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Abortions would be completely outlawed in Missouri except in medical emergencies.

Festus police hope viral cell phone videos will help them track down a suspect after a gun beating in a Walmart parking lot.

To help pet owners keep their four-legged family members safe as the weather grows hotter the Humane Society has put together a few tips.

China’s longstanding war on the internet, especially relating to children’s use of it, continues. Readers here will be well aware of the plethora of actions taken by China over the years to limit what its residents can see and do with the internet. From the Great Firewall of China to the country’s more targeted approach […]

A boy was wounded in the leg near the 1200 block of Hickory Street on Tuesday night, police said.

Craig LeFebvre was an unintended victim, caught in an argument that started a short time earlier at a restaurant about a mile north of where he was shot.

CLAYTON — The St. Louis County Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to ask voters to approve a measure strengthening whistleblower protections for county employees.

Another family was forced to move out of the troubled Heritage subdivision in St. Charles.

The Animal Protective Association will run the county’s animal shelter. Deloitte will continue to advise on spending of federal dollars.

Missouri Supreme Court must now decide the ultimate punishment for St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner.

Edward Roberts wanted to.

The state is concealing information on the ownership of companies that control a limited number of marijuana business licenses.

A statewide open enrollment system that would allow students to attend a school district outside of one in which they reside is likely dead with just three days left in the legislative session.  But proponents are optimistic a much more narrowly-tailored version focused exclusively on people who own multiple properties in different school districts is […]

The post With open enrollment dead, Missouri lawmakers push carve-out for some property owners appeared first on Missouri Independent.

Companies looking to build large electrical transmission lines in Missouri may soon have to pay landowners more and provide more of the transmitted power to customers in the state. On Tuesday, the Missouri House passed eminent domain legislation that adds more protections for Missourians when companies condemn land to build transmission lines. The bill has […]

The post Missouri lawmakers pass eminent domain bill without Grain Belt poison pill appeared first on Missouri Independent.