If Missouri follows trend, some marijuana licenses will sell
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Missouri has awarded licenses for the state’s burgeoning medical marijuana industry, but it’s a safe bet…
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Judge vetoes plan to cut Missouri public defenders’ workload
KANSAS CITY (AP) — A federal judge refused approval of a deal to reduce Missouri public defenders’ case workloads, saying…
Opioid prescriptions down significantly in Missouri Medicaid
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — The number of people receiving opioid prescriptions for pain relief in Missouri’s Medicaid health care program…
Drop in Missouri children on Medicaid faces continued scrutiny
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — Parents who no longer qualify for government health care but fail to sign up their children…
4 Missouri River states unite to try to curb flooding
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Missouri, Nebraska, Iowa and Kansas are joining forces for a study that will look for ways…
Abortion among key issues in 2020 governor’s race
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — Abortion is expected to play a key role in Missouri’s 2020 governor’s race, when voters will…
Missouri grants licenses for medical marijuana dispensaries
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — Missouri health officials posted on Friday the list of recipients of the first 192 licenses to…
Prosecutor, police at odds again over traffic stop
ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis police internal affairs investigators are looking into a traffic stop involving the city’s elected…
Police residency rules are topic at Missouri capitol
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — Lawmakers are considering whether to allow police in all Missouri municipalities to reside outside the cities…
ESOP alleges lying, bias, lack of action by police union
ST. LOUIS – Black city residents are not the only ones with gripes about race relations with the St. Louis…
State lawmakers spar over how to handle spike in violence
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — A Missouri lawmaker pitching a tough-on-crime bill Tuesday directed blame for a surge in violence in…
Cinema St. Louis wins $15,000 NEA grant for film festival
ST. LOUIS — Cinema St. Louis has won a $15,000 Art Works grant from the National Endowment for the Arts…
Disney program features teen who started book club for black children
ST. LOUIS (AP) — When a black student from St. Louis created a book club because didn’t find books at…
Mayor orders $15 minimum wage for city civil service workers
CITY HALL – Starting in the middle of February, all civil service employees working for the city of St. Louis…
Report on mass incarceration underlines need for reform
ST. LOUIS – A new report about mass incarceration of blacks in the U.S., and Missouri in particular, supports the…
Churches, nonprofit cure medical debt for 11,108 Missouri families
ST. LOUIS – Millions in medical bill debt for 11,108 Missouri families have been cured by The Deaconess Foundation, area…