Perez Reed is facing charges of murder and assault in shootings that occurred in the St. Louis County area. The gun used in those attacks has been tied to other killings in St. Louis and Kansas.
From 2019 to 2020, assaults on hospital staff by patients tripled at Cox Medical Center in Branson, Mo. Now personal panic buttons are being implemented to alert hospital security more easily.
The wealthy duo's defense lawyer told NPR they "understand that what they did is a violation of Missouri law" but if faced with a similar situation, Mark McCloskey would do it again.
Missouri Republicans are trying to avoid funding an expansion that would give 275,000 people health insurance. Democrats argue they are pushing ideology over the will of the people.
More than 46,000 Missourians have received letters demanding repayment. The state says it paid out more than $150 million last year to people who it later determined weren't eligible for the benefits.
"We're proud to publish Mr. Hawley's book, which his original publisher has made more important than ever," Regnery Publishing President Thomas Spence said Monday.
A judge in St. Louis rules that in sending fundraising emails seeking reelection, Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner jeopardized Mark McCloskey's right to a fair trial.
A new amendment to Missouri's constitution opens the door to redrawing state legislative districts that don't take into account children, noncitizens and other residents who are not eligible to vote.
"I've been told they've been charged with exhibiting a firearm and tampering with evidence," Joel Schwartz, who represents Mark and Patricia McCloskey told NPR.
"Come enjoy the outdoor activities and the beautiful fall decorations," said First Lady Teresa Parson days after her diagnosis. The event is scheduled for Oct. 3, 4 days short of a 14-day quarantine.
The governor, who has a spotty track record of wearing face coverings, said he and the first lady "are both fine." He added he is not showing any symptoms.
Missouri is the second state to expand the health care program via ballot measure during the pandemic. Nearly a quarter-million people could get health insurance thanks to the measure.
Advocates for expansion say it would create jobs, protect hospitals from budget cuts, bring billions of federal taxpayer dollars back to the state, and bring health coverage to 230,000 more people.
Health and hospital officials in two states report that a Trump administration change to how pandemic data is collected has left them unable to access vital information.
Kanakuk Kamps shut down its K-2 program after 41 campers, staff and counselors tested positive. That number has since doubled, according to county health officials.
"Planned Parenthood has demonstrated that it provides safe and legal abortion care," a state commission ruled. It said state health regulators wrongly blocked the St. Louis clinic's renewal in 2019.
Philanthropists Eric and Wendy Schmidt's $4.7 million contribution will help public radio stations increase news coverage in Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska as well as California.
Missouri's attorney general alleges that China "engaged in misrepresentations, concealment, and retaliation to conceal the gravity and seriousness of the COVID-19 outbreak from the rest of the world."
The state has one remaining clinic in St. Louis, but Planned Parenthood officials say just three abortions were performed there in February, down from 174 in the same month a year ago.
The hearing on Thursday will use Missouri — where the last remaining clinic that provides abortion could close over a dispute with health regulators — as a case study.
On the Illinois side of the Mississippi River, many families struggling financially can get health care, thanks to Medicaid expansion. Meanwhile, their neighbors on the Missouri side don't qualify.
