
Expansion of auditor powers advances in Missouri Legislature
The Missouri State Auditor's Office could soon be allowed to audit any government office it chooses, at State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick's discretion.
The Missouri State Auditor's Office could soon be allowed to audit any government office it chooses, at State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick's discretion.
Frank Saviano is worried he is dying. An inmate at Tipton Correctional Center, Saviano and his relatives allege the medical staff at Tipton have repeatedly den…
The Missouri Rock Island Trail may finally have some certainty in its future, and it doesn't look good for the trail's supporters.
Lawmakers celebrated gospel music and touted their love for religious music at the Missouri Gospel Fest event Wednesday morning.
Needle exchange programs -- that provide intravenous drug users with clean needles to prevent spread of blood-borne infections like HIV or Hepatitis C -- are c…
About 700 anti-abortion activists gathered Wednesday on the Missouri Capitol South Lawn to celebrate recent victories and to plan for fights to come.
A bill in the Missouri House would enforce harsh penalties on Missouri families who use the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program if they don't comply with…
A bill in the Missouri House could expand the power of State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick.
More than 1,000 fifth-graders will be flooding the south lawn of the state Capitol, as the Missouri Department of Natural Resources returns for its annual Eart…
A bill in the Missouri House could allow homeowners from across the state to be freed from the constraints put on them by homeowners' associations.
Rick Mihalevich, the president of the Friends of the Missouri Rock Island Trail, has been struggling to get the Rock Island Trail completed for years.
Critics of a proposed law in the Missouri House say it could potentially confuse voters and make it harder for the public to evaluate the issues on their ballo…
Reggie Bone, the basketball coach at Clearwater High School in Piedmont, was one of hundreds of citizens in the town who reported seeing aliens in the early sp…
A Mid-Missouri lawmaker, who admitted to striking "everything except a deer" with his car, could receive compensation for any future collisions under a propose…
The still-grieving mother of Blair Lane, an 11-year-0ld girl who died during a Fourth of July celebration, has testified before the Missouri House of Represent…
A Missouri lawmaker's effort to connect "two-party consent" -- a requirement that every party in a conversation must consent to being recorded -- to a ban on T…
A gruesome predator is ravaging Missouri's livestock and its influence is spreading across the state.
For a St. Louis pastor, the trauma of violence in places of faith, like churches, surfaced at a hearing Wednesday night.
In child advocacy circles, "persistence overcomes resistance."
The Missouri Department of Agriculture (MDA) Weights and Measures Division issued a consumer alert about the company Corn Xpress, which sold "corn vending mach…
With Daylight Saving Time beginning this morning, some Missouri lawmakers are attempting to permanently adopt Daylight Saving Time at the state level.
The House Emerging Issues Committee considered another amendment to the Missouri Constitution that would expand riverboat gambling in Missouri.
Some Missouri landowners along the planned Rock Island Trail might now be able to get compensation for the use of their land. A U.S. Appeals Court ruled in Feb…
A bill that would give a 50 percent tax credit to people who donate to organizations providing recovery support services received unanimous praise during a hea…
Members of the House Local Government Committee tried to wrap their heads around cryptocurrency during a hearing Tuesday morning.
The first graduating class of Missouri Blue Scholarship recipients at Lincoln University has now entered the workforce.
The odds for sports gambling in Missouri are improving.
The Missouri Commission on Human Rights held the "State of Missouri 2023 Black History Month Celebration" on Thursday afternoon at the Truman Building. A keyno…
Don't touch my car door handles, lawmakers want to tell potential thieves.
Legislation a Jefferson City lawmaker proposed would more than double the proposed tax rate on sports wagering over previous bills. But, the revenue the taxes …
The Missouri House approved a supplemental budget and sent it to the Senate after a floor vote Monday evening. The bill, a House Committee Substitute for House…
A bill in the Missouri Senate would relax child labor laws, and no longer require schools to sign of on a child's work permit to seek employment.
Bills in the Missouri House could reduce the state's inmate population as well as reduce operating costs for Missouri prisons.
Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) employees will be working overtime to help clear deer and other debris on highways.
The Missouri Farm Bureau would like to provide medical coverage for farmers, but doesn't want to call the coverage insurance.
The House Emerging Issues Committee held the first hearing on sports gaming of the 2023 legislative session Wednesday night, with both sides of the issue being…
The Missouri House of Representatives Veterans Committee unanimously approved two bills Tuesday morning sponsored by Rep. Dave Griffith, a Jefferson City Repub…
Illinois and Kansas may be benefiting from Missouri's hesitation to legalize sports wagering.
A Missouri lawmaker wants to do away with statutory regulations for the hemp extract industry in Missouri -- which may be obsolete, he said.
Four bills that would limit foreign ownership of agricultural land have passed from one Missouri House committee and will be heard in another.
A bill in the Missouri House would limit the cost of inmate phone calls at all correctional facilities to a maximum of 21 cents per minute.
The Missouri Department of Revenue announced this week it can now accept electronically filed tax returns for the 2022 tax year. Property tax credit claims can…