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State Rep. Aaron Crossley, D-Independence, was elected to the Missouri House in 2022.

Missouri Rep. Aaron Crossley wants colleagues to add more child abuse investigators

The Independence Democrat pointed to the death of a Kansas City boy to show the urgency of supporting state workers who investigate child abuse.

The year 2022 saw a record high for the state in agriculture, which was attributed to high commodity prices and the top seven crops in Missouri expanding 270,000 acres that year.

Parson restricts countries like China from owning Missouri farmland near military installations

Missouri lawmakers failed last session to pass legislation limiting further foreign ownership of farmland. The issue is likely to reappear this year.

Members of the Missouri House of Representatives mingle on Jan. 4 before the start of the legislative session at the Missouri State Capitol in Jefferson City.

How election year politics could bog down the 2024 Missouri legislative session

Expanding child care access and making it harder to amend Missouri’s constitution through ballot initiatives are among the priorities for the Republican-led legislature.

St. Louis University professor Jenna Gorlewicz is leading a team developing software that will make visual materials most accessible to people with blindness and low vision.

SLU team developing software for blind learners gets $5 million federal grant

A team of researchers led by St. Louis University professor Jenna Gorlewicz will put a $5 million grant from the National Science Foundation to work building software that will make visual materials more legible for people with visual impairments.

More than 300 laws are slated to go into effect on Jan. 1, 2024, including new regulations on driving, a ban on ideological book bans, an expansion of paid leave and another annual increase to the state’s minimum wage.

What are some of the new Illinois laws taking effect in 2024?

More than 300 Illinois far-ranging statutes will become laws in the new year, including prohibitions on book bans and enshrining the right to sue for "deepfake porn."

Sally Mae Heinrich, 62, of Pontoon Beach, peers inside the now-shuttered Northview Village Nursing Home — St. Louis’ largest — on Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2023, in the Kingsway West neighborhood. Heinrich said she has worked at the home for more than a decade in a variety of roles.

Mental Health Board gives up to $20,000 to help relocated Northview Village residents

More than 170 residents were moved to 14 different nursing homes across the region after the facility unexpectedly closed on Dec. 15. Many residents were left needing clothing, toiletry and other items lost or stolen in the transition.

The city of Belleville is considering a plan to buy Mount Hope Cemetery, off West Main Street, which has graves that date back to 1897, and install a solar farm on land that’s not being used for burials.

Belleville may buy troubled cemetery and build a solar farm behind it

Mount Hope Cemetery has been a thorn in Belleville’s side since the mid-2000s. City officials are considering a deal to buy the property and clearing 25 of the 132 acres for the solar farm. Some locals are opposed.

Nikki Haley didn't say slavery caused the Civil War. Now she's facing major backlash

At a campaign event in New Hampshire Wednesday, the former S.C. governor didn't mention slavery as a cause of the Civil War, sparking controversy. Now she's walking back those comments.

Spencer Lake, right, walks Abraham Vargas through how the Giving Vending Machine works on Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2023, at the West County Center in Des Peres, Mo. St. Louisans can make donations via the machine through January 1.

St. Louisans can support families in need with the help of a West County Mall vending machine

St. Louisans can donate to families in need this holiday season through a giving vending machine at West County Mall. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints will host the machine through January 1.

The St. Louis Board of Election Commissioners building on Monday, Sept. 20, 2021, in St. Louis, Mo.

Police arrest man in November theft of dozens of iPads from St. Louis election board

The iPads were used solely to check in voters and contained only public information like names and addresses. Elections officials say they have made it more difficult to access the warehouse space after the theft.

Antoinette Graves (center), 55, of Kingsway West, rallies alongside former Northview Village Nursing Home and SEIU union members on Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2023, outside of building in the Kingsway West neighborhood. St. Louis’ largest nursing home was abruptly shuttered late last week without notice given to staff or residents.

St. Louis Senior Fund board to allocate $174,000 for displaced Northview Village nursing home residents

The St. Louis City Senior Fund voted unanimously Tuesday to allocate the funds for some nursing home residents who were displaced a week ago when the facility suddenly closed and their belongings were stolen.

An Illinois license plate with the word "VANITY" in red.

Some Illinois license plate requests land on the 2023 'naughty list'

More than 300 vanity license plates were rejected by the Illinois Secretary of State's Office due to profanity, offensive language or illegibility.

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