Rachel Rice

4 police officers shot in St. Louis during long night of violence and destruction

June 2, 2020 at 9:02 a.m.

Four police officers were shot in downtown St. Louis early Tuesday, as a day of peaceful protests turned into a violent and destructive night in the city. Early in the...

Jason Barton, left, and Elizabeth Barton, put their daughter, Conley, to bed in Hillsboro on Tuesday, March 27, 2018. Elizabeth usually lies with her daughter before going to her own bed, but often she is too tired and falls asleep next to Conley.

Amid long waits for organ transplants, some launch their own searches

August 19, 2019 at 3:53 a.m.

Elizabeth Barton's kidneys have failed her. The Hillsboro, Mo., mother has end-stage renal disease, and in order to survive she's on dialysis 18 hours a day. Fluid pumped into her...

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