Gun Violence

BJC Healthcare has expanded its gun lock safety program to more than 20 hospital locations. Gun locks are now free and accessible in BJC family care centers, children’s hospitals and emergency rooms in Missouri and Illinois.

Students who survived a deadly shooting at their high school say state lawmakers are missing the chance to prevent the next tragedy.

A federal judge in Kansas City ruled that the Second Amendment Preservation Act in Missouri did not pass constitutional muster. The law allowed citizens to sue Missouri police if they believed their rights to guns were violated by the enforcement of federal regulations.

Just outside St. Louis, a cemetery for children sits on a hill. A wooden, weather-worn sign welcomes mourners to "Baby Land." The gravediggers who made the special spot work quietly in the shadows.

Al regresar los estudiantes a la escuela para clases en persona, un estudiante procesa sucedido y lo que necesita para superar el trágico evento.

Researchers from the University of Missouri and Washington University, studying St. Louis Children’s Hospital emergency room data, found more children are coming to the ER with gun shot injuries than before the coronavirus pandemic began in early 2020.

As students came back to the building for in-person classes, one student processed what happened and what she needs to move forward.

In 2022, we said goodbye to a number of remarkable people who lived and worked in the St. Louis region.

Mykael Ash uses bullet shells he finds on the ground as elements in his artwork to tell stories about racial violence, resistance, and history.

St. Louis Regional Racial Healing + Justice Fund awarded five community organizations $16,000 in unrestricted grant money to support the groups' ongoing efforts to help the community heal after the shooting at Central Visual Performing Arts High School in October.