With abortion illegal in Missouri, providers look to next frontier to ensure access
Angela Huntington’s phone was constantly ringing off of the hook. When Texas’ fetal heartbeat ban on abortions went into effect…
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Officials find first probable case of monkeypox in Missouri
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Health officials say they’ve identified what is likely to be the first case of monkeypox…
Appeals court rejects lawsuit challenging Missouri marijuana license caps
Missouri’s constitution gave state regulators the authority to limit the number of licenses issued to grow and sell medical marijuana,…
Missouri plotting official ‘end’ to COVID-19 pandemic as soon as March, document says
The state of Missouri is planning an official end to the COVID-19 pandemic as a public health crisis and will transition…
Governor’s plan for $2.8 billion from American Rescue Plan Act gets first review from lawmakers
There was skepticism about new temporary state employees and the cost of developing the Rock Island railroad corridor into a new…
December 2021 was the warmest on record in Missouri — by a long shot
Missouri logged its warmest average December temperatures on record last month, according to data released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric…
COVID cases set new monthly record as Omicron variant spreads through Missouri
Missouri has reported more cases of COVID-19 in the first 12 days of January than any full month of the…
COVID-19 hospitalizations up dramatically in Missouri
(AP) — COVID-19 cases are rising sharply again across Missouri, prompting renewed concerns about overcrowding at hospitals and long waits…
Reporting change adds almost 2,800 COVID-19 deaths to Missouri total
Missouri’s COVID-19 death toll increased by more than 20 percent Thursday afternoon, to more than 15,000 fatalities. The 2,771 deaths…
COVID-19 cases rising rapidly in Missouri
For much of October, there were so few new COVID-19 cases in Knox County, Health Director Lori Moots said she…
Missouri tops 11,000 reported COVID deaths, doubling total from 2020
The number of Missouri deaths from COVID-19 reported since Jan. 1 has exceeded the number reported during 2020. As of…
Missouri lawmakers may consider copying Texas abortion law
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Missouri’s Republican-led Legislature could soon be considering legislation similar to a new Texas law that bans most…
Missouri ICUs filling as Delta variant wave hits northeast, southeast regions
New cases from the Delta variant wave that has killed more than 1,150 Missourians since June 1 have plateaued but hospital ICUs continue…
Lawmakers seek accounting of emergency purchasing authority given to Missouri agencies
Missouri lawmakers pressed for more details Wednesday on the unprecedented decision by state officials to suspend some procurement rules at…
Missouri teacher charged in Capitol insurrection
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — A teacher at a Christian school in Missouri has been charged for her alleged role in…
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…