Missouri

Conservative opponents worry about financing an expansion of Medicaid in Missouri. Advocates say it could save the state money.

Voters in Kansas and Missouri will head to the polls Aug. 4 for primary elections, but the COVID-19 pandemic has opened up other voting options for people in both states.

Registering and voting in this years' elections will look different because of the pandemic, a Kansas suburb considers rules for residents to keep backyard chickens, and newly-revealed letters of Missouri native T. S. Eliot provide a deeper understanding of the famed poet.

Federal money kept 1.5 million people on the payroll in Kansas and Missouri, but the types of businesses that received the loans varied widely.

The indictment alleges Jorge Perez and others exploited federal regulations that allow some rural hospitals to charge substantially higher rates for laboratory testing than other providers.

Missouri’s admitting-privilege requirement has survived several court challenges, most recently when a federal judge in Kansas City refused to block the law.

Conflicting messages throughout the pandemic have led many people to have dramatically different assessments of risk.

Alvin Edgell died of COVID-19 last month at the age of 96. His daughter, Holly, remembers traveling with her father, and how he enjoyed talking about politics and current events.

In the wake of the police killing of George Floyd, Kansas City activism is being led by a new generation. Justice Horn organized protests calling for social justice reform, and Roman Leapheart wants Columbia, Missouri, to rethink a statue of Thomas Jefferson.

Move to fully reopen state comes even as number of positive tests is on the rise.

With less than a half-day drive, you can get out of Kansas City and do it relatively safely, even in the middle of a pandemic.

Voting by mail in the U.S. first came about during the Civil War, but its availability has grown this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic.