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Marijuana legalization on the ballot in 5 states

By Andrew DeMillo, Associated Press

Voters in Arkansas, Maryland, Missouri, North Dakota and South Dakota are deciding on Election Day whether to approve recreational marijuana. The proposals could signal a major shift toward legalization in even the most conservative parts of the country.

After a year of extreme floods and severe drought, what is Missouri doing about climate change?

By Gabrielle Hays

Record-breaking rainfall coupled with severe flash flooding destroyed hundreds of Missouri homes and businesses in July. Drought grew so severe in October, the Mississippi and Missouri rivers could only support limited, crucial barge traffic.

Feds to conduct further testing for radioactive contamination in Missouri school

By Jim Salter, Associated Press

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will conduct new testing at a Missouri grade school to learn more about the level of radioactive contamination in the school and on its playground.

Months after historic floods, St. Louis picks up the pieces

By Gabrielle Hays

Two months after flash flooding killed two in the area and displaced several more, hundreds of homeowners and business owners in and around St. Louis find themselves in similar predicaments.

Medical guidance sought after radioactive contamination closes school

By Jim Salter, Associated Press

Coldwater Creek runs directly behind Jana Elementary. The creek was contaminated in the 1940s and 1950s when waste from atomic bomb material manufactured in St. Louis got into the waterway.

Radioactive waste found at Missouri elementary school

By Jim Salter, Associated Press

Environmental investigation consultants have found significant radioactive contamination at an elementary school in suburban St. Louis where nuclear weapons were produced during World War II.

News Wrap: House votes on reform to electoral vote count, malaria outbreaks in Pakistan

In our news wrap Wednesday, the House approved a bill to block future attempts at subverting presidential elections and close loopholes in the law, medical workers struggled to contain malaria outbreaks as mosquitoes breed in the wake of flooding in…

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Teachers in Missouri are not returning to the classroom. Advocates say they have had enough

By Gabrielle Hays

To understand the state of education shortages in Missouri it is important to not only look at what challenges exist regarding hiring but also what difficulties lie in enrolling future teachers in programs in the first place.

In St. Louis, doulas push for better reproductive health care — especially for Black patients

By Gabrielle Hays

A doula’s work covers not only when a person is pregnant but also the postpartum period. It is a time health professionals say is crucial but the healthcare system does not often care for people long after they give birth.

Missouri voters set to vote on recreational marijuana in November

By Summer Ballentine, Associated Press

Missouri voters are set to decide whether to allow recreational marijuana use in the state. The secretary of state's office on Tuesday announced the campaign received enough voter signatures to go on the November ballot.