Missouri's minimum wage has increased with the passing of the new year. Beginning today, workers...
Minimum wage hike in Missouri taking effect with the new year
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Proposed St. Mary’s Hospital sales in Jefferson City and Mexico could go before Legislature (AUDIO)
(This is the first story in reporter Brian Hauswirth's two-part series on the proposed hospital...
A look back at Missouri’s top stories of 2018
Missouri has been on the national stage for various purposes this year, including political and...
Retired Missouri Highway Patrol captain enjoys serving as Santa at Operation T.O.Y.S. event (AUDIO)
A longtime Missouri state trooper served as Santa Claus for the fifth straight year at the recent...
Missouri Supreme Court decision lets employer enforce arbitration on worker seeking to sue
The Missouri Supreme Court in Jefferson City has reversed a lower court's decision that allowed a...
Dairy manufacturer ships first central Missouri product this week
Aurora Organic Dairy has rolled its first milk products out of the new Columbia facility in...
Parson: Fitzpatrick has more “knowledge of the state budget than any other elected official” (AUDIO)
Missouri's governor announced on Wednesday in Jefferson City that he is appointing House Budget...
Missouri House’s top budget leader appointed as state treasurer
Gov. Mike Parson has announced State Representative Scott Fitzpatrick as the next state treasurer...
Mid-Missouri officers describe Operation T.O.Y.S. as a great event (AUDIO)
About 100 law enforcement officers from nine agencies participated in the recent Operation...
Six months later, struggling Missouri company still awaits federal tariff answers
Mid Continent Nail Corporation in southeast Missouri Poplar Bluff has been waiting for the U.S....
Missouri state offices to be closed on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day
Missouri's governor has signed an executive order that closes most state offices on Christmas Eve,...
MU and Kansas City nonprofit offer $40 million scholarship program
The University of Missouri and a Kansas City-based nonprofit have announced a $40 million...
Columbia business leaders concerned about potential massive I-70 traffic backups near Rocheport bridge
The Columbia Chamber of Commerce president is worried about the potential for massive traffic...
MoDOT director: rehabbing mid-Missouri bridge will cause three to eight-hour backups on I-70 (AUDIO)
The Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) director warned Thursday in Columbia about...
AAA rep: Missouri gas tax proposal’s ‘bait and switch’ language might have led to its demise
The language could have led to the failure of November’s proposed fuel tax increase, according to...
Survey: 17% of Missouri businesses to add workers in first quarter of 2019
Many Missouri businesses plan to add workers over the first three months of 2019. That's according...
Missouri GOP Senator alarmed by ‘right to work’ bill making quick return after major defeat
In the August primary election, Missourians overwhelmingly opposed a “right to work” measure that...
Parson wants Missouri to be a national leader in preventing Medicaid fraud
Missouri Governor Mike Parson, R, has announced the creation of a Medicaid Fraud and Abuse Task...
Outgoing Missouri AG Hawley and incoming AG Schmitt hold joint press conference
Missouri's incoming attorney general says he's been conducting interviews with staff members of...
Jefferson City’s mayor describes Bicentennial Bridge as a “game changer” (AUDIO)
Jefferson City's mayor says enough private funding has been secured to start construction of a...
Blunt ‘very concerned’ about America’s trade strategy
U.S. Senator Roy Blunt, R-Missouri, says he’s been “very concerned” about America’s trade...
Despite voters opposing Right-to-Work ballot measure, bill returns to Missouri Legislature in 2019
The state legislature will be asked next year whether to bar Missouri businesses from requiring...
Parson: Trade normalcy will take patience
Gov. Mike Parson says he looks for good things from trade breakthroughs with China, Canada and...
Missouri prescription drug monitoring program legislation to be filed Monday by Rehder (AUDIO)
A southeast Missouri lawmaker who has championed prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP)...
Kolkmeyer: Missouri transportation talks are happening behind scenes (AUDIO)
One of the GOP leaders in the Missouri House is disappointed that voters rejected a ten-cent...
Mid-Missouri Republican lawmaker wants to streamline permits for business expansion
There'll be some focus on streamlining the process for businesses to expand or relocate in...
Missouri Congressman Smith will be part of House GOP leadership team again (AUDIO)
A Missouri congressman who's been unanimously re-elected as the House GOP Conference Secretary...
MoDOT closes I-29 near Mound City; officials urge you to avoid traveling in northern Missouri
Whiteout conditions in far northwest Missouri have forced the state Department of Transportation...
NWS: Near whiteout conditions are possible Sunday across northern Missouri (AUDIO)
The National Weather Service (NWS) in Pleasant Hill is warning that parts of northern Missouri...
Missouri outlet malls ready to deal with big holiday crowds, fend off Cyber Monday
One of the biggest shopping weekends of the year is here, and Missouri outlet malls are expecting...