Midwest Newsroom /tags/midwest-newsroom Midwest Newsroom en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà Wed, 28 May 2025 10:00:00 GMT In storm-ravaged St. Louis and nationwide, more people lack homeowners insurance /economy-business/2025-05-28/st-louis-nationwide-homeowners-insurance-tornado Information is emerging about how many people in north St. Louis did not have homeowners insurance when storms ripped through the region on May 16. Still, the data is just an early estimate, against the backdrop of a rising number of homeowners around the country who don’t have policies. Wed, 28 May 2025 10:00:00 GMT /economy-business/2025-05-28/st-louis-nationwide-homeowners-insurance-tornado Holly Edgell Many people in north St. Louis may have lacked homeowners insurance when storms hit /economy-business/2025-05-19/north-st-louis-homeowners-insurance-storms-hit If you are among those who are without coverage and sustained damage to your property, the Midwest Newsroom and STLPR invite you to share your story with us. Mon, 19 May 2025 18:36:50 GMT /economy-business/2025-05-19/north-st-louis-homeowners-insurance-storms-hit Holly Edgell A gymnastics coach sexually abused Missouri girls. Then they had to face him in court /law-order/2025-05-07/gymnastics-coach-sexually-abused-missouri-girls-face-him-court Three years after David Schneider was sentenced to 50 years in prison, his former gymnasts and their families live with the emotional scars of the offenses and the trauma of going to trial. Schneider continues to appeal his conviction. Wed, 07 May 2025 10:00:00 GMT /law-order/2025-05-07/gymnastics-coach-sexually-abused-missouri-girls-face-him-court Gabrielle Lindemann Una madre e hijo colombianos buscaban una vida mejor. ICE lo dejó morir en St. Louis /law-order/2025-04-25/st-louis-phelps-county-brayan-garzon-rayo-muerto-ice-inmigracion Lucy Garzón lo arriesgó todo para mantener a sus hijos a salvo, pero terminó perdiendo a un hijo en el país que esperaba lo protegiera. Fri, 25 Apr 2025 10:00:00 GMT /law-order/2025-04-25/st-louis-phelps-county-brayan-garzon-rayo-muerto-ice-inmigracion Brian Munoz, Chad Davis, Kavahn Mansouri A mother and son fled Colombia for a better life. He died in St. Louis on ICE’s watch /law-order/2025-04-25/st-louis-police-brayan-garzon-rayo-ice-immigration-dead Lucy Garzón risked everything to keep her children safe, then ended up losing a son to the very country she hoped would protect him. Fri, 25 Apr 2025 10:00:00 GMT /law-order/2025-04-25/st-louis-police-brayan-garzon-rayo-ice-immigration-dead Brian Munoz, Chad Davis, Kavahn Mansouri Police warn Missouri Republicans against reviving a controversial gun rights law /government-politics-issues/2025-04-16/police-missouri-republicans-second-amendment-preservation-act-gun-rights As Missouri Republicans push a new version of the Second Amendment Preservation Act through the legislature, law enforcement officials in the state say lawmakers and supporters of the bill are ignoring their concerns. Wed, 16 Apr 2025 10:00:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2025-04-16/police-missouri-republicans-second-amendment-preservation-act-gun-rights Kavahn Mansouri Homeless residents in Midwest cities are increasingly hard to track — and to help /government-politics-issues/2025-02-11/homeless-residents-midwest-cities-increasingly-hard-track-help Each year, volunteers venture out nationwide on a single night for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development’s point-in-time count in an effort to tally the country’s homeless population. Rural volunteers say they rely on the count to aid their unhoused populations. Meanwhile, experts say HUD may be undercounting. Tue, 11 Feb 2025 10:00:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2025-02-11/homeless-residents-midwest-cities-increasingly-hard-track-help Kavahn Mansouri 5 things we learned about funding earmarked for homeless students /education/2025-01-10/5-things-midwest-newsroom-funding-earmarked-homeless-students Missouri, Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska school districts are undercounting students who are homeless, which means thousands are not getting the support they need. Fri, 10 Jan 2025 18:44:24 GMT /education/2025-01-10/5-things-midwest-newsroom-funding-earmarked-homeless-students Holly Edgell Food delivery, flowers, Amazon: How Keisha Scarlett spent $141K of St. Louis Public Schools money /education/2024-12-10/food-delivery-flowers-amazon-superintendent-keisha-scarlett-141000-st-louis-public-schools-money © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà obtained credit card statements from former St. Louis Public Schools Superintendent Keisha Scarlett that are at the center of a new district investigation. Tue, 10 Dec 2024 22:59:38 GMT /education/2024-12-10/food-delivery-flowers-amazon-superintendent-keisha-scarlett-141000-st-louis-public-schools-money Kavahn Mansouri, Hiba Ahmad, Kate Grumke Jail deaths in St. Louis 3 times higher than in St. Louis County since 2020 /law-order/2024-11-22/detainee-deaths-st-louis-city-jail-3-times-higher-st-louis-county-jail City public safety officials say their reporting of jail deaths earlier this year excluded one person because that individual was arrested but not considered a detainee at the city jail. Fri, 22 Nov 2024 11:00:00 GMT /law-order/2024-11-22/detainee-deaths-st-louis-city-jail-3-times-higher-st-louis-county-jail Lacretia Wimbley