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New learning standards adopted for Missouri’s K-12 school counselors
For the first time in decades, Missouri’s K-12 school counselors can soon work from a set of...
Missouri tries again to expand Medicaid benefits for hearing impaired adults (LISTEN)
Missouri will try again to expand Medicaid benefits for hearing-impaired adults. Alisa Nelson...
Missouri sues Starbucks alleging race and sex discrimination
Missouri is taking Starbucks to court, alleging the coffeehouse chain is violating federal and...
MoDOT has 1,500 trucks deployed to clean Missouri roads
Missouri’s road crews are out in full force trying to plow and clean the state’s most traveled...
Missouri Supreme Court rules in case challenging lifetime monitoring of sex offender
The Missouri Supreme Court has ruled unanimously in favor of a lower court’s ruling, saying the...
Kansas City-based transportation company to shut its doors, putting 645 Missouri workers out of jobs
A Kansas City-based vehicle transport company has announced that it is shutting down. Jack Cooper...
Missouri steals film projects from Atlanta, Canada due to restored film tax credits
Debate could resume in the Missouri Senate this week on a bill that would get rid of expiration...
Should Missouri provide feminine hygiene products to students in need?
Missouri offers grants to school districts who want to provide tampons and pads to middle and high...
Governor Kehoe lays out budget plans for Missouri’s Ag industry (LISTEN)
Governor Mike Kehoe has laid out his proposed $53.7 billion budget proposal. He wants to borrow...
Missouri FFA is in Jefferson City helping to plant the seeds for the next generation of farmers
Gov. Mike Kehoe welcomed hundreds of Missouri students to Jefferson City today to commemorate...
La Russell Republican wants to fight phone number “spoofing” (LISTEN)
A Republican House member from southwest Missouri’s La Russell has sponsored a bill to fight the...
Missouri Senate Republicans vow to permanently ban gender transitions among children
Missouri Senate Republicans have drawn a line in the sand. They intend to make permanent a ban on...
Lawmakers attempt to weaken Missouri’s minimum wage law
Missouri’s new minimum wage law could be watered down by state lawmakers. Several business groups...
Pregnant women can’t finalize their divorce in Missouri. Lawmaker with same story wants to change this
In Missouri, women are allowed to finalize their divorce…unless they are pregnant. A state...
U.S. Senate committee passes Missouri Sen. Schmitt’s bill about hidden fees for events
A U.S. Senate committee has voted to advance legislation designed to protect customers from...
Missouri Senate approves bill to support ambulance districts
The Missouri Senate has passed a bill that aims to support the state's ambulance districts. Sen....
Missouri leaders say $24.95 per day is not enough to house state prisoners in local jails
Missouri’s local jails are paid $24.95 per day for each inmate they hold before eventually going...
Could Missouri public schools be allowed to hire chaplains?
Could Missouri public schools be allowed to hire chaplains or let them volunteer? That’s what a...
Missouri Senate confirms appointments of Corrections, Revenue department heads
Five more Missourians have been confirmed to serve as state department leaders or on statewide...
Regulations for video lottery machines might be on the horizon in Missouri
Missouri has unregulated video lottery machines that are often found in gas stations, bars, VFWs,...
Stalemate in St. Louis over what to do with Rams settlement money
The St. Louis city Board of Aldermen has kicked the can down the road after failing to allocate...
Tired of scam calls using fake numbers? Missouri lawmaker wants to ban ‘spoofing’
When you think of caller ID spoofing, you may think of people making misleading phone calls with...
To help recruit and retain Missouri license offices, lawmakers consider fee increases
The last time Missouri approved service fee increases to help the state’s license offices was in...
Bipartisan coalition launches initiative to ban lawmakers from “attacking the will of the people”
The bipartisan group "Respect Voters Coalition" has launched a new statewide ballot initiative...
RFK Jr. agrees with Missouri Senator Hawley on opposing gender transition for minors
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., has Missouri U.S. Senator Josh Hawley’s support for becoming the next...
Sen. Beck says $50 million in direct state funding for private school scholarships subsidizes the rich
Senate Democratic Leader Doug Beck, D-Affton, is critical of Gov. Mike Kehoe’s $53.7 billion...
Missouri Sen. Schmitt plays ‘Would You Rather’ with Kash Patel during senate confirmation hearing
Kashyap "Kash" Patel is waiting to see if he’ll become the next director of the Federal Bureau of...
Tariffs against Canada will likely affect Missouri
President Trump announced new tariffs over the weekend, which includes tariffs against Missouri’s...
Gov. Kehoe requests $40.5M to help Kansas City get ready for 2026 World Cup
Missouri lawmakers are getting ready to welcome hundreds of thousands of soccer fans as Kansas...