Missouri election 2026: What to know before heading to the polls
The Missouri Independent has answers to some common Election Day questions (Jim Neuger/Maine Morning Star). Missouri voters will decide whether…
Missouri could approach turnout record as ballot measures drive interest
Boone County Clerk Brianna Lennon, right, checks in a voter Oct. 23 at the Boone County Government Center in Columbia…
Potential of Missouri River pipelines to Western states opens new front in upstream-downstream fight
A bridge stretches across the Missouri River at Chamberlain, South Dakota, on Sept. 29 (Makenzie Huber/South Dakota Searchlight). Downstream Missouri…
Voters make governors, utility regulators answer for high power bills
A group of Maine residents protest a proposed electricity price increase ahead of an October 2025 public hearing in Freeport.…
First MOScholars performance report exposes gaps in state oversight
State Treasurer Vivek Malek, pictured speaking in the Missouri State Capitol rotunda in 2025, shared the first annual performance report…
Frights, Fangs, and Healthcare Nightmares in Winning Halloween Haikus
What’s scarier than ghosts and goblins? How about measles, unaffordable dental care, and an insurance claim denied by artificial intelligence?…
The police crashed into a bar. St. Louis taxpayers paid $4.2 million for it.
Twenty-two seconds. That’s how long it took a St. Louis police officer to put a bar owner in handcuffs on…
As a potential Democratic wave looms, Trump’s DOJ angles for last-minute power over midterms
President Donald Trump rallied with Iowa Republicans at the Five Flags Center in Dubuque on Sunday (Robin Opsahl/Iowa Capital Dispatch).…
Commentary: Art isn’t a luxury. It’s what helped me through my hardest times.
The House Lounge on the third floor of the Missouri Capitol, home of Thomas Hart Benton’s mural “The Social History…
Falcon 9 ushered in the modern space economy – retiring it could leave the industry vulnerable
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches on April 19, 2023. AP Photo/John Raoux More than 50% of the nearly 330…
A Few Miles From the US Capitol, Dozens Slept in Their Cars, Waiting for Free Care
TAKOMA PARK, Md. — Friday night lights took on a whole new meaning at a high school here in this…
Expecting a Baby? Five Tips To Help You Prepare for Pregnancy Costs
(Oona Zenda/KFF Health News) As Grace Griffin and her husband were welcoming their long-awaited baby — a daughter — Griffin…
Parents, let your kids eat as much candy as they want – less restriction could help reduce the urge to overeat
Candy becomes less special when it's not a 'bad' food you can't have. Peter Muller/Connect Images via Getty Images Kids…