What You Need to Know: During the final months of World War II, U.S. Navy battleships bombarded Japanese targets, contributing alongside Army bombers to Japans devastation. Post-war, most battleships were retired, but the Korean War prompted the reactivation of three Iowa-class battleshipsUSS Iowa, USS New Jersey, and USS Wisconsinjoining USS Missouri.

As she campaigns in a deep red state, Rev Susan Shumway says its her job to kick open the doors for queer youthWhen Phoenix Lemke was in his final year of high school, he had nowhere to go.The family of the teenager from OFallon, Missouri, had long disapproved of him being queer, and in December 2021, at age 17, he left home without a clear plan. He spent several days cou...

Harris, Trump trade barbs while campaigning in Michigan; Missouri community inspired to name school building after its dedicated custodian

Custodian Claudene Wilson is so dedicated to Swedeborg District lll Elementary School that, over the past 30 years, she has taken on many additional responsibilities.

Voters in Missouri, Alaska and California will vote on minimum wage hikes. Massachusetts and Arizona will consider tipped worker wages.

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story Red-leaning states reup efforts to weaken abortion pill access Three Republican-leaning states filed a joint amended lawsuit in a renewed effort to undo increased access to the abortion drug mifepristone. AP Attorneys general from Missouri, Kansas and...

A Missouri woman has been sentenced to two life terms in prison for killing a pregnant Arkansas woman and trying to pass off the dead woman's fetus as her own stillborn baby.

A Missouri woman has been sentenced to life in prison for killing a pregnant Arkansas woman and trying to pass off the dead woman’s fetus as her own stillborn baby

A Missouri woman has been sentenced to life in prison for a rare case of fetal abduction in which she tried to take her baby.

Homecoming is a tradition celebrated by almost every high school and college. So where did it truly begin?

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch endorsed Sen. Josh Hawleys (R-MO) Democratic challenger, Lucas Kunce, calling Hawley the worst sitting senator in America right now.

A campaign to enshrine abortion rights in the Missouri Constitution has raised close to $22 million

A Missouri man said getting called into work on his day off ended up being a lucky turn of events when he scored a $1 million lottery prize.

Many states have laws designed to keep children away from convicted sexual offenders on Halloween night, such as curfews for those on offender registries and requirements to keep their porch lights off

Two deputies were wounded and a suspect was fatally shot during a shooting that erupted early Monday during a traffic stop in Missouri's Callaway County.

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch criticized the GOP senator and Trump ally in connection with the January 6 Capitol riot.

Authorities say a Texas man shot and wounded two deputies during a traffic stop before they returned fire and killed him