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SALEM, N.D. — Spending 12 hours a day in his combine this week, harvesting amber rows of soybeans he planted in the spring, Andrew Streff has time to think — and it’s hard not to think about the ongoing trade dispute with China. The country is boycotting purchases of U.S. soybeans in response to President […]

MOBERLY — Programs to help lower-income Missourians stretch their food benefits allow many families to put fresh produce on their tables, said Kara Bunten, director of the Randolph County Farmers Market, on Thursday, the last market of the year. Families rely on these programs “to feed their family fresh fruits and vegetables at a reduced […]

An estimated 1.4 million immigrants who are in the country legally but are not citizens stand to lose their government-subsidized health care coverage under the sweeping tax and spending bill President Donald Trump signed into law this summer, according to estimates from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act cuts federal […]

Ridding the country of illegal immigrants was the rallying cry, the clarion call, which has morphed into deploying the National Guard and the U. S. military into major cities to reduce crime. But the real purpose and purge go deeper. My great uncle Arthur, who lived to be 106, would often say, “Niece, niece, you […]

A man who served on the panel that reviewed medals awarded for the Wounded Knee Massacre said a majority of the members focused on individual soldier conduct at the expense of the broader issue: whether any medals should be awarded for a massacre. Wizipan Little Elk Garriott, a member of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe in […]

WASHINGTON — A panel of judges on an appeals court Friday seemed split about whether the Trump administration’s move to request taxpayer information from the Internal Revenue Service for the purposes of immigration enforcement is lawful. Friday’s oral arguments were heard before U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit Judges Sri Srinivasan, Patricia Millett and Harry […]

WASHINGTON — An agreement to reopen the federal government was nowhere in sight Friday after U.S. Senate Democrats and Republicans failed Friday, for the fourth time, to move on a deal and House Speaker Mike Johnson announced he won’t bring his members back until the middle of the month. Two Senate votes to advance funding […]

WASHINGTON — Trump administration officials on Friday defended the decision to cancel federal projects in regions of the country that have voted for Democrats, saying the move isn’t political but an effort to reduce the size and scope of government during the shutdown. Republican leaders in Congress also backed the White House’s decision to punish […]

Friday’s jobs report is missing in action because of the federal shutdown, but economists are finding other ways of measuring apparent job losses concentrated in Midwestern states and oil country. Unemployment could continue to rise, especially for Black people, who have borne the brunt of recent job losses. Friday’s jobs report for September was missing […]

The nine-week strike at Boeing’s St. Louis-area defense plants is not settled because the company isn’t dealing fairly with the workers, Missouri Republican U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley and Vermont Independent U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders said Wednesday. Hawley and Sanders grilled Boeing’s labor attorney, Scott Mayer, about the strike during a confirmation hearing on Wednesday.   Mayer, […]

Missouri needs “plug-and-play instructional resources” to help school districts expand vocational offerings and employer incentives to hire students exploring career paths, according to a new report on improving job readiness. Bringing together resources from the state’s K-12 and postsecondary education departments, a work group met from April through July to assess the state’s current career-tech […]

WASHINGTON — The vast majority of Americans, including Republicans and those who identify as strong supporters of President Donald Trump, want Congress to renew the enhanced tax credits for people who buy their health insurance from the Affordable Care Act Marketplace, according to a poll released Friday.  More than 78% of people surveyed by the […]

Editor’s note: If you or someone you know needs help, the national suicide and crisis lifeline in the U.S. is available by calling or texting 988. There is also an online chat at 988lifeline.org. For Gen Z adults, the oldest of whom are now reaching their late 20s, suicide is taking more lives than 10 years […]

Fourth in a five-part series. Sarah Elgatian was in too much pain to feel awkward.  That morning in 2019, she was hunched over her toilet, feeling what she described as a “weird burning nausea,” abdominal pain and other symptoms. She remembered the Planned Parenthood telehealth ad she’d seen recently. Elgatian downloaded the app, and within […]

Iowa Soybean Association President Tom Adam urged the Trump administration, in a statement Thursday, to prioritize a trade deal with China and to support soybean farmers who are without their biggest market.  China typically buys 60% of global soybean exports, and the U.S. used to be China’s preferred supplier until it turned to Brazil during […]

Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins’ latest version of ballot language for a proposed abortion ban states the amendment would repeal a 2024 amendment after a Cole County judge said he had to be more specific. The portion revised under court order now reads: “Shall the Missouri Constitution be amended to: Repeal Article I, section […]

TOPEKA — Kansas has been quietly building a pot of more than $26 million that can be used for attracting professional sports teams to the state, giving the state an edge in its “border war” with Missouri. Totaling more than $26.2 million and counting, those funds are for the Attracting Professional Sports to Kansas Fund, […]

Former President Jimmy Carter’s 77-year marriage with former first lady Rosalynn Carter was a defining feature of his life, spanning Carter’s career from a south Georgia peanut farmer to state senator, governor and president, as well as his post-presidency humanitarian work. But, those who knew him say, there was another relationship that was just as […]

Gov. Mike Kehoe’s decision to deploy Missouri National Guard soldiers to support immigration enforcement “makes no sense” because they will not get paid until the federal government shutdown is resolved, the state Senate’s Democratic leader said Thursday. On Tuesday, Kehoe announced that soldiers from the Guard would, on a volunteer basis, be assigned to provide […]

WASHINGTON — The first federal government shutdown in seven years has left hundreds of thousands of workers furloughed and members of the public struggling to understand what’s open, what’s closed and what might be delayed. States Newsroom’s Washington, D.C. Bureau scoured agency plans published by the Trump administration and the courts, and produced this guide to […]