When the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was passed in 2010, one of its cornerstone provisions was the expansion of Medicaid eligibility. This move allowed millions of low-income adults
Last month, dust storms in Texas and Kansas reduced visibility on roads, resulting in multi-car pileups that killed at least 11 people. "Wind is unlike many other hazards because you really can't see it,
Several roads were closed as water rapidly rose through low-lying areas and near Swollen creeks. In Pulaski County, several flash floods were reported, and several inches of rain fell in a very short time.
The first game of the baseball series between second-ranked Arkansas and Missouri was postponed Friday due to thunderstorms in the forecast for Northwest Arkansas.
Our greatest call of all time harkens back to when Gonzaga became, well...Gonzaga. Sure, now over a quarter-century later Mark Few's Bulldogs are a March Madness mainstay, but in 1999 the legend was beginning, and Few was in his final year as an assistant.
The National Weather Service says a "multi-day catastrophic and potentially historic" storm is expected to impact multiple states. Thousands have lost power in Missouri and other states, and a person was killed Wednesday evening in the southeast part of the state.
Soman Chainani’s best-selling “The School for Good and Evil” series was adapted into a Netflix movie in 2022. His debut graphic novel, “Coven,” marks the return of a trio of witches from the successful series.
Planned Parenthood has asked a judge to overturn the Missouri health department’s newly published emergency rule governing complication plans for medication abortions. The organization also sued Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey over his cease and desist order.
The bill requires school districts to develop a written policy on cellphones that bans usage during "regularly scheduled instructional activities and mealtimes." That policy must be in place for the 2026-27 school year.
The Missouri National Guard is being deployed following Wednesday’s tornadoes and severe storms. Governor Mike Kehoe has signed an executive order activating t
President Donald Trump is set to escalate his trade dispute with Canada, announcing a 25% tariff on auto imports that will take effect Wednesday — a move that could significantly impact Missouri. Canada is Missouri’s largest trade partner.
Missouri will hold municipal elections on April 8. Voters across the Kansas City area will weigh in on issues like investing in public safety, improving infrastructure and electing their school board members.
A Springfield-based charity that distributes food to food banks in Joplin and throughout Southwest Missouri said it will lose an estimated $3 million worth of food this year because of cuts by the U.S.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Kansas City, Missouri, man faces charges in the March 29 murder of Pamela Ahmed, 56. Damien Carter, 38, is charged with second-degree murder, two counts of armed criminal action and unlawful use of a weapon.
Gov. Mike Kehoe reappointed Victor Pasley and Richard Popp to the Lincoln University Board of Curators, and appointed John M. Raines to the University of Missouri Board of Curators.
Police in Harrisonville, Missouri, are seeking the public’s assistance in locating a missing 43-year-old woman and her 18-month-old daughter. Police say Kristi Pollington and her daughter, Rosemary Murphy,
St. Joseph, includes multiple provisions, such as requiring schools to adopt a comprehensive emergency operations plan to be shared with first responders, requiring schools to have bleeding control kits,
The Missouri House of Representatives plans to debate a roughly $48 billion state budget proposal this week. Speaker Jonathan Patterson, R-Lee’s Summit, said his chamber is set to debate the fiscal plan on Tuesday and pass the package on Thursday.
The City of St. Joseph is honoring the local artist responsible for two buildings that soon will be celebrating 100 years.Both City Hall and the Missouri Theater will mark their centennials in 2027. Last week,
Billy Nolan, the assistant superintendent of Water Protection in St. Joseph, was given the Operator of the Year award for a large facility through the Missouri Water Environment Association.
