The state's first infant rescue box will be dedicated Aug. 8 in south St. Louis County.
Safe Haven Baby Boxes, a safety device that allows mothers in crisis to safely place a newborn in a secured incubator...
Time has run out for Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey to appeal a judge’s decision limiting his authority over school districts and clarifying that school boards can establish disease mitigation...
By Allison Kite, Missouri Independent
• June 28, 2023
Ameren Missouri plans to open four solar farms by 2026 capable of powering a combined 95,000 homes, the company announced June 20.
Ameren, an investor-owned electric utility serving St. Louis and eastern...
By Jason Hancock, Missouri Independent
• June 13, 2023
Wesley Bell, who shocked the Missouri political establishment in 2018 by defeating a seven-term incumbent to become St. Louis County prosecutor, announced Wednesday he was running for U.S. Senate.
Bell,...
By Erika Bolstad, Missouri Independent
• June 8, 2023
When the road connected Chicago to Los Angeles in 1926, it represented the possibility of the automobile. In the 1930s, it served as an east-to-west escape route from the Dust Bowl during the Great Depression....
By Rudi Keller, Missouri Independent
• May 24, 2023
In a Columbia parking lot on the afternoon of May 17, there was a reminder of Christmas.
It wasn’t leftover decorations or early preparations for a summer “Christmas in July” sale. It was the...
By Jason Hancock, Missouri Independent
• May 15, 2023
Hopes of reversing last year’s vote to ditch the Missouri’s presidential primary were dashed May 11, as gridlock in the Senate forced the issue to be set aside with just a day left before the end of...
By Rudi Keller, Missouri Independent
• May 5, 2023
Motorists would get a wider Interstate 70, people with developmental disabilities would get better paid help and parents would get more assistance with child care needs under a state budget plan crafted...
By Rudi Keller, Missouri Independent
• May 1, 2023
The Missouri Senate on the night of April 25 fell into an intramural fight among Republicans over whether to use the budget to put limits on diversity, equity and inclusion programs in state government.
The...
The House gave initial approval April 17 to a bill that would reinstate the presidential preference primary in Missouri.
The bill was amended to establish that the primary will take place on “the...
