Trump couldn’t send troops to the polls without approval of Congress under Dem bill
Voters fill out their ballots at a Sioux Falls polling place during the South Dakota primary election on June 2,…
Missouri state education board selects interim commissioner amid leadership shakeup
The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education will be led by education consultant and former department official Stacey Preis…
Fate of Missouri bill on gas station slot machines could turn on GOP primary results
State Rep. Bill Hardwick, a Republican from Dixon, sponsored a bill authorizing slot machines licensed by the Missouri Lottery that…
Quantum sensors could spot hidden damage in the thousands of US bridges rated ‘structurally deficient’
The Dames Point Bridge spans a river in Jacksonville, Fla. Jonathan Zander/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY Every bridge has parts that…
Listen to the Latest ‘KFF Health News Minute’
June 18 Katheryn Houghton [CATH-er-in HOW-tun] reads the week’s news: New rules that require millions of Americans to work to…
Building data centers in space is an intriguing idea on paper, but major engineering challenges must be solved
Space is full of satellites and debris – data centers could one day join the mix. NicoElNino, NASA/iStock via Getty…
The drawer problem: Why so many of us can’t let go of our old electronics, and what we can do about it
This look familiar? Peter Dazeley/Photodisc via Getty Images Think about the last smartphone, tablet or smartwatch you stopped using. Odds…
60-day clock starts for negotiations with Iran over strait, nuclear future
Vice President JD Vance speaks during a news conference at the White House on June 18, 2026. Vance is expected…
What the 1.5% actually buys: A promise of quality for Missouri families
(Spenser Heaps/Utah News Dispatch) A recent commentary in The Missouri Independent asked what the Missouri Charter Public School commission (MCPSC)…
Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Philadelphia in 1976 was mysterious and deadly – 50 years later, scientists know the cause but outbreaks continue
Legionnaires wait to testify before a special congressional inquiry in November 1976 into the cause of the mysterious disease. Bettmann/Bettman…
Several Republican-led states rebrand Pride Month
City officials from Lansing, Mich., raise a Pride flag over the Lansing City Council at the beginning of this month.…
Elder abuse reports in Missouri continue to rise. Experts still consider them an undercount
The Missouri Capitol Building in Jefferson City on May 12 (Jason Hancock/Missouri Independent). The Missouri Department of Health and Senior…