Missouri Republicans threaten library funding over ‘rainbow story time’
After a “rainbow story time” caught state officials’ attention, Columbia residents wrote affirming messages on the sidewalk in front of…
Since death penalty’s return 50 years ago, Missouri executes prisoners at high rate
(Photo illustration by Marci Suela/The Marshall Project. Source images: Katie Moore/The Marshall Project and U.S. District Court for the Eastern…
Appeals court keeps Trump’s vote-by-mail restrictions blocked ahead of midterms
The Trump administration on Monday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to halt a district court ruling that blocked President Donald…
Uninsured but Undaunted, a Surgical Patient Searched the Globe for a Deal
Around the end of last year, Ronmel Rangel, 63, began to feel a familiar discomfort in his lower abdomen. Twenty-five…
Trump Has Quietly Throttled an Agency Devoted to the Safety of American Healthcare
The Trump administration has effectively shut down most of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s activities, closing the spigot…
Cyclospora Boosts Fears That Deadlier Foodborne Outbreaks Are Ahead
The next foodborne illness outbreak could be much worse. That’s the concern of food safety leaders across the U.S. who…
State AGs expand consumer work as prices rise and Trump guts federal protections
Kentucky Republican Attorney General Russell Coleman holds up a cellphone as he kicked off Child Abuse Prevention Month in April.…
The weird world of Missouri campaign B-roll
Candidates bury raw footage online so independent political committees can turn it into TV ads — producing some of Missouri…
Landmark federal housing law tries new ways to boost local building
A residential duplex set for construction in Chicago. The 21st Century Road to Housing Act is being hailed for allowing…
Hospice’s Bad Reputation Amid Fraud Crisis Will Hurt Patients, Industry Experts Warn
Mark Vantrease regularly sees his Vietnam War buddies over breakfast, attends his grandchildren’s Little League games, and, when he’s up…
Cyclosporiasis sickens some people worse – why your diarrhea could be more explosive than others
Cyclosporiasis can cause severe gastrointestinal distress, including explosive diarrhea. wildpixel/iStock via Getty Images Plus As you may have seen in…
Rural Missouri’s future depends on its public schools
(Spenser Heaps/Utah News Dispatch) Next month, a child waiting for the bus in a rural district may stand beside a…