Hawaii’s Mauna Loa erupts, officials warn people to prepare

AUSTIN, Texas — Thousands of frustrated Texans shivered in their homes Thursday after more than a day without power, including many in the state capital, as an icy winter storm that has been blamed for at least 10 traffic deaths lingered across much of the southern U.S. Even as...

Expungements for 5,205 marijuana cases in Missouri have been granted since Dec. 8. This is when it became legal for adults 21 and older in Missouri to possess up to 3 ounces of marijuana under Amendment 3. The expungements span over 46 counties, which is one explanation for the quick...

State regulations now allow licensed medical dispensaries to sell recreational marijuana to adults 21 and older Friday if they receive approval from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services. On Friday, the department will begin reviewing requests from dispensaries asking to convert from selling medical to adult-use marijuana.

The Missouri House of Representatives adopted a joint resolution Wednesday that could make it more difficult to amend the state Constitution. The resolution, adopted on a voice vote, calls for a state referendum to modify the threshold of citizen approval for ballot initiatives from a simple majority to a supermajority of 60% of voters.