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A spokesman for St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell said Monday the office was waiting for information before charges can be considered.

Washington University officials said that all arrested demonstrators will be charged with trespassing and that some of them also will be charged with resisting arrest and assault over skirmishes with police.

Abortion providers in the Metro East say that since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in 2022, some anti-abortion protesters have tried to intimidate and harass people in an attempt to dissuade them from having abortions. Providers at a roundtable in Springfield on Tuesday said they want Illinois lawmakers to consider more protections for patients and clinics.

Nearly a month into the Israel-Hamas war, St. Louis-area events supporting Palestinians and Israelis killed or missing in the fighting continue to draw scores of demonstrators and prompt public outcry.

St. Louis activist and protest leader Sasha Zemmel talks about the effort to end the abuse of elephants by the Moolah Shrine Circus.

Six people died when a tornado hit the Amazon warehouse, which labor advocates say highlighted the unsafe working conditions at the company.

In a 38-page response to a complaint filed requesting that the Missouri Supreme Court suspend their law licenses, Mark and Patricia McCloskey say violent riots and protests in the wake of the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis justified their actions.

Some residents in the city had asked for the bronze depiction of Ninian Edwards to be removed entirely because he owned enslaved people.

Palestinians in St. Louis are watching with anger and dismay as Israeli military forces continue to bomb homes and businesses in Gaza.

The St. Louis attorney gained national attention when he pointed a gun at protesters walking in front of his house.