Latest by Alan Scher Zagier

Published on August 19, 2014 - Page 5
FERGUSON, Mo. — An unarmed 18-year-old whose fatal shooting by police has sparked a week of protests in suburban St. Louis suffered a bullet wound to...
Published on July 19, 2014 - Page 6
ST. LOUIS — A former Missouri Republican congressman whose “legitimate rape” comments during the 2012 U.S. Senate campaign were roundly criticized...
Published on February 21, 2014 - Page 13
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. —Family and friends remembered 10-year-old Hailey Owens as a vivacious spirit — a trusting little girl whose cheery disposition only...
Published on February 19, 2014 - Page 14
ST. LOUIS — Jackpots like today’s anticipated $400 million-plus Powerball can grant a lot of wishes. But what if you were the only winner, and you...
Published on January 1, 2014 - Page 9
ST. LOUIS — Documentary filmmakers A.J. Schnack and David Wilson knew it would be easy to make fun of Branson, middle America’s flag-waving, family-...
Published on November 24, 2013 - Page 38
ST. LOUIS — Die-hard music lovers, casual fans and globe-trotting tourists readily embrace Chicago as the home of the blues, spurred in large part by...
Published on September 1, 2013 - Page 6
A nascent campaign against employers’ use of unpaid interns is taking aim at what critics call some of the longstanding practice’s biggest enablers:...
Published on March 8, 2013 - Page 1
SLATER, Mo. — Growing up on the family farm, Anthony Eddy learned not to get too attached to animals, including household pets. His devoted...
Published on November 2, 2012 - Page 15
COLUMBIA, Mo. — Jewish students in the University of California system labeled terrorists for their support of Israel. Black high school students...