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Country’s oldest taxidermy shop calls St. Louis home, with roots to Germany and Busch family

AFFTON, Missouri — Seventeen years old and fresh out of high school, Frank Wagner Jr. wanted to be a taxidermist. He went to Schwarz Studio Taxidermists, then in the Lafayette Square neighborhood of St. Louis, and asked for a job, but they weren't hiring.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Jan 25, 2023

Editorial: Missouri's abortion ban reads like a sermon. That's a constitutional problem

Among the problems with state abortion bans is that they are generally an expression of the religious convictions of the legislators who pass them. America isn’t supposed to be a theocracy. But challenging such laws as violating the separation of church and state is difficult because proponents can just claim…

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Jan 25, 2023

Editorial: As California reels from its mass shooting, it's still safer than Missouri

Some might argue that the mass shooting that killed 11 people in California somehow proves gun restrictions don’t work. After all, California has the toughest gun-control laws in America. But even a cursory look at the data finds that tragedies like this are the exceptions that underscore the rule.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Jan 25, 2023

Updated Chiefs 53-man roster by jersey number for AFC divisional round

Be sure you know all of the players on the #Chiefs' roster ahead of their AFC divisional round game against the #Jaguars.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Jan 21, 2023

Five Missouri inmates seen breaking out of jail in surveillance video as manhunt continues

Inmate Michael Wilkins was recaptured by authorities in Poplar Bluff, Missouri

The Independent UK · Jan 21, 2023

Ex-Miami QB Jake Garcia transferring to Missouri; center Jakai Clark enters portal

Former Miami Hurricanes quarterback Jake Garcia found a new school quickly.

Tribune News Service · Jan 20, 2023

Commentary: Abortion bans undermine church-state separation

Abortion bans impose on everyone the narrow religious doctrine of a few. These bans violate the separation of church and state.

Tribune News Service · Jan 20, 2023

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‘Welcome Corps’ will allow Americans to privately sponsor refugees in US

Tribune News Service · Jan 20, 2023

Religious leaders sue to overturn Missouri’s abortion ban

ST. LOUIS — More than a dozen faith leaders filed suit Thursday in St. Louis Circuit Court to overturn Missouri’s abortion ban, arguing state legislators acted based on their personal religious beliefs and violated the separation of church and state protected in Missouri’s Constitution.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Jan 19, 2023

Manhunt underway after five men escape from jail in stolen car

Men described as dangerous and flight risks in US Marshals bulletins

The Independent UK · Jan 19, 2023