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Missouri counties told state lawmakers that they needed more information when it comes to putting the freeze in place. Some revisions were made this year, but some lawmakers contend that it will take a third try to get the program right.

The governor is pushing his proposal as some teacher unions are amping up pressure on lawmakers to "undo" a 2011-era pension law they allege runs afoul of federal retirement law.

The levies that help fund Missouri's Medicaid program are being held up by members of the Senate Freedom Caucus who want two other bills finished before they will promise not to filibuster its passage.

Despite Missouri and Illinois reporting fewer traffic-related deaths in 2023, more than 40,000 people were killed in traffic-related incidents across the U.S. last year.

A juggernaut unleashed by humans is grinding slowly across the Great Plains, burying some of the most threatened habitat on the planet beneath dense junipers and shrubland.

The nation's historical markers delight, distort and, sometimes, just get the story wrong.

More than $10 million — much of it from outside the state — has been raised to push proposals for abortion rights, sports wagering and to raise the minimum wage in Missouri.

The 2024 St. Louis Public Radio Teen Photojournalist Prize's top honor was given to a Francis Howell North High School senior.

A U.S. Supreme Court decision last year stripping wetlands of most federal protections is drawing more attention to the threatened ecosystems, and what states can do in response.

Missouri House Speaker Dean Plocher and his allies complained for weeks that the ethics investigation into his alleged misconduct was dragging out unnecessarily. But, it turns out the delay may have been the Speaker himself.

The Cardinals' owners claimed public funding for Busch Stadium would revitalize downtown. That didn’t happen — yet they’re preparing for another multi-million dollar ask.

Eric Berger is a freelance journalist reporting on health care, education, religion and sports.