such as wwf.panda.org, the Amazon is home to at least 40,000 plan...

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson Refuses to Call Special Session on Gun Violence

Patrick Kissel, Reporter

September 11, 2019

Missouri Governor Mike Parson has refused to call a special session of the General Assembly to consider legislation meant to address the problem of gun violence in St. Louis and throughout the state due to a recent outbreak of gun...

President Donald Trump Imposes 5% Tariff on Mexico of Immigration

Patrick Kissel, Reporter

May 31, 2019

President Donald Trump has imposed a 5% import tariff on Mexico, hoping to force Mexico to prevent immigrants from crossing the American border. The tariff, which goes into effect on June 1, will increase by 5% on the first of ...

Multiple Tornadoes Touch Down in Missouri

Patrick Kissel, Reporter

May 23, 2019

A second round of tornadoes hit Missouri on Wednesday night. Jefferson City and Golden City were both hit by tornadoes, resulting in damage and numerous fatalities. Tornado watches were also issued in St. Louis and St. Charles co...

Iran-U.S Conflict

Ryan Fredrick, Reporter

May 23, 2019

Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan presented a military plan at a meeting of top national security officials that would send as many as 120,000 US troops to the Middle East in the event Iran strikes American forces in the region o...

William Barr Fails to Attend Subpoena Issued by House Judiciary Committee

Patrick Kissel, Reporter

May 23, 2019

The House Judiciary Committee voted on May 15 to hold attorney general William Barr in contempt, after Barr did not attend a subpoena issued by the committee to attend a hearing in relation to special counsel Robert Mueller�...

Trump Considers Using Court Order to Deport Migrants at the Border

Patrick Kissel, Reporter

May 23, 2019

President Donald Trump has not considered using court orders to deport migrants on the border, according to administration officials. This consideration comes after numerous controversies surrounding Trump administration policies s...

Study Finds Missouri Has Third Worst Drug Problem in the Country

Patrick Kissel, Reporter

May 14, 2019

A recent study conducted by the personal finance website WalletHub that compared all 50 states and the District of Columbia using 22 key metrics indicates that Missouri has one of the worst drug problems in the country. The...

Colorado Shooting Leaves 1 Dead, 8 Wounded

Ryan Fredrick, Reporter

May 9, 2019

Earlier this week, eight students were wounded and one killed at STEM School Highlands Ranch in Colorado during a school shooting. The two suspects, Devon Erickson, 18, and Alec McKinney, 16, have not yet been formally charge...

Sri Lanka Bombings

Ryan Fredrick, Reporter

May 8, 2019

Hundreds were killed by nine suicide bombers who struck hotels and churches all across Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday. Sri Lankan police have been conducting raids on the suspected bombers since the attack, according to the articl...