CBS Weekend News, May 30, 2020

Authorities suspect white supremacists and far-left extremists are behind violence at protests; Missouri school bus drivers drive empty buses past usual stops to say farewell to students before summer break

• May 30, 2020

What would be 43-year wrongful imprisonment could be near end

Hearing could lead to freedom for Kevin Strickland and make his confinement the longest wrongful imprisonment in Missouri history. Prosecutors disagree over his guilt. He's long insisted he's not guilty.

• Nov 9, 2021

ICYMI: A look back at Sunday's 60 Minutes

New Missouri state law effectively ends local enforcement of federal gun laws; Containing the longest-running oil spill in U.S. history; What's in the heads of heroes?

• Nov 8, 2021

Missouri law prohibits local police from enforcing federal gun laws

A state law passed this past spring in Missouri makes local and state agencies susceptible to a $50,000 fine if they try to enforce federal gun laws.

• Nov 7, 2021

Kansas City mayor decries new Missouri state gun law

Norah O'Donnell reports on Missouri's Second Amendment Preservation Act, Sunday on 60 Minutes.

• Nov 5, 2021

Nor'easter prompts flash-flood advisories

More than a dozen tornadoes were reported in the Midwest, including an EF-3 storm that hit Fredericktown, Missouri. CBS New York's Lonnie Quinn has more on the forecast and where the weather is headed.

• Oct 25, 2021

Missing dog travels 57 miles to old home

A dog named Cleo went missing in Kansas and somehow found her way to the house where she used to live in Missouri, 57 miles away. She was returned to her rightful owners, but there's still no telling how she traveled so far to her old home.

• Jul 21, 2020

Young leaders seek civil rights reform

There's a new generation of activists picking up the torch and taking on civil rights issues. Jim Axelrod spoke with two young men about their work and their hopes for the future.

• Jun 3, 2020

Sanders & Biden compete in Missouri

Missouri has 68 delegates at stake in its Democratic primary. St. Louis Public Radio political reporter Jason Rosenbaum joins CBSN's "Red & Blue" to discuss the race between Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden.

• Mar 10, 2020

Prosecutors back Missouri inmate's innocence

Decades after Kevin Strickland was convicted in a triple homicide, he remains in a Missouri prison, despite prosecutors agreeing with him that he is innocent. Erin Moriarty reports.

• Oct 11, 2021

Kevin Strickland "losing belief" in justice system as he awaits hearing

Strickland, convicted in a triple homicide, says he is innocent. The prosecutor agrees with him.

• Oct 11, 2021

Ernest Johnson executed for 1994 triple murder

Missouri inmate Ernest Johnson was pronounced dead Tuesday evening.

• Oct 5, 2021

Health care workers getting panic buttons as assaults rise

Cox Medical Center Branson said that workplace assaults have tripled in the past year.

• Sep 29, 2021

The Dish: Clementines Creamery

Ice cream is both naughty and nice at the St. Louis-based "Clementines Creamery." Clementines has won awards and accolades for its sweet, creamy treats. With five stores in Missouri and a nationwide following, the only thing that might be richer than the ice cream itself is the story behind its founding and founder. Dana Jacobson has the details.

• Aug 7, 2021

Missouri prosecutor seeks to free longtime inmate some believe is innocent

Kevin Strickland, of Kansas City, was 18 when he was arrested for the 1978 deaths of three people during a home invasion. He has been imprisoned for four decades.

• Aug 30, 2021

Fauci says COVID-19 surges "entirely preventable"

Dr. Anthony Fauci says recent COVID-19 outbreaks in states like Mississippi and Louisiana are "entirely predictable, and yet on the other hand, entirely preventable."

• Aug 15, 2021

Some Missouri hospitals bracing for COVID surge

Health experts are warning that the oncoming surge fueled by the Delta variant will be worse than previous ones. Kansas City has reported its highest positivity rate of COVID cases since the pandemic began. Mireya Villarreal takes a look.

• Aug 8, 2021

Kansas City mask mandate gets pushback

Missouri has been particularly hard-hit by the Delta variant and the state is seeing a pushback over a mask mandate that went into effect Monday in Kansas City. Mireya Villarreal reports.

• Aug 7, 2021

Mask mandates in Missouri highlight political divisions

Kansas City hit its highest positivity rate of COVID cases since the pandemic began at 34.4%

• Aug 7, 2021

COVID hospitalizations skyrocket in Missouri

COVID-19 hospitalizations in Missouri have jumped 168% in the last two months. They're led by people who haven't been vaccinated for the coronavirus. Just over 40% of Missourians are fully vaccinated. Dr. Clay Dunagan, chief medical officer of BJC HealthCare and the acting head of the St. Louis pandemic task force, spoke with CBSN's Tanya Rivero about what's happening in Missouri.

• Aug 5, 2021

Mask mandate battle in Missouri

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt is suing Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas and the local Health Department over a new mask mandate put in place due to surging COVID-19 cases. CBS News correspondent Mireya Villarreal joins CBSN AM with the details.

• Aug 4, 2021

Congresswoman on new federal eviction ban

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a new temporary eviction moratorium in COVID-19 hotspots. The previous ban expired over the weekend, sparking major fears that millions of renters could lose their homes in the midst of a public health crisis. CBS News senior White House correspondent Weijia Jiang reports the new ban could face court challenges, and Democratic Congresswoman Cori Bush, who slept outside to protest the end of the first moratorium, joined CBSN to discuss the new ban and her stance on police reform.

• Aug 4, 2021

COVID surges in states with low vaccinations

Missouri is one of the handful of states seeing a surge in COVID cases. Doctors say the upswing in hospitalizations and deaths are both demoralizing and preventable. Mireya Villarreal reports from Springfield, Missouri.

• Aug 3, 2021

Missouri health workers battle misinformation among the unvaccinated

Hospitalizations in the state have jumped 168% in the last two months, and behind those numbers is both a resistance to the COVID vaccine and a lot of people with regrets.

• Aug 2, 2021

COVID-19 infections up across the U.S.

All 50 states are reporting an increase in COVID-19 infections as the Delta variant surges and vaccination rates slow. CBS News' Laura Podesta joins CBSN AM with the latest.

• Jul 26, 2021

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