Mike Kehoe

The unanimous vote ends, for the year, the push to legalize slot machine-like games and tax them for education needs.

The GOP governor said he's ready to sell his plan to expand sales and use taxes as a way to eliminate Missouri's income tax to voters.

New state law preempts a federal ban set to take effect in November.

The new legislation would prohibit antisemitic and discriminatory speech in schools. But the Supreme Court has already ruled that if discriminatory or hate speech causes disruption in a classroom, schools can regulate it.

The team reached a deal with Hallmark Cards on a "transformative project" that will create a new ballpark at Crown Center near downtown Kansas City, Royals owner John Sherman said. The announcement comes a week after the City Council passed a financing package.

A free event Friday at Westport Plaza in Maryland Heights will give soccer fans the chance to get an up-close look at the World Cup trophy, ahead of the international tournament's kickoff next month. The trophy tour visits Kansas City over the weekend.

The Missouri National Education Association, which raised the initial challenge, plans to appeal to the state's highest court.

Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe met with local and federal public safety officials on Monday to discuss the state's emergency security protocol, which includes sending more than 100 Missouri National Guard service members and state troopers to the metro.

Gov. Mike Kehoe signed the pregnancy divorce bill into law Tuesday as well as vast criminal justice and anti-sex trafficking legislation.

Organizers are raising concerns that Missouri lawmakers' plan to eliminate the state's income tax will raise costs for lower-income residents and lessen state funding for schools, roads and senior services.