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Converted from a former hotel, the St. Louis University facility acts as a field study to learn more about the flu. But you can’t check out anytime you like, because you’ll be infected with influenza.
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In addition to legislation addressing the Kansas City Royals and Chiefs' stadiums, the special session will also focus on tornado relief for St. Louis and several projects that failed to get funded at the last minute.
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Missouri lawmakers have banned the sale or transport of six invasive plant species, including Callery pear trees. The ban will go into effect Jan. 1, 2029 — to give sellers time to replace their inventories.
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A local civics bee competition in Harrisonville, Missouri, challenged students' knowledge and ability to make a difference in society. Now students from Harrisonville and Raymore-Peculiar schools will compete in the state competition.
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Two rulings from a Kansas City judge had allowed abortions in the state to resume while a challenge to its near-total ban proceeded to trial.
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If President Trump approves the disaster declaration, individuals could receive housing, transportation and health care-related aid.
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President Trump's tax-cut bill, which was narrowly approved by the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday, could dramatically cut funding for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Kansas City advocates say this would harm the nearly 850,000 residents between Missouri and Kansas that depend on food benefits.
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FEMA has recently denied Arkansas, West Virginia and Washington's requests for disaster declarations. But Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe says he feels "really good" about receiving federal help with tornado cleanup.
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Missouri House Speaker Jon Patterson, who represents Lee's Summit, says next year's vote on whether to ban abortion again might not be the end of efforts around how the state regulates the procedure.
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Factors as far away as the Caribbean Sea and as nearby as the cornfields of Iowa can bring on that muggy, sticky feeling. For people with certain health conditions, it’s more than an annoyance.
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Many in Missouri wondered whether the bickering and infighting of the past few sessions would derail Gov. Mike Kehoe’s ambitious agenda. But the new governor got many of his priorities passed, including a state takeover of St. Louis Police and funding private school scholarships.
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Even after Missouri Republicans pushed through a measure that would ban most abortions again, which voters will likely see on the 2026 ballot, Planned Parenthood will continue offering abortion services throughout the state.