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Missouri healthy aging nonprofit sounds alarm on federal budget cuts
A Missouri-based national nonprofit that promotes healthy aging is in full-blown panic mode over...
243 new cases of Chronic Wasting Disease found in deer in Missouri over the past year
Two hundred forty-three new cases of Chronic Wasting Disease have been confirmed in deer in...
Lt. Gov. Wasinger leads effort to launch Missouri advocacy office for seniors
A Missouri law passed in the 1970s requires the Lieutenant Governor’s Office to have an advocate...
Missouri recalls two brands of marijuana products
The Missouri Division of Cannabis Regulation has recalled marijuana products from two companies....
Traveler to Missouri confirmed to have measles
(Jefferson City, MO) – A traveler to southern Missouri’s Taney County has the measles. It’s the...
Missouri House bills would allow murder charges to be filed over abortions
A pair of Missouri House bills would open the way for murder charges to be filed over abortions....
Missouri House passes proposed ballot measure to restrict abortions
An attempt to restrict voter-approved abortion rights is halfway through the Missouri Legislature....
Mizzou, S. Korean partners launch NextGen reactor plan, to be largest capital investment in school history
The University of Missouri signed an agreement today to create what they call a roadmap for...
Missouri revokes 25 licenses for marijuana businesses
Missouri has revoked 25 licenses that had been granted to marijuana businesses across the state....
Missouri lawmaker wants to bring wellness check program to doorsteps of military veterans
“Identifying needs before they become a crisis.” That’s what Rep. Michael Johnson, D-Kansas City,...
Missouri Sen. Hawley says energy assistance still available despite firing of LIHEAP employees
Federal assistance is still available to low-income Missourians struggling to pay their utility...
Fight to restrict Missouri abortion rights could be in the spotlight this week
Missouri House debate could begin this week on an attempt to make many abortions illegal again....
Tips for patients during MU Healthcare and Anthem contract standstill (LISTEN)
Since contract negotiations between MU Healthcare and Anthem have fallen apart, Missouri wants to...
Federal program cuts could impact poor Missourians who need help with energy bills
The Trump Administration has given pink slips to the entire staff of a program that helps...
As MU Healthcare and Anthem take a break, here’s what customers need to know
Missouri wants MU Healthcare and Anthem customers to know that despite the companies not seeing...
Anthem Blue Cross-Blue Shield cuts off negotiations with MU Health Care
Anthem Blue Cross-Blue Shield has broken off negotiations with MU Health Care and their contract...
If video healthcare services are not your thing, Missouri bill would add audio-only option
The Missouri House of Representatives has unanimously passed a bill that aims to make it easier to...
Missouri Sen. Hawley supports RFK Jr.’s move to cut 10,000 HHS jobs
The U.S. Department of Health and Senior Services plans to make massive job cuts, and Missouri’s...
Missourians’ guide to utilizing a prescription drug manager (LISTEN)
What is a prescription benefits manager? What role do they play in how much you pay for your...
“Money well spent”: Missouri works to help veterans access oxygen therapy
Some Missouri military veterans use a therapy in which they breath pure oxygen to help with...
Missouri nursing home workers and advocates call on lawmakers to address ‘crisis’
The nonprofit Missouri Alliance for Long-Term Care Reform has released a report about the state's...
Missouri Senate could face-off over efforts to reinstate abortion ban
An effort to reinstate the state’s abortion ban could be up for Missouri Senate debate soon after...
Missouri Senate gives initial approval to creating mental health treatment court
A Missouri Senate bill would create specialized courts focused on providing an alternative for...
Sen. Mike Moon leads GOP effort to define unborn children as a “person”
A U.S. Supreme Court battle could happen over Missouri’s stance on abortion. That’s what Sen. Mike...
Missouri inches closer to providing hearing aids, cochlear implants to adults on Medicaid
Current Missouri law does not provide hearing aids or cochlear implants to low-income adults on...
Missouri Senate confirms Gov. Kehoe’s National Guard, Health appointees
Three more Missourians have been confirmed by the state Senate to serve on boards, commissions, or...
Missouri House endorses bill to update archaic divorce law
Twenty years ago, Cecelie Williams tried to finalize her divorce while pregnant. She had enough of...
Missouri opens baby nursery in women’s prison (LISTEN)
The Missouri Department of Corrections has opened a baby nursery in one of its women's prisons....
Lawmaker says Missouri’s 988 Lifeline texting system is ‘catastrophic error that we can fix’
The texting system for Missouri’s 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline is being criticized by a state...