Missouri’s long-running debate over the death penalty returned to the Capitol on Monday, as Rep. Jim Murphy, R-St. Louis County, pushed once again to abolish it. He said one myth is that executions ...

West-central Missouri Congressman Mark Alford has introduced legislation he says could help keep rural hospitals from closing their doors. The bill known as Sustaining Rural Healthcare Act would ...

In Missouri and the rest of America, we put Mark Twain on a pedestal- literally.

U.S. Rep. Jason Smith, R-Mo. 8th District, is defending President Donald Trump’s decision to attack Iran. “Missourians elected him by nearly 20 points,” Smith said in an exclusive interview with ...

Missouri businesses pay sales tax on the credit and debit card fees they charge their customers. A Senate bill would exempt the sales tax they must pay. The sponsor, State Sen. Joe Nicola, R-Grain ...

The U.S. is no longer making pennies, so check the couch cushions if you are out. The nation’s penny shortage has led some Missouri businesses to be pinching pennies until the state makes change. The ...

Operations are back to normal at Kansas City International Airport (MCI) following Sunday’s bomb threat. Authorities evacuated passengers and employees from the airport for about two hours Sunday ...

At the Missouri Capitol, Senator Kurtis Gregory, R-Marshall, is pushing a bill to overhaul the state’s film and TV production tax credits. He noted that when the program passed in 2023, it was split ...

As the number of proposed data centers in Missouri grows, so it seems do the number of lawsuits designed to stop them from being built. Chris Azevedo, economics professor at the University of Central ...

Matt Pilger talked with MU Health Care sleep specialist Dr. Mike about what actually happens inside your body during those first few days and why Missouri mornings might feel a little tougher this ...

Among the election-related bills being promoted in Jefferson City this year is one that would require nonprofit groups that sponsor ballot initiatives to verify that their volunteers are U.S. citizens ...

A military veteran serving in the Missouri Legislature wants the state to study the use of an alternative treatment to help with addiction, brain injuries, and mental health among other military ...