Chrystal Blair

As more data centers look to expand into Nebraska, a growing number of counties are pressing pause. However, a new state law continues to push development efforts forward.

Missouri farm groups are reacting to the Senate Agriculture Committee’s newly released Farm Bill draft, with some saying the proposal still falls short despite changes from the House version.

Heart disease is the leading cause of death in Missouri and across the nation, claiming more than 15,000 lives in the state each year.

UnitedHealthcare and its partners are investing $250,000 to help improve maternal health in southeast Missouri’s Bootheel, where infant mortality rates are among the highest, reaching up to 11 deaths per 1,000 births.

As the legislative session winds down, Missouri lawmakers are still debating a proposal to pause solar energy development.

Bills which would allow Waymo driverless taxis to operate in Missouri have cleared their first hurdle in the state House. After clearing a House committee in January, the pair of bills now heads to the full Missouri House for debate.

Missouri’s drinking water has an unlikely guardian: a tiny endangered fish found only in Perryville’s cave system. The nearly matchstick-sized grotto sculpin depends on fragile underground streams and The Conservation Fund stepped in to protect its habitat by buying land at risk from St. Louis’ expansion.

As the cost of Thanksgiving rises for Missouri families, one Branson nonprofit is ensuring no one goes without a holiday meal or the company to share it.Missouri's food insecurity rate is around 13%, leaving many households struggling to afford a traditional meal. In Branson, the need is especially great among the many residents living in extended-stay motels with no way to even cook.

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.