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The Association of Black Students at St. Louis' Washington University is rallying to support dining hall workers after students last month allegedly threw eggs, stood on tables and used racial slurs … more

Here's a look at how AP's general news coverage is shaping up for select Nebraska stories. For up-to-the minute information on AP's complete coverage of Nebraska and the rest of the world, visit … more

Here’s a look at how AP’s general news coverage is shaping up for select Illinois stories. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s complete coverage of Illinois and the rest of the world, … more

People impacted by nuclear contamination in the St. Louis region are urging federal lawmakers to approve a plan to spend billions of dollars to compensate Americans exposed to radiation by the … more

Attorneys for a condemned Missouri man say the state's execution protocol allows for “surgery without anesthesia” if the typical process of finding a suitable vein to inject the lethal drug … more

If you purchased some weighted groceries or bagged fruit at Walmart in recent years, you may be eligible for a cash payment from a class action settlement with the retailer. The class action lawsuit, … more

The Quill will offer a keepsake book to commemorate the once-in-a-lifetime total solar eclipse event taking place Monday. more

Unofficial Howell County election results from Tuesday show a couple of potential upsets, including a defeat of Mtn. View Mayor John Krasuski by a write-in candidate, and a new West Plains R-7 school board member to replace longtime member and current President Jim Thompson, who was defeated by two votes. more

The Missouri State University-West Plains campus recently expanded by about 40 acres, thanks to a generous gift from Dr. Linda Wulff-Risner, a professor of agriculture there for about 30 years. The donation of her property, Risner Stables, will allow the university to expand its agriculture program as part of the matching portion of a MoExcels grant applied for through the Missouri Department of Higher Education. more

Felons who have allegedly been found in possession of guns have been recently been charged in Douglas and Shannon counties, in some cases related to complaints of harassment, paranoid behavior or the discharge of weapons near or toward houses. more

Party in the Path, a four-day festival celebrating the total solar eclipse’s path with just over three minutes of totality in West Plains, will begin Friday and run through Monday, featuring a plethora of activities for all ages. Following is a quick roundup of those activities in West Plain. Visit explorewestplains.com/tse or follow @eclipsewestplains on Facebook for details. more

In the summer of 2022, days before the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, some 500 high school girls gathered in Missouri for a weeklong mock government camp in which they elected their own … more

What would an all-female government look like in the U.S.? Or even a majority female government? It’s something that remains a fantasy. But for the ambitious high school students in the Girls State … more

EDITORS/NEWS DIRECTORS: Allergy season is earlier and stronger than expected. More than 80 million Americans deal with itchy eyes, runny nose and other symptoms of seasonal allergies, … more

Area author Donna Brown, writing under the pen name Cygnet Brown, has written a new book focused on the newly created Wild and Scenic Riverway in Oregon County, called "Oregon County, Wild and Scenic." more

EDITORS: NEWS DIRECTORS: NOT FOR BROADCAST, PUBLICATION OR USE ONLINE The Associated Press has completed its election night results tabulation for the AR Primary Runoff, with all races … more

Forty-six years after a Missouri hunter found a body in the Mississippi River, the victim has been identified as a 15-year-old girl from Iowa. Authorities in Lincoln County, Missouri, announced … more