Missouri

Medication abortion will be available in Missouri for the first time since 2018 after a judge determined most of the state's challenged abortion regulations are unconstitutional, including laws requiring hospital privileges, complication plans and special clinic licenses.

Daniel Eskridge of Caldwell County, Missouri, is among five people arrested and charged with plotting to attack and kill government officials.

Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway was the lead Republican attorney general behind the letter. Sent on Hanaway's office letterhead, the attorneys general state that "the upsurge in home-setting chemical abortions has serious implications for the Safe Drinking Water Act."

Voters in 28 counties were assigned to new districts under the plan intended to boost GOP chances in the 5th District.

Gambling interests donated $1 of every $8 raised by lawmakers for this year's campaigns, as video lottery backers seek access to a market with up to $10 billion in cash transactions annually.

Companies including Amazon and Google are building data centers in Missouri amid a boom in generative artificial intelligence. For many communities, there are more questions than answers.

According to GasBuddy, the average price of regular gasoline in Missouri fell 10 cents per gallon during the past week to $3.76 a gallon. Prices are now 44 cents lower than a month ago, though they remain 92 cents higher than they were a year ago.

The plane included 11 skydivers and a pilot, all of whom died in the the crash.

The annual child wellness report Kids Count found child poverty has improved in Kansas and Missouri compared to the years before the pandemic. But both states still have tens of thousands of children without health insurance.

A request from lawmakers to create a method for determining state funding of public universities while keeping funding flat creates challenge for state officials.