A Missouri man who was sentenced to death by a trial judge in 2009 despite a jury deadlocking on whether he should be executed has been scheduled to undergo lethal injection in October.

A Missouri man was sentenced to death by a trial judge in 2009 despite a jury deadlocking on whether he should be executed.

Sara Smith remembers nine different people running the agency in charge of investigating child abuse and neglect.

Sara Smith remembers nine different people running the agency in charge of investigating child abuse and neglect.

A bill increasing Missouri license office fees is intended to find contractors for the six currently closed and prevent further closings.

Missouri has among the highest rates of antipsychotic drug use in nursing home residents, contributing to the state’s health care system ranking near the bottom nationally in a report released Wednesd...

Missouri advocates scored a victory during this year’s legislative session with the elimination of non-disclosure agreements in child sex abuse cases. But the internal politics of the Capitol spelled ...

Boelter is a Christian who voted for President Donald Trump and opposes abortion and LGBTQ rights, according to interviews with his childhood friend and videos of his sermons posted online.

A $1.5 billion stadium funding plan aimed at convincing the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals to stay in Missouri was signed into law.

House Democratic-Farmer-Labor caucus leader Melissa Hortman, who was among the most influential Minnesota elected officials of the past decade, died on Saturday morning after a man impersonating a pol...

The 444 individuals on the Department of Mental Health’s waitlist have been charged with crimes but not convicted.

The 19th century default on Missouri railroad bonds led to a ban on state funds for private enterprise, raising questions about stadium funding plans.

The number of Missourians languishing in jail while they wait for a spot in a state-run psychiatric hospital continues to rise.

The number of Missourians languishing in jail while they wait for a spot in a state-run psychiatric hospital continues to rise.

Legislation to void non-disclosure agreements in child sexual abuse cases was signed into law Tuesday by Gov. Mike Kehoe.

Missouri ranked in the bottom third of all states for children’s health, according to a report released Monday — due in part to a high rate of child and teen deaths.

Missouri has begun issuing federal food benefits that could reach 475,000 kids this summer, filling a need when school food is not available.

Missouri has begun issuing federal food benefits that could reach 475,000 kids this summer, filling a need when school food is not available.

A St. Louis civil rights law firm filed a lawsuit Thursday challenging the state takeover of the St. Louis police as unconstitutional.

The opening of the legislative special session Monday put partisan and intraparty fights in the Missouri Senate on display.

Proposed changes to Medicaid could mean thousands lose coverage in Missouri over red tape and bureaucratic hurdles.

Gov. Mike Kehoe’s stadium funding plan for the Chiefs and Royals is facing growing resistance from across the ideological spectrum.

Gov. Mike Kehoe’s stadium funding plan for the Chiefs and Royals is facing growing resistance from across the ideological spectrum.

Missouri has agreed to abide by a request from the federal government to turn over personal data about anyone receiving food assistance, the state social services agency confirmed to The Independent T...

The Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered a judge in Kansas City to lift an injunction that had blocked restrictions on abortion.

Missouri has agreed to abide by a request from the federal government to turn over personal data about anyone receiving food assistance, the state social services agency confirmed to The Independent T...

Disaster recovery, sports stadiums and construction projects will be on the agenda for a special legislative session that will begin June 2.

A man who spent months in a Kansas City jail waiting to be transferred to a state psychiatric hospital for court-ordered treatment died on Monday.

A man who spent months in a Kansas City jail waiting to be transferred to a state psychiatric hospital for court-ordered treatment died on Monday.

A Kennett, Missouri, woman went to St. Louis last month for what she thought was a routine meeting with immigration officials to renew her immigration documents. Instead, they shackled her and are now...

A man who spent months in a Kansas City jail waiting to be transferred to a state psychiatric hospital for court-ordered treatment died on Monday.

A man who spent months in a Kansas City jail waiting to be transferred to a state psychiatric hospital for court-ordered treatment died on Monday.

A man who spent months in a Kansas City jail waiting to be transferred to a state psychiatric hospital for court-ordered treatment died on Monday.

A man who spent months in a Kansas City jail waiting to be transferred to a state psychiatric hospital for court-ordered treatment died on Monday.

The Missouri Veterans Commission has received $80 million from sales taxes collected from marijuana dispensaries and other fees since 2020.

Missouri could lose around $400 million in federal funding for food assistance under a plan approved by Congressional Republicans Thursday — which would strain the state budget and likely strip thousa...

Parents who lose children to foster care often can’t afford a lawyer — and aren’t always given one — leaving them feeling baffled and helpless.

Missouri’s Democratic members of Congress decried the proposed GOP cuts to Medicaid in a press briefing Wednesday, calling the move a handout to the rich that would harm the state’s most vulnerable.

Over 90,000 Missourians could lose their Medicaid coverage under a proposal by Congressional Republicans to implement work requirements.

For the first time in years, the Missouri legislative session in 2025 wasn’t defined by Republican infighting.

Congressional Republicans want to impose work requirements aimed at “able-bodied” adults. But data shows it would actually target poor middle-aged women who have left the workforce.

Over 90,000 Missourians could lose their Medicaid coverage under a proposal by Congressional Republicans to implement work requirements.

Missouri lawmakers will meet in a special session to debate providing tax breaks to keep the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals in the state.

Missouri Farm Bureau will be allowed to sell health care plans to its members under legislation that passed this week.

Missouri House Republicans' decision to kill a construction spending bill sent communities in shock and created a rift with the state Senate.

A lawsuit from the MacArthur Justice Center sheds light on how extreme heat creates life-threatening conditions for Missourians in solitary.

Missouri Senate Republicans shut down a Democratic filibuster to overturn the abortion rights amendment passed by voters in November.