Missouri’s ‘gray market’ gambling fight was never as gray as advertised
Customers play Torch slot machines April 10 at a Columbia convenience store (Rudi Keller/Missouri Independent). Every good hustle needs a…
Halal, Arabic and French among the skills Kansas town honed to be good hosts to the Algerians
Amal El Haimaur (right), assistant professor of African and African American Studies at the University of Kansas, stands with Aya…
Trump guts election commission in move seen as increasing his sway over midterms
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s latest shot in a relentless war on how elections are conducted has triggered enormous concern…
Democrats fight for attention in crowded Missouri Senate primary in St. Louis County
Democrats running for the District 14 seat in the Missouri Senate, from left, are Raychel Proudie, John Bowman, Shante Duncan…
Why better-off cities and towns see more benefits from data centers than rural regions
After a rush to attract data centers with incentives, more communities are pushing back against their development. AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey…
Trump administration targets state AI laws over ideology
A laptop shows Grok, an artificial intelligence chatbot developed by Elon Musk’s company xAI. The Trump administration is continuing its…
Missouri homebuilders report dwindling business amid national housing slump
(Illustration by Lorah Lackland/Missouri Business Alert) The housing industry saw a sharp drop in construction starts nationwide in May, both…
Climate change could double household water costs in some cities, study finds
A man stands in the Rio Grande north of Albuquerque, N.M., after summer storms briefly bumped up flows in mid-June.…
Trump faces looming deadline to sign popular bipartisan housing package
President Donald Trump faces a decision by 12:01 a.m. Saturday, July 11, on a bipartisan housing bill passed by large…
Lawmakers Look To Make Abortion Shield Laws Less Dependent on Who’s Governor
When Gov. Gavin Newsom, using his executive power, refused to extradite a physician accused of prescribing and mailing abortion pills…
Knee Pain? Ragged Cartilage? Research Suggests Surgery’s Not the Best Answer
Thousands of Americans who undergo a common knee surgery might be making their problems worse rather than better. Researchers who…
Can Ozempic prevent cancer? A doctor explains why the headlines are easy to misread
Initial concerns about the cancer risk of GLP-1 drugs have made an about-face. Roberto Pfeil/Picture Alliance via Getty Images In…