Congress is poised to leave for a scheduled holiday recess without a solution for addressing the expiration of enhanced subsidies for Affordable Care Act marketplace plans. "I do know the effect on people at home," Hawley told NPR after the Senate vote.

Children, homeless people and even city officials entered the building in Berger, Missouri, unaware they were inhaling toxic dust.

Sandblasting material used to strip paint was trucked 500 miles or more to a remote warehouse near the Missouri River.

In January, all access to hormone treatments and other gender-affirming care for transgender youth will end in Kansas. Some families have already moved to avoid the ban.

University of Kansas Medical Center nephrologist Dr. Jason Stubbs thinks his research could help millions of Americans who are living with chronic kidney disease, but he's still waiting to hear if the National Institutes of Health will fund his latest grant application.

Missouri submitted a waiver to the U.S. Department of Agriculture requesting to certify candy, desserts, soft drinks, and certain fruit juices as ineligible to purchase with SNAP benefits.

For nearly a century, the city’s drinking water purification process has taken place with few major hiccups at a lone Briarcliff facility. But KC Water leaders say maintenance costs are climbing and aging concrete is a concern. They’re urging support for a new treatment plant in Kansas City.

Cases of alpha-gal syndrome, a red meat allergy caused by tick bites, in Missouri means more people are looking for a mammal-free way to eat out. Some restaurants in the southern part of the state are adapting their menus for patrons.

Current and former employees at Jefferson City Correctional Center say the nursing shortage is causing unrest. They blame the state's contractor, Centurion Health.

Abortion may be legal again in Missouri, but only 80 elective abortions have been performed in the year since Amendment 3 passed. Decades of restrictions have gutted the state’s provider network, and medication abortion is still unavailable as the courts sort out which old laws are constitutional.

If the end-of-year expiration date is not extended, enhanced ACA marketplace participants will see premiums rise anywhere between $300 and $1000. Six in 10 of the respondents to a KFF poll said a $300 increase would put an unsustainable strain on their budget.

The new rule caps loans for grad students in what the Department of Education considers "nonprofessional fields," which includes nursing.