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Missouri gaining ground along broadband superhighway, but many more miles to go
A new report says Missouri ranks 32nd in the nation in broadband internet access – a positive step...
Missouri puts the brakes on the use of J&J COVID-19 vaccine
Missouri has suspended the use of the single-dose Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen COVID-19 vaccine...
Rehder’s bipartisan needle exchange legislation heads to Missouri House committee
Bipartisan legislation creating a hypodermic needle exchange program will be heard by a Missouri...
What we’re watching this week in Missouri Legislature: federal stimulus funding, state budget and workers compensation issues (AUDIO)
Testimony involving stimulus dollars under the federal "American Rescue Plan Act of 2021",...
Rural lawmaker says shortage of gas stations near Missouri-Iowa border is a safety issue
(News director Bob Ehle at Missourinet Moberly affiliate KWIX contributed to this story) A state...
School nurse group hopes Missouri districts will put federal aid toward hiring nurses
Missouri’s K-12 schools are getting a big chunk of change in the latest federal coronavirus relief...
Since late January, no coronavirus cases among Missouri veterans home residents
For the first time since March 2020, Missouri’s seven veterans homes are once again accepting...
Missouri House’s bipartisan budget increase for foster children praised by Kids Win Missouri (AUDIO)
A coalition that's dedicated to improving the well-being of Missouri children is praising the...
Missouri, Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska governors plan bipartisan Thursday meeting on river and Corps-related issues
Missouri's governor will join the governors of Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska Thursday afternoon in...
Rural Missouri congressional district has more square miles than nine U.S. states
A Missouri House committee working on congressional redistricting will hear public testimony...
(AUDIO) Missouri’s third mega vaccination event comes at pivotal time
The state of Missouri is organizing its third mega vaccination event. Up to 10,000 total doses of...
Missouri’s House Budget Committee chair outlines alternative to Medicaid expansion; Kirk Mathews is Acting Medicaid director
Missouri's House Budget Committee learned new details Tuesday in Jefferson City about a budget...
What we’re watching this week in the Missouri Legislature: PDMP, budget, foster care and human cloning
Legislation that would create a prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP) is expected to receive...
Former state legislator Kolkmeyer is focused on protecting Missouri ratepayers at Public Service Commission (AUDIO)
A former state lawmaker who's been appointed to the Missouri Public Service Commission (PSC) is...
Missouri bill would lower school immunization requirements
Missouri children attending daycares, K-12 public schools, or public higher education schools...
Medicaid expansion not included in final Missouri House budget; heated floor debate involves scripture
After a heated floor debate that included numerous biblical references, the Missouri House voted...
Residents in southwest Missouri’s 7th congressional district to testify Thursday at Capitol in Jefferson City
A Missouri House committee on congressional redistricting will take public testimony on Thursday...
Missouri’s governor warns that feral hogs are a danger to the state and threaten agriculture (AUDIO)
Three Missouri House committees will be heading to the state Department of Conservation...
Parson comments about Missouri House anti-Medicaid expansion funding effort
The Republican-controlled Missouri House of Representatives has given initial approval to...
Missouri Senate committee to tackle school bus safety on Tuesday
A state senator from Kansas City wants to see a task force study school bus safety, including the...
Missouri House Special Committee on Redistricting wants to hear from 8th District constituents on Tuesday (AUDIO)
A Missouri House committee on congressional redistricting wants public input Tuesday morning from...
What we’re watching this week in Missouri Legislature: Medicaid expansion, budget, PDMP and proposal to reduce Missouri House’s size
The state operating budget and prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP) legislation will likely...
(AUDIO) Missouri representative charged again – this time in alleged $900k COVID-19 fraud scheme
A southwest Missouri state representative has been charged again - this time in an alleged...
Missouri House gives final approval to photo ID legislation; bill also allows no-excuse absentee voting
Legislation that requires a photo ID and the use of a paper ballot was given final approval by the...
Missouri COVID-19 rate lowest in nation, St. Louis area events to vaccinate up to 18,000
(Jill Enders contributed to this story) St. Louis-area residents packed Forest Park Community...
What we’re watching this week in the Missouri Legislature: budget and preexisting condition legislation (AUDIO)
The state operating budget, a proposed supplemental budget and health-related bills will dominate...
Thousands vaccinated at Arrowhead Stadium, many from Jackson County’s poorest neighborhoods
Missourinet Kansas City television partner KMBC Channel 9 contributed to this story. Missouri's...
Missouri and CDC study: COVID-19 spread is rare in K-12 schools – with certain precautions
A two-week pilot study involving some Missouri K-12 schools says the risk of spreading COVID-19 in...
Missouri’s next COVID-19 vaccination phases to open earlier than expected
Roll up your sleeves, Missourians. Gov. Mike Parson has announced a new coronavirus vaccination...