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On August 4, more than 80 percent of Missouri voters rejected Amendments 4 and 5. Most Republicans in the legislature supported putting both on the ballot. In November, voters sent a second message, and it was louder. Democrats flipped 16 House seats and two Senate seats, ending our supermajorities. State...
WEST ALTON, Mo. (KBSI) — Missouri regulators will hold two public hearings this month on Ameren Missouri’s proposed natural gas power plant. Ameren wants to build the 2,100-megawatt West Alton Energy Center in St. Charles County. The utility says the plant would help meet growing electricity demand across its service area, including in Southeast Missouri.
JOPLIN, Mo. — The Missouri Department of Social Services awards Ozark Center $1.46 million. Ozark Center will use the Horizon 2 grant to renovate a 4,500 square foot building near 34th and Schifferdecker. The 8-bed residential treatment facility will serve Missouri defendants who aren’t competent to stand trial because...
Missourians with certain medical conditions could have an easier time proving they are exempt from new Medicaid work requirements that go into effect next year, after a federal ruling last month. Starting Jan 1., Medicaid expansion enrollees age 19 to 64 will need to show at least 80 hours of...
The Missouri Office of Administration proudly congratulates State Recycling Coordinator Cameron Gehlert on being named a 2026 NextGen Under 30 Missouri honoree. Gehlert was officially recognized last …. This item is available in full to subscribers. Attention subscribers. We have launched a new website, but since encrypted passwords cannot be...
Federal officials on Monday announced $10 billion in awards across all 50 states in the second year of the Rural Health Transformation Fund, grants created by Congress to bolster rural health in response to concerns about Medicaid cuts. That includes $218 million for Missouri. Texas received the largest grant for...
Jessica Fulghem-Jarmon, a 36-year-old Army veteran, is greeting neighbors outside her Grandview, Missouri, apartment after dropping off her children at school. Inside her cozy, two-bedroom apartment where she raises her three boys, she said being a single-parent family has become increasingly untenable. “There have been times when I have to...
While some Missouri communities have recently rid themselves of license plate reading technology, many more continue to double down.
As Missouri lawmakers gathered in the state Capitol on Thursday to select new leaders, Democratic legislators were feeling something that they hadn't experienced in years: optimism about the future. Democratic leaders say that unless Republicans course correct, their grip on power in the legislature and statewide offices could be more...
More than 40% of Crawford County voters turned out Nov. 3 for a mid-term election that featured several polarizing amendments. According to unofficial results released by the Crawford County Clerk's Office, 6,743 of the county's 16,608 registered voters cast ballots. All 11 precincts reported. The county's results on two statewide...
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KQTV) -- Planned Parenthood is calling Missouri Amendment 3 a win for Missouri after voters rejected it on November 3. Emily Wales, President/CEO of Planned Parenthood Great Plains, reflected on the passage of Amendment 3 in 2024, which constitutionally protected abortion in Missouri, and Amendment 6, which she says places constraints on lawmakers seeking to undermine the will of voters.
KIRKSVILLE, Mo.— November is National Hospice Month and this Wednesday is Veterans Day. "We typically have anywhere from 5 to 6 veterans on our service at any given time, which is about a third of our census usually,” said Lisa Bunch, the Hospice of Northeast Missouri Volunteer and Development Coordinator. “ I think there are a lot of veterans out there that do not realize that this service is available to them,"
Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe announced two judicial appointments to the 23rd Judicial Circuit, which serves Jefferson County. Jeffrey Coleman, of Arnold, was appointed circuit judge for Jefferson County in the 23rd Judicial Circuit. Coleman currently serves as an associate circuit judge in Division 10 of the 23rd Judicial Circuit. He...
Every parent wants their child to feel safe, loved, and supported. They dream of watching them take their first steps, say their first words, and one day walk confidently into a kindergarten classroom ready to learn. But for many families, the journey of raising children comes with challenges that can make those dreams feel difficult to reach alone.
Veterans Day is Wednesday, and businesses all across Missouri and the St. Louis area are showing their support for those who have served and are actively serving.
Missouri voters rejected an effort to overturn their state’s abortion protections, according to a projection by Decision Desk HQ, ensuring that the procedure will remain legal and enshrined in the state constitution despite dedicated efforts by Republican leadership. Amendment 3 would have reversed the results of a 2024 vote...
School district among plaintiffs seeking to overturn tax credits included in legislation tied to Kansas City stadium funding. A Cole County judge has ruled against the Crawford County R-I School District and dozens of other local government entities in a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a Missouri property tax law enacted as part of legislation intended to help finance stadium projects for the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals.
ST. LOUIS, Mo., (KBSI) — Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe announced a $68 million investment in public safety in St. Louis on Monday, Nov. 9. Kehoe joined U.S. Attorney General Blanche in downtown St. Louis to recognize the funding through the U.S. Department of Justice’s Model Cities Initiative. The...
Make-A-Wish Missouri and Kansas is scheduled to launch a 36-hour online fundraising campaign on Tuesday to raise $900,000 for over 500 children awaiting wishes.
Missouri lawmakers tried — and failed — to enshrine constitutional bans on abortion and gender-affirming care for minors in the form of Amendment 3 in Tuesday’s midterm elections. The day after the election, headlines focused on voters’ rejection of the abortion ban and less on the “ballot candy” part of the measure: the permanent ban on gender-affirming care for minors.
