Post-Civil War legal documents restored

Ten years of painstaking work pays off with a rare glimpse into the legal mess left in Missouri once the Civil War ended. More than 11,200 court cases filed in St. Louis Circuit Court between 1866 and 1868 have been rescued, cleaned and restored thanks to a $330,000...

Recounts certified; no results change

Recounts haven’t changed the results of extremely close races in the Missouri legislature, but, according to the Secretary of State’s office , do say something about our election system. One Senate race and two House races decided by a margin of less than...

Missouri ballot counting not over yet

It’s not over until the Secretary of State says it’s over. And the Secretary of State says Tuesday’s election is not over. About 7,100 votes have not been counted yet. They’re provisional ballots. When people show up at a polling place and...