St. Louis County Council candidate Kevin O'Leary discusses his small, small role in the seminal movie "Revenge of the Nerds."

Kevin O'Leary on his small bit in "Revenge of the Nerds"

Audio feature about Todd Richardson, the new speaker of the Missouri House.

Feature on House Speaker Todd Richardson's sudden rise to power

Does Gov. Nixon want to be the next president of the University of Missouri system

STEINMAN on being a Missouri cultural icon

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Chris Koster opposes cigarette tax proposal

Some people may think that what happened to Donald Trump over the last few hours in unprecedented. But for Missouri political figures like U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill, it's actually VERY familiar to what happened in the Missouri Democrat's 2012 re-election race against Todd Akin.

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Sen. Claire McCaskill on why Trump comments elicit deja vu

Then-gubernatorial hopeful Eric Greitens on Trump's proposed Muslim ban. This is from July 2016.

Then-gubernatorial hopeful Eric Greitens on Trump's proposed Muslim ban

This is St. Louis Public Radio's entry for Best Sports story for the Missouri Broadcasters Awards.

On the Trail: Filling the Rams' void with events will take more than wishing and hoping

Stenger lambastes County Council over McCulloch pension issue

Chappelle-Nadal apologizes, but won't step down

The 2014 death of Michael Brown, a black, unarmed 18-year-old, at the hands of a white police officer unleashed anger and activism throughout the St. Louis area.

Some who marched in the streets of Ferguson after August 9 of that year remain committed to changing hearts, minds and laws throughout St. Louis and Missouri, despite setbacks at the ballot box and within legislative chambers. But activists also concede that policy alone won't bring St. Louis together: It'll require people of all stripes acknowledging the realities of a racially divided region and state.

'Ferguson became a giant': How 3 years of activism is slowly reshaping the St. Louis area

For decades, as other parts of rural Missouri turned red, voters in northeast Missouri sent Democrats to Jefferson City and backed Democratic statewide candidates.

That changed starting in 2010, though Republicans and Democrats said the most marked shift was in November 2016, as then-candidate Donald Trump touched a nerve with residents who’d seen jobs leave and economic fortunes sour. 

It’s been a political shift that may make it harder for Democratic candidates to win competitive races for the U.S. Senate or statewide offices in the 2018 midterm elections— and beyond.

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