Nov 24 Students who launched pro-slavery petition at Missouri high school sue after suspensions, expulsion By Gabrielle Hays On Sept. 17, according to the suit, the district interviewed the students involved and subsequently charged them with violating school policy. Continue reading
Nov 19 White Missouri officer convicted in Black man's 2019 death By Heather Hollingsworth, Associated Press Jackson County Judge Dale Youngs issued the verdict Friday against Officer Eric J. DeValkenaere in the death of 26-year-old Cameron Lamb, who was parking a pickup truck in his backyard when he was shot Dec. 3, 2019. Continue reading
Oct 14 Watch 8:02 Missouri's Medicaid expansion aims to benefit low-income workers, but sign-ups still lag By Lisa Desjardins Missouri is now the 38th state to expand Medicaid to low-income residents as part of the Affordable Care Act. It's been over a year since voters approved it, and after many delays, the first few thousand people enrolled this month. Continue watching
Sep 29 A pro-slavery petition is the latest racist incident at this Kansas City high school. Parents say they've had enough By Gabrielle Hays Parents say the district is doing little to mitigate the ongoing problems, including individual attacks on students based on their race. Continue reading
Sep 24 Missouri revisits 8-week abortion ban as laws are challenged nationwide By Gabrielle Hays The case examines a 2019 bill signed into law by Gov. Mike Parson that would make abortions illegal after eight weeks. Continue reading
Sep 08 Missouri left mask rules up to school districts. Parents say their kids are at risk By Gabrielle Hays Missouri parents say they've had to constantly adjust as mask rules change across the state. Continue reading
Aug 09 Watch 4:54 Rep. Billy Long on Missouri's COVID-19 surge: 'It's a pretty dire situation right now' The delta variant continues to surge in the U.S.. The country is now experiencing more than 100,000 new infections a day. One of the places hit particularly hard is Missouri, where only 42 percent of eligible people are fully vaccinated,… Continue watching
Jun 09 Federal appeals court blocks sweeping Missouri abortion law By Jim Salter, Associated Press The panel heard arguments in September in the legal battle over the 2019 law, which also would prohibit a woman from having an abortion because the fetus has Down syndrome. Continue reading
May 13 Missouri governor drops voter-approved Medicaid expansion By David A. Lieb, Associated Press Missouri Gov. Mike Parson has dropped plans to expand the state's Medicaid program after the Legislature declined to provide money for a measure approved by voters. Continue reading
Mar 24 GOP Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt running for U.S. Senate By Associated Press Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt on Wednesday announced he's making a bid to replace Roy Blunt in the Senate. Continue reading