Gov. Mike Parson announced Tuesday that Missouri health department veteran Paula Nickelson will be the agency’s new acting director, after his original pick for the job was ousted by conservative …
SLSCO, a Texas-based construction company, made lofty promises to Missouri’s state health department over the summer that, if hired, it could immediately send hundreds of health care workers to aid …
President Joe Biden made good on his promise to nominate the first Black female justice to the Supreme Court when he announced that Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson was his choice, on Feb. …
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s first State of the Union address is set to focus significantly on the economy, with the former member of the U.S. Senate calling on Congress …
Local election officials want new state Senate district maps as soon as possible, Greene County Clerk Shane Schoeller told the Judicial Redistricting Commission Friday. But when the panel’s public hearing …
Low-income parents who live in states that expanded their Medicaid programs under the Affordable Care Act are 4.7% more likely to say they are in good health than their peers in states …
ST. LOUIS – The city is asking a panel of federal judges to reconsider a January decision to allow a lawsuit against city police officers to go to trial. Short …
Kia Slade was seven months pregnant, unvaccinated, and fighting for breath, her oxygen levels plummeting, when her son came into the world last May. A severe case of COVID-19 pneumonia …
DITTMER, Mo. (AP) — He’s one of those therapists who doesn’t say much, really. No probing questions about one’s mood or concerns. But his body was warm and soft, and …
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden formally announced the nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the U.S. Supreme Court Friday afternoon. “President Biden sought a candidate with exceptional credentials, unimpeachable …
ST. LOUIS — Some area families can get free help to prepare their income taxes, from the United Way 2-1-1 and local tax coalitions. To qualify for the free help, …
Robert Petrie takes pride in his job. Petrie, 38, started working as a Walmart cart attendant in Sedalia, Mo., nearly two years ago. He made the move when, he said, …
ST. LOUIS – MetroBus riders in the city and county will find some changes at some of their stops next month. Because Metro Transit has too few bus drivers to …
The first bill sent to Gov. Mike Parson from this year’s legislative session includes a pay raise for state employees, money to fund Medicaid through the end of the fiscal year …
Missouri continuously ranks in the top 10 of states for gun violence deaths and the number of women killed by their partners. Domestic violence hotlines throughout Missouri receive on average about 200 calls a …
U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt says he isn’t imposing any conditions on his support for the eventual winner of the Republican primary to succeed him — even if the nominee is …
With a deadline looming that could cost Missouri almost $2 billion in federal education aid, the bill to distribute the money passed the state Senate on Wednesday after Democrats slammed a zero-dollar funding …
For four months, Gov. Mike Parson tried to convince Missourians that a reporter who discovered a security flaw in a state website was a hacker who deserved criminal prosecution. His …
A panel of appellate judges working to draw 34 districts for the Missouri Senate will hold a public hearing Friday in Jefferson City. The six-member Judicial Redistricting Commission will take testimony from 10:30 a.m. …
Mary Holmes, a St. Louis resident with cancer and other health challenges, has struggled for more than a month to put food on the table. Holmes, 55, relies on food …
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