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Missouri flu cases nearly double over previous week’s total
The number of flu cases in Missouri has nearly doubled from the previous week. According to a...
Missouri business at center of alleged Medicaid fraud investigation
An investigation by the State Auditor’s Office has found that Lafayette County’s Children’s...
Rehder is hopeful 2020 will be the year PDMP passes in Missouri (AUDIO)
A southeast Missouri lawmaker is optimistic her prescription drug monitoring program (PDMP)...
Do legislators have the budget power to strip Planned Parenthood funding? Missouri Supreme Court is deciding.
The state Supreme Court is reviewing whether the Missouri Legislature illegally blocked hundreds...
Death sentence and murder conviction upheld in 2009 central Missouri case
The state Supreme Court has unanimously upheld the murder conviction and death sentence in a...
Southern Missouri soldier seriously injured in Afghanistan honored with flag that flew over U.S. Capitol (AUDIO)
A southern Missouri congressman says all members of Congress should travel to war-torn countries...
Three people die in Missouri from flu
The state Department of Health and Senior Services reports that three people have died in Missouri...
Missouri Supreme Court to hear arguments Tuesday in key Planned Parenthood case
The Missouri Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Tuesday morning in Jefferson City in a key...
Southwest Missouri town to get new 25-bed hospital
A new 25-bed hospital is being built in southwest Missouri’s Monett. Darren Bass, president of Cox...
New Washington University study says suicide attempts among black adolescents is on the rise
Washington University in St. Louis says suicide attempts declined overall among adolescents in...
Medicare open enrollment ends this Saturday for Missouri seniors
Missouri senior citizens who have not yet made their Medicare plan selections for 2020 are...
Death certificate legislation is personal for Missouri lawmaker (AUDIO)
Legislation that is aimed at authorizing the next-of-kin of a deceased person to get a death...
Kansas City mayor says bipartisanship is critical in battling crime (AUDIO)
Kansas City's mayor says the hardest part of the job is dealing with the increasing violence in...
Missouri lawmaker says surprise billing legislation is critical (AUDIO)
A Missouri lawmaker who serves on the House health committee is calling on the U.S. Senate to...
Winter weather advisory issued for far northwest Missouri on Thanksgiving night (AUDIO)
The National Weather Service (NWS) in Pleasant Hill has issued a winter weather advisory for far...
Missouri lawmaker unhappy with MoDOT response to winter storm this month
A state lawmaker from eastern Missouri is criticizing what he calls the state Department of...
Severe storms and brief tornadoes possible across Missouri tonight (AUDIO)
The National Weather Service (NWS) is warning that much of Missouri could see severe weather...
New state report details health issues facing rural Missourians
The Department of Health and Senior Services says accessing basic health care is becoming...
Parson to discuss violence with large city mayors and police chiefs at Missouri Capitol
The mayors and police chiefs of Missouri's four largest cities will be in Jefferson City Monday...
Man pleads guilty to throwing Molotov cocktail inside Columbia’s Planned Parenthood facility
A Columbia man will be heading to federal prison, after admitting in a Jefferson City courtroom on...
Federal funding helps to expand virtual health care in rural Missouri
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is giving more than $500,000 to expand virtual health care...
Missouri hopes to put out fire in popularity of e-cigarettes among youth
Gov. Mike Parson says Missouri has a problem with the number of young people smoking electronic...
U.S. House hearing spotlights Missouri abortion regulations, controversy
During a hearing Thursday in Washington, D.C., Congressman Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, said “Big...
Missouri’s second vaping-related death is a woman in her mid-50s
A Missouri woman in her mid-50s died this week in connection to the use of e-cigarettes or vaping...
69 alleged gang members in St. Louis region arrested; 16 arrests on murder-related warrants
(This story is written by Missourinet St. Louis contributor Jill Enders) ST. LOUIS- Nearly 200...
Parson predicts executive order on apprenticeships will strengthen Missouri’s workforce (AUDIO)
Missouri's governor traveled to Columbia on Tuesday afternoon to sign an executive order creating...
Winter storm briefly closes interstate in western Missouri (AUDIO)
Winter weather briefly closed heavily-traveled southbound I-49 in western Missouri's Belton on...
Missouri group leader: Growing number of kids should be in mental health system, not foster care
The leader of a child welfare provider group says a growing number of Missouri kids should be in...
Marine Corps League says new members are crucial for lobbying on Capitol Hill (AUDIO)
The Marine Corps League is working to recruit new members in Missouri on this Veterans Day...