A Missouri Senate bill is seeking to protect minors from being groomed by sexual predators and also strengthen penalties for publishing sexual images without permission. Missouri does not have a law on the books that specifically criminalizes grooming a minor for...
A deal has been reached between SSM Health and UnitedHealthcare. The hospital system and health insurance giant have finalized a new multi-year insurance agreement that keeps more than 140,000 Missouri patients in network. SSM announced on Tuesday that the deal...
If you think it was cold this past weekend, brace yourself because it could be even colder this coming weekend. Raychel Nelson is a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in southwest Missouri’s Springfield. “Right now it’s looking like we will have low...
The sale of lab-grown meat would be banned in Missouri under a handful of state House bills. One of them, HB 2769, is sponsored by State Rep. Brad Pollitt, R-Sedalia. “I think this protects the farmer (and) the ag community, which puts $93 billion into our state...
A U.S. Senate committee is examining the effects on children who spend hours with their eyes glued to smartphones, tablets, and other devices. During a hearing Thursday before the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Jeremy Horvath, CEO of educational company LME...
