Democrat Crystal Quade announced Sunday she was running for Missouri governor in 2024, vowing to restore abortion rights.

Anyone with a Missouri address can now request emergency contraception pills be shipped to them by mail, for free, under a pilot program launched Thursday by a health care nonprofit.

Former Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt lacked any authority to order school districts to end their mask mandates.

A judge concluded Josh Hawley's staff refused to turn over public records out of concern it could have hurt his 2018 Senate campaign

A citizen-led initiative petition hoping to enshrine the right to abortion in the Missouri Constitution will appear on the November ballot. 

Jack Danforth says Josh Hawley is to blame for Missourians being left out of an aid program for victims of radiation waste.

Public records show the Missouri House spent $60,000 of taxpayer money renovating Dean Plocher’s office — including $29,000 on new furniture.

The state said this week it will not participate in a federal program that would provide $120 in benefits to each eligible child.

A Missouri law declaring federal gun regulations “invalid” is unconstitutional because it violates the US Constitution’s supremacy clause.

The University of Missouri will eliminate its division focused on diversity, social equity and inclusion on the Columbia campus.

A federal judge ruled Missouri's social services agency has violated the law in the way it has administered its food assistance program. 

Crystal Quade won the Democratic primary for governor Tuesday, defeating Mike Hamra by 19 percentage points when the race was called.

A St. Louis Circuit Court judge ruled that the Missouri Attorney General cannot demand unredacted medical records from Washington University.

Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft is trying to block an abortion-rights amendment from appearing on the November ballot.

St. Louis Mayor Tishaura Jones signed an executive order Tuesday banning no-knock search warrants, making St. Louis the first Missouri city to do so.

Missouri's attorney general can be deposed in a case over Jackson County's property assessment process for a possible ethics violation.

Judge Christopher Limbaugh ruled the coalition behind Missouri's abortion amendment failed to meet state requirements for the ballot measure.

Child marriage will remain legal in Missouri for at least another year after Republican House leaders said they don’t have enough time to pass it. Under current Missouri law, anyone under 16 is...

A campaign to enshrine abortion rights in Missouri’s constitution said it collected more than twice the likely total needed to qualify for the ballot. 

The state of Missouri sought unfair advantage in collective bargaining by cutting a union off from dues deducted from paychecks.

While the campaign has support from Missouri's major abortion advocacy groups, some activists say the coalition did not go far enough.

A judge rewrote the ballot summaries for initiative petitions seeking to enshrine the right to abortion in the Missouri Constitution

A 50-hour Democratic filibuster forced the Senate’s divided GOP majority to finally yield Wednesday evening.

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey asked to dismiss his case against Jackson County a day before his expected deposition.

Marine veteran Lucas Kunce announced Friday that he plans to challenge U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley in the 2024 race for U.S. Senate in Missouri. 

A Clay County judge on Friday refused to reverse her order that Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey answer questions under oath.

Candidates for Missouri governor Mike Kehoe and Crystal Quade have both agreed to debate on the issues before the November election.

The Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered that a constitutional amendment to legalize abortion should appear on the statewide ballot

Dean Plocher filed false expense reports numerous times since 2018 and began paying back the money he received last week.

Thousands of years of Jewish scripture make it clear that access to abortion care is a requirement of Jewish law and practice.

A Missouri Democratic leader wants to know why the state is investigating a hospital that treated a woman in an ad attacking Eric Schmitt.

Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft wrote partisan ballot titles for proposals to restore abortion rights in Missouri, an appeals court ruled.

A confrontation between Missouri's U.S. Senate rivals Thursday may be the closest thing to a live debate in the 2024 campaign.

Three Missouri Republicans – including one running for statewide office – are being sued for defamation by a man they incorrectly identified as an undocumented immigrant and the shooter  at the...

The ACLU of Missouri is asking a judge to force the state to finalize a ballot summary on an abortion amendment.

A cybersecurity expert targeted for investigation by Gov. Mike Parson wants a public apology and payment for damage to his reputation.

Missouri Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick and state agencies concluded a proposed abortion-rights amendment would have no major fiscal impact.

A Senate Republican upset with Attorney General Eric Schmitt’s lawsuits over COVID-19 restrictions cut $500,000 from Schmitt’s office budget.

Lawmakers say bathing the governor's mansion in orange light doesn't make up for the handling of summer meals program for low-income children

Denton “Denny” Loudermill, the Kansas man who was erroneously accused of being the shooter at the Kansas City Chiefs’ victory parade, has filed a defamation suit against U.S. Rep. Tim Burchett of...

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey wants a judge to block a subpoena seeking records regarding an abortion initiative petition.

Senate Democrats seized control of the Missouri Senate to block a Republican proposal making it harder to change the state constitution.

Sen. Josh Hawley represents the Show-Me state. He has to show us he supports raising wages, not just talk about it. 

A measure that would guarantee paid sick and gradually raise the minimum wage to $15, will appear on voters’ ballots next month.

Senate Democrats saw "no end in sight" to a filibuster over ballot candy in a bill making it harder to amend Missouri's constitution.

Missourians seeking public records from the attorney general’s office face massive delays that could stretch out to more than a year.

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey doesn’t want the public to know he’s pushing wild legal theories in abortion cases

Republicans have said that by raising the threshold needed to pass citizen-led ballot measures, they may be able to defeat an anticipated abortion vote.

A Cole County judge ordered the state to pay more than $240,000 in legal fees over sunshine law violations by Josh Hawley's AG's office.

Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey overstepped his authority by trying to inflate the cost of an abortion-rights initiative petition.

A Cole County judge on Tuesday set a 24-hour deadline for the AG to certify a fiscal note summary for an abortion rights initiative petition.

Republican legislators in Missouri's general assembly renewed bills from last year that would limit transgender athletes to their birth sex.

The Missouri Senate put its dysfunction on display one last time Friday when it adjourned minutes after reconvening, effectively killing efforts to send voters a ballot measure changing the majority...

In some counties, half of the spike in deaths during the pandemic is attributed to COVID-19. Researchers say that points to an undercount

Senate Democrats led a nine-hour filibuster to block a bill to put St. Louis city’s police and prosecutor's office under state control.

A Republican candidate for Missouri attorney general called Mike Parson’s efforts to pressure a political organization "potentially illegal."

Deaths of COVID-19 in Missouri are up, while available hospital space is down, as the virus' spread continues to surge.

More than half the frontline staff working in Missouri Children’s Division at the start of the last fiscal year left by the end of the year.

As demand for food stamps in Missouri increases, many are struggling to get through to call centers — potentially missing out on benefits.

Former Democratic state lawmaker and Marine veteran Stephen Webber is running for a Boone County-based seat in the Missouri Senate.

A Cole County judge ruled that the Missouri Secretary of State's “fair ballot language” summary of the reproductive rights amendment was “unfair."

Andrew Bailey laid out the proposal to weaken Missouri transparency laws in 2021 before he was attorney general.

Mike Kehoe is telling Missouri voters he wants to end foreign land ownership from a bus owned by the lobbyist for a Chinese pork producer.

The Missouri Republican Party must replace 54 national convention delegates and alternates selected at its chaotic state convention.

Denton Loudermill became fodder for right-wing social media posts. He's speaking to defamation attorneys about how to restore his reputation.

A Missouri judge ordered the small town of Edgar Springs to deplete its bank accounts to pay a judgment to a woman banned from city hall.

An emergency rule affecting transgender adults and children in Missouri is pushing some residents to leave the state.

Over three months after the state moved to shut down Agape Boarding School, it remains open — to the frustration of some former students.

The Missouri Independent won 23 awards — including eight first place honors — in the Missouri Press Association Better Newspaper Contest. 

There is a nasty Missouri Senate election brewing in the 19th District, where the GOP candidate posts vulgar insults to his foes.

Missouri's Gov. Mike Parson has engaged in escalating restrictions against journalists covering Missouri's Capitol.

The top Republican in the Missouri House is facing allegations he threatened the employment of a nonpartisan legislative staffer.

If Republicans think a display about LGBTQ+ rights is too scandalous to be seen by school children, what do they think of our very presence? 

Missouri taxpayers will not cover the costs of damages that may result from defamation lawsuits filed against three state senators.

Missouri is violating federal disability law by unnecessarily institutionalizing thousands of adults with mental illness in nursing homes.

The Environmental Protection Agency wants to require water utilities to remove lead pipes, which can expose people to the neurotoxic metal.

Two hospitals denied an emergency abortion to a pregnant Missouri woman over worries that doing so would violate state restrictions.

Missouri's Rep. Ann Wagner originally declared she could 'absolutely not' support Jim Jordan. She reversed course on Monday.

Missouri will no longer participate in a system aimed at helping states combat voter fraud by maintaining acute lists of registered voters.

The Missouri Department of Corrections must pay $2 million in punitive damages in a sexual harassment case.

Attorney General Andrew Bailey did not certify the fiscal summary on 11 abortion rights petitions within the 24 hours ordered Tuesday.

A company accused of operating illegal gambling machines in Missouri made six $40,000 donations this week to PACs run by its lobbyist.

An automobile parts manufacturer faces accusations it polluted drinking water in Portageville, a small town in the Bootheel of Missouri.

U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley and Democratic challenger Lucas Kunce sought to portray each other as extremists during the debate.

Missouri saw the second largest drop in OB-GYN residency applications nationwide amid maternal mortality and rural health care crises.

Missouri families who were promised emergency pandemic grocery funds last summer are still waiting — even as another summer is beginning. 

The Biden administration announced $42.45 billion to connect all Americans to high-speed broadband internet by the end of the decade.

The Missouri Senate ran into another filibuster on the final day of the 2023 legislative session, upending the chamber.

The state had until Jan. 1 to take this initial step or foreclose the option to participate entirely. The decision is not binding.

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson said House leadership cancelled a planned joint session to embarass him, not because of COVID-19

Missouri law won’t allow Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft to disqualify President Joe Biden from the ballot, according to  participants in a case that set limits on the authority of the office.

If the court declines to intervene, Missouri Gov. Mike Parson must exercise clemency and stop the execution of Ernest Johnson.

Republican state senators facing a federal defamation lawsuit over social media posts incorrectly identifying a Kansas man as the shooter at the Chiefs’ Super Bowl parade will be represented by the...

Missouri's backlog of Medicaid applications dropped, but the time it took to determine eligibility continued to exceed federal limits.

The Missouri Department of Social Services has turned the process of applying for SNAP into a Kafkaesque obstacle course.

Missouri has reportedly underfunded HBCU Lincoln University in Jefferson City by $361 million over a 30 year period.