Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft and state Sen. Bill Eigel exchanged sharp attacks on each other and absent opponent Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe at one of the rare debates in the GOP gubernatorial primary July...

The United States and Missouri flags will fly at half-staff Thursday in honor of Affton Fire Protection District Capt. James Cova, 54, of High Ridge, who died July 9 at the Affton firehouse. Missouri...

While South County and most of the St. Louis region are no longer under a flood watch, additional thunderstorms are expected to produce heavy rainfall this evening into tonight. According to the latest...

Hundreds of earmarked items in the $51.7 billion budget passed by lawmakers this year will be vetoed, Gov. Mike Parson said on June 27, just days before the new fiscal year begins. Speaking with reporters...

The Independence School District recently completed its first school year on a four-day-a-week schedule — a change that made headlines and stirred state officials. Now, with the passage of a new state...

Missouri Sen. Doug Beck, D-Affton; Sen. Tracy McCreery, D-Sunset Hills; and Rep. Bridget Walsh Moore, D-Lemay; are hosting an end-of-session town hall Monday.  The town hall will be held Monday, June...

Missouri’s Constitution has banned noncitizens from voting since 1924. And state law requires individuals to verify they are a U.S. citizen in order to register to vote. But GOP lawmakers contend...

The least productive — and most chaotic — legislative session in living memory came to a close Friday, when the Missouri Senate, mired in factional infighting, threw in the towel eight hours early...

Arguments over the validity of banning non-citizen voting in Missouri, which is already illegal, were part of what ultimately killed an initiative petition bill prioritized by Republicans this session. But...

Lawmakers trying to ban child marriage in Missouri hope a last-minute push in the legislative session’s final days can overcome opposition from some Republicans that put the bill’s chances in doubt. A...