An autism center has opened in Cape Girardeau. Autism Support Now Director Leanne Hopper says this...
Southeast Missouri gets its first autism center
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Richardson and Mitten pleased with Missouri Legislature’s special session
There is bipartisan praise from Missouri House leaders about the Legislature's passage of two key...
U.S. Health official: Missouri particularly impacted by opioid crisis
U.S. Health and Human Services Deputy Secretary Eric Hargan says the Midwest, including Missouri,...
Concern after 20,000 recipients dropped from Missouri Medicaid in one month
The committee that provides oversight to Missouri’s Medicaid system is discussing the program’s...
Education budget aims to help thousands of Missouri families with early childhood development
Thousands of Missouri families remain on a wait list to get help with their early childhood...
Missouri line workers assist in power restoration efforts in South Carolina (AUDIO)
About 100 Missouri line workers are heading back to the Show-Me State Tuesday from South Carolina...
McCaskill and Hawley square off in Missouri Press Association forum
(This story is written by Missourinet St. Louis contributor Jill Enders) The candidates vying for...
Missouri Senate expected to vote Friday on treatment court expansion bill (AUDIO)
Legislation expanding Missouri's treatment court system to all counties was approved unanimously...
Missouri’s U.S. Senate and State Auditor candidates to appear at Friday forum
U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill (D) and GOP Senate nominee Josh Hawley will face off in a candidate...
Legislation expanding treatment court system heading to the Missouri Senate
The Missouri House voted overwhelmingly on Wednesday in Jefferson City to approve legislation...
Five of Parson’s Missouri budget vetoes will stand, but showdown possible next year
The Missouri House of Representatives voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to override four of...
Missouri House overrides four vetoes on key budget items
The Missouri House voted Wednesday in Jefferson City to override four of Governor Mike Parson's...
Lawmakers to submit report by December on Missouri Department of Agriculture funding
The Missouri Department of Agriculture (MDA) provided a legislative committee examining the...
Missouri Senate Democrats put pressure on Hawley to withdraw from Obamacare lawsuit
State Senate Democrats have filed a resolution calling on Republican Attorney General Josh Hawley...
Missouri’s Parson: “We are behind on workforce development”
(Missourinet St. Louis reporter Todd Sauter contributed to this story) Missouri's governor spent...
Missouri lawmakers to examine Department of Agriculture funding levels again next week (AUDIO)
A legislative committee examining funding levels at the Missouri Department of Agriculture (MDA)...
Governor Parson: STEM education and Missouri drug treatment courts are related
(This story is written by Missourinet St. Louis contributor Jill Enders) Missouri's governor said...
Missouri man accused of trying to buy a “highly toxic poison” over the Internet
Federal prosecutors have charged a mid-Missouri man with attempting to purchase a "deadly...
CVS’ new Kansas City distribution center will support 500 stores across the Midwest (AUDIO)
The Missouri Department of Economic Development (DED) says Rhode Island-based CVS Pharmacy's...
New agreement covers medical costs of Anthem insurance holders to be airlifted
Anthem health insurance is now covering emergency medical flights in several states, including...
Bayer: Monsanto deal was built on growth and innovation
(Missourinet St. Louis correspondent Jill Enders contributed to this story) ST. LOUIS COUNTY-...
Missouri’s community health services get $3 million in performance-based federal funding
Missouri’s 29 community health centers and the 200 other sites they run have received about $3...
Attorney behind one medical marijuana ballot measure sues to have two others tossed from ballot
A Springfield Attorney, backing medical marijuana group "Find the Cures", is looking to be the...
McCaskill on pre-existing conditions: “We’ve got to figure out a way to take care of them that makes the most financial sense”
U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill, D-Missouri, continues to speak out against a lawsuit Missouri...
Northern Missouri radio station owner and community leader dies
The longtime owner of Missourinet Chillicothe affiliate KCHI Radio (AM 1010 and FM 102.5) has...
Missouri county considers whether to join lawsuit against opioid drug makers
Another Missouri county is debating whether to sue drug manufacturers for the burden the opioid...
The Affordable Care Act is a key issue in Missouri’s U.S. Senate race
Missouri Senator Claire McCaskill (D) and her challenger in November, Attorney General Josh Hawley...
Missouri’s McCaskill and Hawley have similar positions on rural post offices
Missouri's senior senator and her GOP opponent in November both oppose privatizing the United...
Mid-Missouri hospitals to launch pilot program to help those opioid addicts
Emergency rooms at Boone Hospital and University Hospital in Columbia are part of a pilot program...
Springfield citizens to decide fate of ordinance phasing out pitbull ownership
A contentious issue is on Springfield’s election ballot today about a ban on new pitbull and...