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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.

The bill would also restrict how much municipalities can reduce police department budgets and it would establish a fund for officers who have experienced trauma.

A controversial bronze statue of Ninian Edwards will, for the time being, remain where it is installed, in a small plaza near Edwardsville's city center. The statue, the plaza and Edwards’ slavery legacy became the focus of protests during the global Black Lives Matter movement this summer.

"I've been told they've been charged with exhibiting a firearm and tampering with evidence," Joel Schwartz, who represents Mark and Patricia McCloskey told NPR.

Officials are reviewing the citations and the police department's evidence. "It's now incumbent on the city counselor to decide whether or not to charge these people," the city counselor said.