Chrystal Blair

Ameren Missouri is sharing some details about its plans for a massive new natural gas power plant outside of St. Louis, amid pushback from environmental groups.

Staffing cuts at the U.S. Department of Agriculture have Nebraska farmers wondering whether they have enough support to participate in federal conservation programs.

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.