Tax break for Missouri medical marijuana businesses gets thumbs-down
Missouri Gov. Mike Parson vetoed legislation Friday that would have lifted a prohibition on licensed medical marijuana companies’ deducting business expenses on…
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Climate change triggers rare crop diseases in Missouri
New crop diseases pervading Missouri have been linked to climate change, and they’re directly impacting crop production. Climate change has…
Alderman wants to make checking successive car doors illegal
CITY HALL – A guy who goes from car to car in the middle of the night pulling the door…
FDA trims use of contentious Alzheimer’s drug amid backlash
WASHINGTON (AP) — A month after approving a controversial new Alzheimer’s drug, U.S. health regulators on signed off Thursday on…
‘Surge response team’ arrives in Missouri amid COVID spike
As federal officials land in Missouri at the request of the state to assist with combatting a wave of new…
First Democrat announces run for Missouri’s 2nd District
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A St. Louis-area Democrat said Thursday that he plans to run for the 2nd Congressional District…
Mayor Jones, Rep. Bush explore Denver public safety idea
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Mayor Tishaura Jones and U.S. Rep. Cori Bush, D-Mo., visited Denver Thursday to investigate a program…
Bob Griffin, longest-serving Missouri House speaker, dies
Bob F. Griffin, who served as speaker of the Missouri House for 15 years until he was forced to resign…
Southwestern Missouri sees 17 new COVID deaths in virus surge
JEFFERSON CITY (AP) — Seventeen more people in southwestern Missouri died from COVID-19 in a two-week period ending Sunday as…
Missouri board to investigate work conditions at pharmacies
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A state board is looking into allegations that pharmacists have been overworked, pressured to meet corporate…
Ordinance used to arrest Women’s March participant is constitutional, court rules
ST. LOUIS (AP) — A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that a traffic ordinance cited in the arrest of a…
Hospital prices must now be transparent; mostly, they’re still anyone’s guess
A colonoscopy might cost you or your insurer a few hundred dollars — or several thousand, depending on which hospital…
July 4 weekend sparks virus cases, ventilator shortage in Missouri
(AP) — The number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients jumped by nearly 27% over the Fourth of July weekend in a…
Airline delays hint at tough summer for travelers
This summer is already shaping up to be a difficult one for air travelers. Southwest Airlines customers have struggled with thousands…
Environmental groups oppose Missouri coal plant permit
For years, Lisa Zerbe said, she biked, rode horses and ran near Ameren Missouri’s largest coal-fired power plant in Franklin County…
Hospital CEO tells anti-vaxers to ‘shut up’
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — One Missouri hospital official is telling anyone making disparaging remarks about the COVID-19 vaccine to “shut…