Democrat Crystal Quade announced Sunday she was running for Missouri governor in 2024, vowing to restore abortion rights.

Anyone with a Missouri address can now request emergency contraception pills be shipped to them by mail, for free, under a pilot program launched Thursday by a health care nonprofit.

Former Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt lacked any authority to order school districts to end their mask mandates.

A judge concluded Josh Hawley's staff refused to turn over public records out of concern it could have hurt his 2018 Senate campaign

Public records show the Missouri House spent $60,000 of taxpayer money renovating Dean Plocher’s office — including $29,000 on new furniture.

The state said this week it will not participate in a federal program that would provide $120 in benefits to each eligible child.

St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones signed an executive order Tuesday banning no-knock search warrants, making St. Louis the first Missouri city to do so.

The state of Missouri sought unfair advantage in collective bargaining by cutting a union off from dues deducted from paychecks.

While the campaign has support from Missouri's major abortion advocacy groups, some activists say the coalition did not go far enough.

A judge rewrote the ballot summaries for initiative petitions seeking to enshrine the right to abortion in the Missouri Constitution

Marine veteran Lucas Kunce announced Friday that he plans to challenge U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley in the 2024 race for U.S. Senate in Missouri. 

Dean Plocher filed false expense reports numerous times since 2018 and began paying back the money he received last week.

Thousands of years of Jewish scripture make it clear that access to abortion care is a requirement of Jewish law and practice.

A Missouri Democratic leader wants to know why the state is investigating a hospital that treated a woman in an ad attacking Eric Schmitt.

Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft wrote partisan ballot titles for proposals to restore abortion rights in Missouri, an appeals court ruled.

Three Missouri Republicans – including one running for statewide office – are being sued for defamation by a man they incorrectly identified as an undocumented immigrant and the shooter  at the...

The ACLU of Missouri is asking a judge to force the state to finalize a ballot summary on an abortion amendment.

A cybersecurity expert targeted for investigation by Gov. Mike Parson wants a public apology and payment for damage to his reputation.

Missouri Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick and state agencies concluded a proposed abortion-rights amendment would have no major fiscal impact.

Lawmakers say bathing the governor's mansion in orange light doesn't make up for the handling of summer meals program for low-income children

A Senate Republican upset with Attorney General Eric Schmitt’s lawsuits over COVID-19 restrictions cut $500,000 from Schmitt’s office budget.

Denton “Denny” Loudermill, the Kansas man who was erroneously accused of being the shooter at the Kansas City Chiefs’ victory parade, has filed a defamation suit against U.S. Rep. Tim Burchett of...

Senate Democrats seized control of the Missouri Senate to block a Republican proposal making it harder to change the state constitution.

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey wants a judge to block a subpoena seeking records regarding an abortion initiative petition.

Sen. Josh Hawley represents the Show-Me state. He has to show us he supports raising wages, not just talk about it. 

Missourians seeking public records from the attorney general’s office face massive delays that could stretch out to more than a year.

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey doesn’t want the public to know he’s pushing wild legal theories in abortion cases

A Cole County judge ordered the state to pay more than $240,000 in legal fees over sunshine law violations by Josh Hawley's AG's office.

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey overstepped his authority by trying to inflate the cost of an abortion-rights initiative petition.

A Cole County judge on Tuesday set a 24-hour deadline for the AG to certify a fiscal note summary for an abortion rights initiative petition.

Republican legislators in Missouri's general assembly renewed bills from last year that would limit transgender athletes to their birth sex.

Senate Democrats led a nine-hour filibuster to block a bill to put St. Louis city’s police and prosecutor's office under state control.

In some counties, half of the spike in deaths during the pandemic is attributed to COVID-19. Researchers say that points to an undercount

A Republican candidate for Missouri attorney general called Mike Parson’s efforts to pressure a political organization "potentially illegal."

Deaths of COVID-19 in Missouri are up, while available hospital space is down, as the virus' spread continues to surge.

More than half the frontline staff working in Missouri Children’s Division at the start of the last fiscal year left by the end of the year.

As demand for food stamps in Missouri increases, many are struggling to get through to call centers — potentially missing out on benefits.

Former Democratic state lawmaker and Marine veteran Stephen Webber is running for a Boone County-based seat in the Missouri Senate.

Andrew Bailey laid out the proposal to weaken Missouri transparency laws in 2021 before he was attorney general.

Denton Loudermill became fodder for right-wing social media posts. He's speaking to defamation attorneys about how to restore his reputation.

Over three months after the state moved to shut down Agape Boarding School, it remains open — to the frustration of some former students.

An emergency rule affecting transgender adults and children in Missouri is pushing some residents to leave the state.

The Missouri Independent won 23 awards — including eight first place honors — in the Missouri Press Association Better Newspaper Contest. 

There is a nasty Missouri Senate election brewing in the 19th District, where the GOP candidate posts vulgar insults to his foes.

The top Republican in the Missouri House is facing allegations he threatened the employment of a nonpartisan legislative staffer.

Missouri's Gov. Mike Parson has engaged in escalating restrictions against journalists covering Missouri's Capitol.

If Republicans think a display about LGBTQ+ rights is too scandalous to be seen by school children, what do they think of our very presence? 

The Environmental Protection Agency wants to require water utilities to remove lead pipes, which can expose people to the neurotoxic metal.

Missouri will no longer participate in a system aimed at helping states combat voter fraud by maintaining acute lists of registered voters.

Two hospitals denied an emergency abortion to a pregnant Missouri woman over worries that doing so would violate state restrictions.

The Missouri Department of Corrections must pay $2 million in punitive damages in a sexual harassment case.

Missouri's Rep. Ann Wagner originally declared she could 'absolutely not' support Jim Jordan. She reversed course on Monday.

Attorney General Andrew Bailey did not certify the fiscal summary on 11 abortion rights petitions within the 24 hours ordered Tuesday.

A company accused of operating illegal gambling machines in Missouri made six $40,000 donations this week to PACs run by its lobbyist.

An automobile parts manufacturer faces accusations it polluted drinking water in Portageville, a small town in the Bootheel of Missouri.

The Biden administration announced $42.45 billion to connect all Americans to high-speed broadband internet by the end of the decade.

Missouri families who were promised emergency pandemic grocery funds last summer are still waiting — even as another summer is beginning. 

The Missouri Senate ran into another filibuster on the final day of the 2023 legislative session, upending the chamber.

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson said House leadership cancelled a planned joint session to embarass him, not because of COVID-19

The state had until Jan. 1 to take this initial step or foreclose the option to participate entirely. The decision is not binding.

If the court declines to intervene, Missouri Gov. Mike Parson must exercise clemency and stop the execution of Ernest Johnson.

Missouri law won’t allow Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft to disqualify President Joe Biden from the ballot, according to  participants in a case that set limits on the authority of the office.

Missouri's backlog of Medicaid applications dropped, but the time it took to determine eligibility continued to exceed federal limits.

Missouri has reportedly underfunded HBCU Lincoln University in Jefferson City by $361 million over a 30 year period.

Medicaid managed-care giant Centene Corp. has agreed to pay California $215 million to settle a drug-pricing scandal.

The USDA grants are meant to increase markets for farmers and to make the food supply chain more resilient.

The Missouri Senate is advancing a bill allowing lawmakers to withhold a wide swath of records from the public.

Missourians for Constitutional Freedom is moving forward with an initiative petition to legalize abortion up until fetal viability.

A measure by Republican lawmakers would've make it harder for voters to amend the state constitution through the initiative petition process.

Nearly 40 years ago, Victoria McMullen and her husband traveled from St. Louis to Sikeston to adopt a six-year-old boy with severe developmental disabilities named Ron.  Now 44, Ron has cerebral...

Planned Parenthood Great Plains Votes has endorsed House Minority Leader Crystal Quade's bid for Missouri governor.

Missourians overwhelmingly support access to contraceptives, but some fear their lawmakers could pass laws limiting that availability.

The attention in Missouri's U.S. Senate race has been focused on the GOP primary, but a Democrat quietly out-raised the field last quarter. 

Missouri’s health department has not spent any of its $35.6 million awarded by the federal government to target COVID health disparities.

A rundown of the major points about former President Donald Trump's indictment for violations of the Espionage Act.

A top adviser to Josh Hawley has recieved a subpoena to testify under oath in a lawsuit alleging violations of Missouri's Sunshine Law.

A lawsuit alleges the Missouri Senate maps being used for Tuesday’s primaries violate the Missouri Constitution and hurts minority voters.

The decision to remove an exhibit from the Missouri Capitol that celebrated LGBTQ history was shortsighted and misguided.

St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones signs an executive order, giving transgender residents access to health care information and sports leagues.

Missouri hospitals urged Gov. Mike Parson to take action to help stave off a potential crisis stemming from COVID hospitalizations.

A prefiled bill seeks to allow Missouri homeschool students access to public school sports while repealing oversight of home education.

Missouri House Speaker Dean Plocher complained for weeks that the ethics investigation into his alleged misconduct was dragging out.

Hallmark is demanding Josh Hawley and Roger Marshall return political donations following the violent insurrection last week in D.C.

Attorney General Eric Schmitt, refused to show up for the first debate of Missouri’s U.S. Senate campaign on Friday.

Missouri is seeing a spike in COVID cases and hospitalizations. The only relief in sight is a possible vaccine.

The Missouri Independent won nine awards Saturday in the annual Missouri Press Association Better Newspaper Contest. 

For decades, the federal government downplayed or failed to fully investigate the risks of nuclear waste contamination in St. Louis County.

Missouri Senate Democrats are filibustering a bill setting a higher threshold for passing constitutional amendments, arguing it is a pure Republican power grab.

Allison Kite has been selected to receive the 2023 William E. James Outstanding Young Journalist Award from the Missouri Press Association.

Missouri State Sen. Jill Carter pitches a bill that would give school districts a way to avoid state testing and standards.

Missouri lawmakers return to Jefferson City on Wednesday afternoon for the start of the 2024 legislative session, and expectations good.

Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft wants to eliminate Missouri’s income tax and says budget cuts can pay for it.

Legislation would prohibit health care providers from performing exams on patients under anesthesia without first receiving consent.