Chrystal Blair

Missouri’s child poverty rate could climb sharply as pandemic-era supports and food assistance programs expire, according to a new report from the Annie E. Casey Foundation. Almost 15% of Missouri children already live in poverty and nationally, the report found, without programs like the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, the number could reach one in four.

What started on Labor Day in Kansas City and St. Louis is now headed to the Missouri Capitol, where labor and community groups plan to protest on Wednesday, what they call an illegal attempt by lawmakers to redraw the state’s congressional map.

Iowa families could soon face tougher times putting food on the table.

Missouri’s 26 rail trails spanning 460 miles and anchored by the 240-mile Katy Trail could be affected as Congress works on the next surface transportation bill, up for reauthorization in 2026.

A new report from the University of Missouri finds more people are struggling to put food on the table.