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The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services has awarded licenses to 192 medical marijuana dispensaries in the state.

Missouri's medical marijuana program has long road ahead

It’s going to be awhile before medical marijuana will be available to Missouri patients.The timetable imposed by Amendment 2 – which Missouri voters…

The Great Flood of '93 swept blankets of sand onto a Missouri River flood plain near Berger, Missouri.

The Great Flood of '93 could happen again, but scientists don’t agree on the odds

Scientists who have studied the historic 1993 flood agree that a similar event could strike the St. Louis region again. But they disagree on how likely it…

Wash U seismologist sees no indication big St. Louis earthquake is likely – but doesn't rule it out

Last month’s 4.4 magnitude earthquake in Tennessee set off fresh questions about the potential for significant seismic activity occurring in the St. Louis…

Once promised for rehab, vacant buildings owned by developer Paul McKee now scar city’s north side

Tracey Edwards tells her kids not to walk near the two buildings at the end of her street.The old corner store and the home just two lots down have stood…

Postulants of the Daughters of St. Paul play basketball after class at their convent in Crestwood in March. The nuns-in-training spend their time studying, praying and working at a bookstore. The order's mission is to spread the Gospel through media.

A look back: Our favorite photos from 2018

2018 was a year filled with memorable news events in the St. Louis region, including the indictment and resignation of Gov. Eric Greitens, a student-led…

Former Gov. Eric Greitens' fall from office was by far the biggest political story of 2018 in Missouri.

We asked questions at the beginning of the year about Missouri politics — Here are the answers

It's fair to say that Missouri politics may not see another year like 2018.There’s little doubt that the past 12 months were historic, as Missouri saw the…

‘It’s been a banner year:’ Attorney explains Illinois’ 6 animal welfare laws to take effect in 2019

On Friday’s St. Louis on the Air, St. Louis Public Radio executive editor Shula Neuman led a discussion about Illinois’ six new animal welfare laws, which…

Seedlings of a rare Tanzanian tree, the Karomia gigas, in a greenhouse at the Missouri Botanical Garden.

MoBot scientists grow endangered Tanzanian trees in greenhouse to save it in wild

No one has seen the flower of the 60-foot-tall Karomia gigas tree in Tanzania; scientists at the Missouri Botanical Garden hope they’ll be the first.For…

Crystal Lansdale carrying concrete blocks during a practice at a TRAC workshop in the Washington Corrections Center for Women in Gig Harbor, Wash.

'Changing The Mindset': Female Inmates In Training For A Life After Prison

It is difficult to find work if you've been incarcerated. Outside Seattle, one women's prison is trying to give inmates a better chance by training some of them for nontraditional jobs.

Final Farm Bill Shows Hemp's In, Food-Aid Work Requirements Are Out

Updated at 3 p.m. Dec. 20 with Trump signing legislation — The long-awaited final version of the farm bill was unveiled Monday night, and it hews...

Pediatrician Ken Haller tries to get 3-year-old Azaya Clemons to laugh during a checkup at Danis Pediatrics in Midtown.

'Any guns or weapons?': Pediatricians think checkups should include gun safety

As a pediatric surgeon at St. Louis Children’s Hospital, Dr. Bo Kennedy has seen firsthand how bullets can shatter tiny bodies.He’s collected dozens of…

Erica Jones reads with her grandson, Jakeem, at their Florissant home. Jones has lost a daughter and a godson due to guns in recent years.

'Bullets don’t discriminate': St. Louis children face high rates of gun violence

A charmer. A smooth talker. A ball of life.That’s how Erica Jones remembers her godson Jermon Perry.The 7-year-old died in March after his younger brother…

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