State Representative Herman Morse, R-Dexter, says Missouri Department of Health information shows...
State lawmaker has plan to recruit doctors to rural Missouri
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Missouri’s Children’s Division has hundreds of open jobs – and the boots on the ground are ‘drowning’
The new director of the Missouri Children’s Division says due to severe staffing shortages, the...
Medical Marijuana directors report to Missouri legislators: “We have been, as an agency, very successful in our appeals” (LISTEN)
The Missouri House Veterans Committee passed a bill to allow the Legislature to check how much...
Mental health first aid? It’s in demand in Missouri schools – and the state is offering free training (LISTEN)
State Education Commissioner Margie Vandeven says students, teachers, and school staff are...
Study: Mizzou generates $5 billion in state’s economy
The University of Missouri in Columbia generated $5 billion dollars for the state’s...
Missouri attorney general sues school board nonprofit for records
State Attorney General Eric Schmitt is suing the Missouri School Boards’ Association for records...
Missouri could set up baby nurseries behind prison walls
Newborn children could be raised for up to 18 months within Missouri’s prison system for women....
2022 Stem Day at the Capitol; learning, fun, human interaction
Students and teachers joined at the Missouri Capitol on Thursday for STEM (Science, Mathematics,...
Huggies, Pampers and other diapers could become tax-free in Missouri (LISTEN)
A visit to Happy Bottoms diaper bank in the Kansas City area has inspired a Missouri lawmaker to...
Help is on the way to Missouri’s K-12 schools, child care operators and state workers
One bill down for the Missouri Legislature – and it’s a big one. Lawmakers have passed and Gov....
Missouri’s coronavirus rapid testing program relaunched using different distributors
Missouri’s coronavirus rapid testing program is back. The state Department of Health and Senior...
Missouri opening crisis centers to help citizens quickly access services (LISTEN)
Missouri is adding another approach to help citizens in crisis get quick access to the right...
How to manage chronic conditions following breast cancer treatments
Allison Anbari, an assistant professor in the University of Missouri Sinclair School of Nursing,...
Missouri Senate Conservative opposition leads to resignation of state’s top health chief
After only five months on the job, Gov. Mike Parson says he has accepted the resignation of...
Staffing struggle is real for Missouri’s mental health agency
Gov. Mike Parson is running out of time if he wants the Missouri Legislature to pass his state...
Missouri school board group responds to attorney general’s lawsuits against schools
The Missouri Attorney General’s Office is suing 45 K-12 public school districts around the state...
U.S. Navy medical team headed to St. Louis area to help hospital staff deal with COVID-19 response
A 40-person U.S. Navy medical team is headed to the St. Louis region to help hospital staff...
U.S. Supreme Court decisions for and against Missouri’s attorney general
The Supreme Court has blocked the Biden administration from mandating its sweeping vaccine or test...
Supply problems force Missouri to temporarily halt COVID-19 rapid testing reorders for schools
Missouri’s K-12 schools will have to look elsewhere to get COVID-19 rapid antigen tests. Due to...
The American Red Cross says Missouri is facing a “blood crisis”
The American Red Cross says it is facing a national blood crisis. With the challenges of the...
Sen. Blunt wants answers from education secretary on how taxpayer dollars are being used
U.S. Senator Roy Blunt, R-Mo, is calling on the nation’s education secretary to provide a...
New effort helps Missourians enroll in Health Insurance Marketplace before Saturday’s deadline (AUDIO)
The deadline is Saturday for Missourians to enroll in the Health Insurance Marketplace. Anyone can...
COVID-19 antibody treatments in short supply and shortage to escalate in Missouri (AUDIO)
Missouri has 36 monoclonal antibody treatment centers around the state to help treat COVID-19...
Parson defends decision to end state of emergency
Gov. Mike Parson has ended Missouri’s COVID-19 related state of emergency. During the state of...
Missouri doctor: Consult specialist about getting mammogram after receiving COVID-19 vaccination (AUDIO)
After the COVID-19 vaccine rollout, health experts recommended that women wait four to six weeks...
Governor names two state department directors
Governor Mike Parson has named two new directors to his team. At Wednesday's Capitol news...
Acting director chosen to permanently lead Missouri Department of Mental Health (AUDIO)
After a nationwide search, the Missouri Mental Health Commission has chosen a familiar face to...
Missouri doctor: COVID-19 vaccination can affect mammogram results (AUDIO)
Getting a mammogram soon after the COVID-19 vaccine may affect test results. Temporary swelling of...
Missouri organization makes difference in lives of children with communication disorders (AUDIO)
Since 1988, a Missouri clinic has been doing its part to help young children with speech and...
Missouri’s flu cases begin to climb
Missouri’s flu case count has nearly doubled from the previous week. The latest report from the...