Trial of GOP lawmaker accused of selling fake stem cell treatment delayed until 2022
A Missouri lawmaker indicted earlier this year for allegedly selling fake stem-cell treatments and fraudulently using federal pandemic relief funds has had…
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Mostly unmasked crowds pack into Missouri State Fair
SEDALIA, Mo. (AP) — Mostly unmasked crowds packed into the Missouri State Fair shoulder-to-shoulder this week as it opened in…
Religious organizations’ tax exemptions get new scrutiny
The hashtag #TaxTheChurches began trending on Twitter in mid-July. The spark was allegations about the wealth of celebrity pastor Joel Osteen. But it wasn’t the…
Missouri COVID death toll ignores antigen-tested cases as official tally tops 10,000
Missouri officially passed the grim milestone of 10,000 COVID-19 deaths Thursday when the Department of Health and Senior Services added…
Federal infrastructure bill may boost clean energy jobs in Missouri
President Joe Biden’s $1 trillion bill targeted at revamping the country’s infrastructure could create jobs for Missourians in the state’s…
Five takeaways from the release of 2020 census data
The Census Bureau issued on Thursday its long-awaited portrait of how the U.S. has changed over the past decade, releasing…
Missouri suburbs, Kansas City area show most growth since 2010
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Suburbs in general and the Kansas City area in particular saw the most population growth in…
Deputy director is named new leader of Missouri DNR
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — The deputy director of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources is moving up to the lead…
Legislative redistricting process gets off to rocky start
For hours on Tuesday, the bipartisan commission established to draw new Missouri House districts couldn’t agree on anything. Over and…
State now taking applications for expanded Medicaid; processing begins Oct. 1
Missourians who qualify for benefits under Medicaid expansion can begin enrolling, but it may take up to two months until…
State must immediately let Missourians enroll in expanded Medicaid, judge rules
The Missouri Department of Social Services must allow newly eligible residents that qualify for benefits under voter-approved Medicaid expansion to…
Missouri marks bicentennial with new citizens and ice cream
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — Missouri turned 200 years old Tuesday, commemorating its birthday with art, music, speeches, free ice cream…
Less than half of nursing home staff vaccinated; new lockdowns feared
Many of the staff and residents in Shunda Whitfield’s nursing home in St. Louis County were sick before they even…
Page urges St. Louis County Council to adopt mask mandate
The head of St. Louis County’s government on Monday urged its council to adopt a mask mandate amid a spike…
COVID vaccines likely to get FDA’s full OK within weeks, Fauci hopes
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) — The U.S. government’s top infectious disease expert, Dr. Anthony Fauci, said Sunday that he was hopeful…
To fight invasive carp, Missouri scientists track the babies
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — For decades, four invasive species of carp have been devouring plants, gorging on plankton and endangering…