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Report identifies previously hidden pharmacy used to supply Missouri’s execution drug
A media account says Missouri has engaged in a scheme to avoid disclosure that it paid a pharmacy...
Mexico Veterans Home receives proclamation from Missouri Governor Greitens
(This story is written by reporter Mathew Pilger at Missourinet Mexico affiliate KXEO Radio and...
Missouri Lieutenant Governor honors those fighting for change at Veteran’s Home
Family members, volunteers, and employees are being honored for their efforts of bringing to light...
Missouri legislator: Gun control is not the answer to mass shootings problem
Renewed calls for tighter gun regulations are being made nationwide and in Missouri since this...
Southwest Missouri county adds text messaging capability at 911 center
Springfield’s 911 call center can now receive emergency texts from people who can’t call in for...
McCaskill report questions $9 million drug maker/pain management group relationships
A report released by U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill, D-Missouri, says the top five opioid...
Missouri university, medical center, military base partner for Traumatic Brain Injury research
FORT LEONARD WOOD, Mo.--According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, every...
Opioid bill in legislature would allow for medication disposal kiosks in Missouri
A bill in the state legislature would allow for the spread of medication disposal kiosks at...
Missouri U.S. Senators support federal budget plan, House members vote along party lines to end shutdown
In the wee hours of Friday morning, U.S. Congress sent to President Donald Trump, R, a federal...
Missouri’s U.S. Senators work to thwart nearing federal shutdown
Congress has until midnight to pass a federal budget deal or face a government shutdown. According...
Missouri U.S. House members vote along party lines to pass short-term budget
Missouri’s Republican U.S. House members have voted in support of a temporary budget resolution...
Republican Missouri lawmaker wants chiropractic services offered to Medicaid recipients
A Republican state lawmaker is offering a narrowly crafted plan he thinks will help ease the...
Missouri Rep: Therapy intended to erase gay feelings can lead to suicide, substance abuse
The state legislature is being asked to join 9 other states and the District of Columbia by...
Missouri flu cases climb by 1,300 from previous week
The number of lab-positive flu cases in Missouri has jumped by 1,300 from the previous week....
Matthiesen: West Lake “is the number one issue to the people of Bridgeton, Missouri” (AUDIO)
A Missouri lawmaker whose district includes the West Lake landfill in eastern Missouri's Bridgeton...
Blunt says funding local health services could become incentive to pass federal budget
U.S. Senator Roy Blunt, R-Missouri, says there’s no reason Congress should have let funding lapse...
Missouri families relieved Congress renewed CHIP program for kids
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Missouri Congressmen Smith and Clay disagree on the State of the Union (AUDIO)
Two key Missouri Congressmen have differing views on the economy and on President Donald...
Missouri AG Hawley presents budget to House committee and faces questions from Democrats (AUDIO)
(This story has been updated to include the clarification from Missouri Attorney General Hawley's...
McCaskill: Pharmaceutical companies should not get tax deductions for ads
U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill, D-Missouri, says banning pharmaceutical companies from deducting...
Classical studies, romance languages and other Mizzou programs could end
Mizzou is considering whether to eliminate programs like classical studies, nuclear engineering,...
McCaskill does not expect February shutdown, predicts border security deal
U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill, D-Missouri, says she does not anticipate another federal shutdown...
Missouri Governor touts increase in K-12 money, but proposal falls short of key benchmark
Governor Eric Greitens has touted an increase in K-through-12 spending in his proposed budget for...
Missouri is one of seven states without a senior farmers’ market nutrition program
A state Senate committee has approved legislation in Jefferson City this week establishing a...
Missouri flu cases increase by about 200 from previous week
The number of flu cases in Missouri has increased by about 200 from the previous week. According...
Supreme Court Chief Justice says 15 Missouri counties have no access to treatment court
The Missouri Supreme Court Chief Justice tells state lawmakers in Jefferson City on Wednesday that...
Congress reauthorizes CHIP but leaves hanging $70 million in Missouri health services funding
U.S. Congress has reauthorized funding for six years for CHIP - a federal children’s health...
Missouri rally against human trafficking has a bipartisan tone
Hundreds of Missourians rallied Tuesday at the state Capitol in Jefferson City against human...
Key points in Greitens’ 2019 state budget proposal
Governor Eric Greitens, R, has released a $28.7 billion dollar proposed state budget that begins...