Current and former Lincoln University students are suing the State of Missouri for nearly $550 million to address what they allege are decades of inequitable funding.

Fitzgibbon Hospital filed for bankruptcy protection and began sale negotiations for its 60-bed hospital in April. Just nine days after the sale closed in, the new operator announced the hospital would end labor and delivery services.

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This week's episode of the Business Brief podcast looks at the concentration of wealth in older households and the use of easements to maintain farmland.

Water bills are increasing across the country due to drought. Some states are seeing water bills increasing 19% faster then household income according to Food and Water Watch.

Farm land is being bought for development instead of producing food. This change from farmland is something that both aging farmers and the government are trying to reduce.

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Algoa Correctional Center's new barbering program gives incarcerated men 1,000 hours of training toward a Missouri barber license after release.

On Oct. 6, more than 100 investors will each offer $1,000 in non-dilutive spot-funding to the startups of their choice.

The spiking cost of diesel is squeezing everyone from truck drivers to fleet owners to consumers.

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The Department of Social Services says it aims to accommodate Missourians who experience acute medical events or travel for treatment using other, mandatory exemptions in federal law.

DHSS has proposed rule amendments for the Facilities Generally and Facility Ownership and Employment sections.

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The U.S. Department of the Treasury released new guidance for participating states, scholarship-granting organizations and taxpayers.

In Kansas City, hundreds of people are ending up in court over unpaid medical bills each year.

Class action suit alleges the company did not fully disclose financial relationships with businesses tied to co-founders

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Starting Oct. 1, the department will require Missourians applying to receive or renew their eligibility for SNAP to provide documents verifying their housing, utility and dependent care costs, along with financial resources including money in bank accounts.

A Missouri executive order temporarily lifts restrictions on red-dyed diesel for agricultural needs as diesel prices climb.

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The repeal of a 25-year-old regulation would open millions of acres of public land to road construction and logging. Local protections could spare Missouri’s forests, but natural environmental groups are still concerned.

This week's episode of the Business Brief podcast examines how rising diesel prices are impacting the agriculture industry, plus a growing interest in sorghum.

Venture capital experts shared insights about how mid-Missouri companies can incorporate VC into their firms.

Ameren Missouri wants to increase power plant build outs over a 20 year period to meet electricity needs for data centers amid protests from the Sierra Club.

The U.S. Navy has awarded Boeing a more than $20 billion contract to produce its strike fighter aircraft, bringing production of the F/A-XX to St. Louis.

High diesel prices are hurting both cattle and crops which is making it harder for Missouri farmers to make a profit in already difficult business.

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The Office of the United States Trade Representative announced in late July that products from 60 top U.S. trading partners will be tariffed at 10% or 12.5%.

The Springfield workers allege retaliation while employees at a Joplin dispensary voted overwhelmingly to unionize.

Development group TerraWatt said that its planned data center in Midtown will generate $445 million in tax revenue.

Nonprofit hospitals are required to help those who can’t pay but patient advocates say hospitals need to do more.

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A multi-billion-dollar federal program that helps schools and libraries afford broadband internet is under review by the Trump administration.

Advocates say the business of buying homes for cash can confuse vulnerable homeowners and rob them of home equity.

Private philanthropy will fund two major initiatives underway at the Missouri State Board of Education.

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Infused pre-rolls failed testing for Aspergillus, a common mold that can be tolerated in small amounts but may cause adverse health effects in high amounts.

An 11-page community impact partnership agreement commits the Royals to spend at least $55 million over the term of the proposed stadium lease.

Artificial intelligence makes starting easy but navigating difficult amid a changing economy as experts explain including Julia Kanter and Ryan Shreeve.

Kids Markets gives Metro East and St. Louis-area kids the opportunity to run their own small businesses and learn about entrepreneurship.

Mid-Missouri buyers struggle with rising interest rates and low starter home inventory as median costs hit $350K.

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University leaders gathered on the east side of the Olson Performing Arts Center on Wednesday to break ground on Phase 1 of the construction of the new 35,000-square-foot, $41 million conservatory expansion on the campus of the University of Missouri-Kansas City.

The Laborers’ International Union of North America Local 955 wants the University of Missouri system to pay service and maintenance workers at least $19 an hour.

Five Medicaid enrollees from five states filed a lawsuit last week challenging a Trump administration rule they argue unlawfully narrows exemptions from new Medicaid work requirements for people considered “medically frail” under federal law.

Mizzou’s off-campus student housing was nearly fully preleased for fall 2026 as students are encouraged to search early.

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