A Missouri judge on Friday blocked a licensing requirement for abortion clinics that providers argued was a key obstacle to renewing access to the procedure across the state.
Hours later, Planned Parenthood clinics announced they would begin offering abortion services in Missouri.
“Abortion care will be restored immediately,” said Emily Wales, President and CEO of Comprehensive Health of Planned Parenthood Great Plains. “The people voted, the court responded and we will do our part: serving…
Benson Hill Inc., the St. Louis-based agriculture technology firm, has furloughed dozens of employees and relocated its headquarters office, as it sold off more assets.
A state-court judge on Friday ruled that KDHX cannot terminate the membership of 16 people from the community radio station, ahead of an upcoming meeting.
A developer working on a project to renovate a former North City health facility into low-income housing is contesting St. Louis' rescission of federal funds meant to help.
Missouri lawmakers have rekindled a crusade against diversity, equity and inclusion programs with a handful of bills seeking to outlaw DEI in state-funded entities.
In 2022, just two bills named DEI as a target. But the number grew to 14 in 2024. None have been signed into law. Within the first month of this year’s legislative session, four bills had been filed targeting diversity, equity and inclusion in the title with others pushing for the same restrictions without explicitly naming DEI.
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For some people in rural Missouri, soaring egg prices have little impact on their shopping habits. They have backyard chickens that save them the trouble of dealing with a nationwide shortage.
But for those who don’t have access to a homegrown grocery store in their backyard, rising prices mean changes to their weekly shopping list.
“I’m going to have to stop buying eggs,” said Margaret Bunch, a Callaway County resident who relocated to the area over a year ago from Brookfield, Missouri.
“Back…
Bellefontaine Neighbors Mayor Dinah Tatman has resigned from her position, according to a letter obtained by KSDK.
The letter, sent from the mayor's personal attorney to the law firm representing the city, said Thursday that the mayor resigned from her office effective immediately.
"It is our hope that this resignation will spare all interested parties the stress, rigors, and uncertainty associated with litigation and provide clarity for the people of Bellefontaine Neighbors," the letter read.
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Washington University's leader on Thursday upped the alarm on proposed funding changes for National Institutes of Health grants, calling them "potentially catastrophic" for the university, the No. 1 recipient of the grants in Missouri.
City officials in Clayton have overhauled some of the city’s zoning laws in a bid to encourage bars and other types of nightlife to locate in the city’s downtown.
A bill to remove the state income tax on profits from the sale of long-term investments passed the Missouri House Thursday on an almost pure party-line vote.
The bill, projected to cost the state treasury $341 million in the first year and $237 million in subsequent years, exempts money known as long-term capital gains, money earned on stocks, land or other assets held for a full year or longer. House Speaker Pro Tem Chad Perkins, the sponsor of the bill, said it is intended to help small business…
A Memphis, Tennessee-based packaging company plans to close one of its St. Louis-area facilities as part of a larger effort to reduce its facility footprint.
St. Louis coworking firm TechArtista plans to open a new location in the proposed $1.2 billion Gateway South development, in the downtown area now known as Chouteau's Landing.