Josephine Baker, born in Missouri in 1906 and buried in Monaco in 1975, was a famed French-American dancer, singer and actress who fought in the French resistance during WWII and later battled racism (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)

VOICED: Researchers in America claim scrapping background checks for private gun sales is one of the main reasons for the spike in gun violence. Gun lobbyists deny the link but outreach workers and families of victims are convinced of...

Kansas is the first state to vote on altering the language of the state constitution on abortion, since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.

Almost a dozen states have tried to prohibit mask requirements in schools, and more than a dozen states have implemented them.

Kennedy Mitchum contacted Merriam-Webster's Dictionary over its definition of "racism," which she said was misleading.

CLEAN: Interior arty slow motion shots of people with rifles and handguns shooting at targets on a shooting range on March 23, 2018 in St Louis, Missouri.

CLEAN: Interior arty slow motion shots of people with rifles and handguns shooting at targets on a shooting range on March 23, 2018 in St Louis, Missouri.

CLEAN: Interior arty slow motion shots of people with rifles and handguns shooting at targets on a shooting range on March 23, 2018 in St Louis, Missouri.

Instagram CEO Adam Mosseri got a grilling up on Capitol Hill by members of the Senate subcommittee investigating the social media platform. Mosseri’s appearance follows bombshell reports showing Meta (formerly Facebook) and Instagram are...

The payments would continue until the child reaches the age of 18 and or has graduated from high school, according to the bill.

Missouri was on the verge of becoming the only state without an abortion clinic.

U.S. District Judge Howard Sachs' recent ruling changed policies in the Show-Me State.

A report from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says the bald eagle population has quadrupled since 2009.

He plans to object during next week's certification of the Electoral College votes, which will prolong the process.

Abortion bans have exceptions to save a pregnant person's life, but the laws aren't clear about when a life is in danger, a Newsy investigation finds.

General MacArthur gives speech (original sound). Representatives of Japan, the USA and other nations sign the surrender agreement.

Turns out the Delta variant has more transmissible and potentially more vaccine-resistant cousins: Delta+ and Lambda. Over in Missouri, remember that St. Louis couple who made headlines last summer for brandishing guns at Black Lives...

Nov. 25 -- A white Missouri police officer who shot and killed an unarmed black teenager avoided indictment by a state grand jury, raising concerns of a return to rioting that engulfed the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson after the August...

This Kansas field could be a small step toward a big leap forward in agriculture. Researchers from the non-profit research organisation the Land Institute are working to turn this wheatgrass into a viable crop to replace the standard...

FATS DOMINO REMEMBERED The owner of the Blueberry Hill restaurant and music club near St. Louis is remembering rock and roll pioneer Fats Domino, who died Tuesday (24OCT2017) in New Orleans at age 89. Joe...

Clashes between protesters and police continue in Ferguson

1. Close-up and wide view of stem cells being treated in lab 2. Mid and close-up image of neurons 3. SOUNDBITE: (English) Dr Elmer Price, University of Missouri, Associate Professor of Biomedical Science: "Historically most adult stem...

As the nation awaits a Missouri grand jury decision whether to charge the officer who shot unarmed 18-year-old Michael Brown, Attorney General Eric Holder is making a plea to the public to maintain peace. In a statement released on the...

New numbers the FBI shared with Newsy reveal a sharp rise in the number of local police agencies disclosing serious use-of-force incidents.