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Former U.S. Rep. Cori Bush, right, speaks during a primary election night watch party after losing the Democratic primary Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Nick Ingram)

Former Squad member Cori Bush lambastes Wesley Bell after landslide primary defeat in Missouri

By George Caldwell - The Washington Times

U.S. Rep. Wesley Bell, D-Mo., speaks at a healthcare rally hosted by him and Affinia Healthcare on Friday, July 24, 2026 in Ferguson, Mo. (AP Photo/Michael Thomas)

Wesley Bell easily fends off Cori Bush’s socialist challenge in Missouri Democratic primary

By George Caldwell - The Washington Times

Former Rep. Cori Bush, D-Mo., speaks during a campaign rally on Saturday, July 18, 2026, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Michael Thomas)

Ex-progressive Squad member Cori Bush attempts political comeback against Missouri U.S. Rep. Bell

By David A. Lieb - Associated Press

Former Rep. Cori Bush, D-Mo., speaks during a campaign rally on Saturday, July 18, 2026, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Michael Thomas)

Cori Bush and Wesley Bell’s rematch sets up key test for Democrats in Missouri

By Matt Brown - Associated Press

Then-Rep. Cori Bush, D-Mo., speaks to an Associated Press reporter in her office at Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis) **FILE**

Inside AIPAC’s $1.2M bid to make sure ‘Squad’ member Cori Bush stays out of Congress

By George Caldwell - The Washington Times

Rep. Cori Bush, D-Mo., talks during a news conference to call for a ceasefire in Israel and Gaza on Capitol Hill, Friday, Oct. 20, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

War in the Middle East upends the dynamics of 2024 House Democratic primaries

Associated Press

FILE - In this July 29, 2019 file photo, St. Louis County Prosecutor Wesley Bell speaks during an interview in Clayton, Mo. Bell announced Monday, Oct. 30, 2023 he will drop his bid to unseat Republican U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley in 2024, and will instead make a run at a fellow Democrat in Congress — Cori Bush. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, file)

St. Louis County prosecutor drops U.S. Senate bid, will instead oppose Cori Bush in House race

By Jim Salter - Associated Press

In this July 29, 2019 file photo, St. Louis County Prosecutor Wesley Bell speaks during an interview in Clayton, Mo. Bell announced Wednesday, June 7, 2023 he is running for the U.S. Senate seat occupied by Republican Josh Hawley. Bell is a former member of the City Council in Ferguson, Missouri, the St. Louis suburb where 18-year-old Michael Brown's death at the hands of a police officer in 2014 helped spur the Black Lives Matter movement. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, file)

Missouri prosecutor Wesley Bell vies for GOP Sen. Hawley’s seat

By Summer Ballentine - Associated Press

St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner sits behind her attorneys in a courtroom, April 18, 2023, in St. Louis. Gardner has filed a motion to set aside the conviction of Christopher Dunn, who has spent 33 years in prison for a killing. Gardner says, Monday, May 15, 2023, new evidence indicates that Dunn was innocent of the crime. Earlier this year, Gardner was successful in freeing Lamar Johnson, who was imprisoned for nearly three decades for a killing that he long claimed he didn't commit. (David Carson/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP, Pool) **FILE**

Kim Gardner steps down as St. Louis’ elected prosecutor 2 weeks sooner than planned

By Jim Salter - Associated Press

No charges for Missouri officer who fatally shot suspect

By JIM SALTER - Associated Press

No charges for officer who shot man at St. Louis County mall

Associated Press

St. Louis County prosecuting attorney Wesley Bell announces Thursday, July 30, 2020, that no charges will be filed against former Ferguson, Mo., police officer Darren Wilson for shooting and killing Michael Brown Jr. on August 9, 2014 in Clayton, Mo. Bell said his administration reopened the case and spent five months reinvestigating. (Chris Kohley/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP)

Change laws that shield police, Missouri prosecutor says

By JIM SALTER and AARON MORRISON - Associated Press

FILE - Trinetta Brown, center left, 19, and Triniya Brown become emotional during a memorial service for their brother, Michael Brown, Thursday, Aug. 9, 2018, in the Canfield Green apartment complex in Ferguson, Mo. St. Louis County's top prosecutor announced Thursday, July 30, 2020, that he will not charge the former police officer who fatally shot Brown. But, he said, &quot;our investigation does not exonerate Darren Wilson.&quot; (Cristina M. Fletes/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP, File)

Prosecutor: No charges for officer in Michael Brown’s death

By JIM SALTER - Associated Press

Suburban St. Louis officer could lose job over Facebook post

Associated Press

St. Louis County Prosecutor’s Office: 100 cases under review

Associated Press

St. Louis County to review possible wrongful convictions

Associated Press

This undated photo provided by the St. Louis County Police Department shows Ladue, Mo., Police Officer Julia Crews, 37, who was charged Wednesday, May 1, 2019, with second-degree assault. Authorities say Crews meant to use a stun gun but accidently shot her service revolver during a confrontation with a shoplifting suspect outside a grocery store. The 33-year-old woman who was shot remains hospitalized. (St. Louis County Police via AP)

St. Louis-area cop indicted for shooting shoplifting suspect

By JIM SALTER - Associated Press

Ladue police shooting investigation likely to conclude soon

Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 31, 2018, file photo, the new St. Louis County prosecuting attorney Wesley Bell speaks during a campaign rally in Bridgeton, Mo. Prosecutors in St. Louis city, St. Louis County and Jackson County have all announced policies in the last few months ending prosecution of low-level marijuana cases. The goal is to free up time for prosecutors to focus on more serious crimes and to help users avoid the stigma of jail time. But some opponents say prosecutors are overstepping. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)

Urban prosecutors in Missouri put end to most pot cases

By JIM SALTER - Associated Press

FILE - In this Oct. 31, 2018, file photo, Democratic candidate for St. Louis County prosecuting attorney Wesley Bell speaks during a campaign rally in Bridgeton, Mo. Wesley, the new St. Louis County prosecuting attorney, is so far declining comment on whether he will consider reopening the investigation into the fatal police shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson. Brown, a black and unarmed 18-year-old, was fatally shot by white officer Darren Wilson on Aug. 9, 2014, setting off months of protests. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)

St. Louis County prosecutor mum on reopening Ferguson case

By JIM SALTER - Associated Press