Missouri has begun distributing summer food benefits for children and aims to finish by the end of the year, a spokesperson for the Department of Social Services told The Independent last month. The...

Fall has finally arrived in St. Louis and this means deer and other wild animals will be on the move as temperatures cool and nights grow longer. According to the Missouri Department of Transportation,...

Thousands across Missouri will observe a statewide “ShakeOut” earthquake drill in October, The “ShakeOut” drill will take place at 10:17 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 17, with over 260,000 residents...

The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education is asking for over $174 million in supplemental funding for this school year after receiving $1 billion less in appropriations compared to...

Missouri’s social services agency announced Monday that it is officially launching a federal food program that could provide aid to over 400,000 kids in the state. Each eligible child will receive...

SEDALIA — Republican gubernatorial nominee Mike Kehoe and Democrat Crystal Quade agreed Aug. 15 to a debate next month hosted by the Missouri Press Association. Kehoe did not participate in several...

Abortion will be on Missouri’s statewide ballot in November. An initiative petition to enshrine the right to abortion up until the point of fetal viability received final approval Tuesday, securing...

A number of local primary races were decided in elections on Tuesday, Aug. 6. Among the key races for South County, 6th District Councilman Ernie Trakas, R-Oakville, lost his reelection bid in the Republican...

An end run around the Missouri General Assembly has the nation’s two largest sports books driving hard to their goal of crossing home plate with a big payday. A constitutional amendment to legalize...

Missouri voters on Tuesday rejected an attempt by lawmakers to exempt child care facilities from paying property taxes, an incentive supporters hoped would help with the state’s day care shortage. When...