Missourians will soon be able to drive a bit faster on some rural roads. The Missouri Department of Transportation has selected portions of four interstates where drivers can go 75 mph, rather than ...

Missouri Democrats are confident of gains heading into the election but Republicans have an abundance of cash for defense.

When I was pregnant, my ex-husband pinned me against a wall. I was afraid he would kill me. I survived that violence. I also ...

Fifteen of those reports had been open longer than 24 hours — the deadline in Missouri law for division workers to locate the child and verify their safety in most cases. “We have utilized all of our ...

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A day after the resignation of Missouri’s interim commissioner of education, the State Board of Education announced a new interim leader.

Four media organizations, including the Missouri Broadcasters Association and the Missouri Press Association, have filed a lawsuit against the Missouri State Highway Patrol alleging the patrol’s ...

After Missouri banned nearly all abortions in 2022, Valerie Weaver began noticing a troubling change in some of the pregnant patients she cared for in Kansas City. They were arriving to her sicker.

Just as hopes grew for a breakthrough in United States–Mexico trade talks, an Oct. 15 report by The Wall Street Journal, subsequently reported by Reuters, revealed another roadblock. The two countries ...

Missouri interim Commissioner of Education Stacey Preis resigned Tuesday after just four months on the job amid speculation she was about to be fired. Speaking to reporters while the State Board of ...

Donald Trump carried Missouri’s 34th Senate District by 11 percentage points in 2024. The incumbent Republican state senator won re-election two years earlier by 18 points. Yet with Election Day ...