Missouri News

JPMorgan Chase, owner of the online payment system WePay, has reversed its decision not to handle payments for a Missouri Donald Trump Jr. event. Organizers said even after public pressure forced the ...

The Republican primary field for U.S. Senate in 2022 continues to become more crowded. Missouri Senate President Pro Tem Dave Schatz announced this week that he is entering the race. It will be a ...

Springfield Public Schools are avoiding the Missouri Sunshine law to prevent scrutiny of its curriculum and training materials, Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt alleges in a lawsuit filed this week. The district ...

Columbia is gaining a reputation as one of Missouri’s most violent cities. The deep blue city, an outlier in an otherwise deep red central part of the state, has dealt with a ...

Republican state Sen. Mike Cierpiot of Lee’s Summit is backing efforts to make Missouri energy so-called “carbon-neutral” over the next several decades. Cierpiot and Michelle Pleus, his chief of staff, were honored ...

Hunters are experiencing what’s being named the “Great Hunting Shortage.” That’s causing some to scramble just as hunting season is set to begin this week. Missouri duck hunter Levi Lewis said he’s ...

Mental health patients in Missouri are waiting months for services because of a staffing shortage, according to data from the state. Within the Department of Mental Health’s division of behavioral health, about ...

Cori Bush, a freshman Democratic representative from St. Louis, is quickly making a name for herself as a member of the liberal Squad. She unloaded on Sen. Joe Manchin this week after ...

The backyard conservation efforts of Missourians are contributing to the comeback of bees across the state. The state has announced that the focus on more native plants and other efforts are helping ...

Casino gambling may be coming to Missouri’s Lake of the Ozarks tourist destination. The Osage Nation Indian Tribe announced that it will invest approximately $60 million to develop a hotel featuring gambling, ...

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson has signed an executive order to prohibit the Biden administration’s vaccination mandate in the state. “As the governor of the state of Missouri, I stand with concerned Missourians ...

MetroVoiceNews.com recently interviewed Vicky Hartzler who represents Missouri’s 4th Congressional District. Topics included parental rights, critical race theory, Afghanistan, Congressional spending, terrorism, China, media, taxes, farming, runaway inflation, and election integrity. But ...

Earlier this week, the Missouri School Boards Association withdrew from the national organization because of the Justice Department memorandum directing the FBI and federal law enforcement to probe and potentially prosecute “harassment” ...

A familiar face is running for Congress from Missouri’s Fourth District. Mark Alford, a longtime anchor on Fox 4 News in Kansas City, announced on Wednesday that he will run for the ...

The National School Boards Association recently compared parents to domestic terrorists. The Missouri School Boards Association (MSBA) has responded by leaving the organization. The national association made the comments in a letter ...

Rep. Vicky Hartzler, who is running for Roy Blunt’s Senate seat in 2022, went after primary opponent and disgraced former Gov. Eric Greitens in her first television commercial. “I’m going to sort ...

Platte County, Missouri prosecutors say 29-year-old Sean D. Green of Lee’s Summit faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted of sex trafficking charges. His arrest came after an undercover operation ...

Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley on Wednesday challenged a federal appeals court nominee about her views on transgender restrooms. President Joe Biden nominated Holly Thomas for the U.S. Court of Appeals for the ...

Although energy prices are rising, help may be on the way for Missouri consumers. Evergy is the state’s latest utility to launch a Pay As You Save (PAYS) program, in which the ...

Abundant Life Church in Lee’s Summit and Jackson County have reached a settlement in a lawsuit over COVID-19 restrictions. The county will pay the church $146,750 and agree that any future health ...

New Missouri Medicaid regulations for abortion that could affect Planned Parenthood funding recently went into effect. Under the new rules, the Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) can turn over its ...

The state of Missouri will destroy five illegal gaming devices in Platte County on Thursday. The video gaming machines, previously owned by Integrity Vending LLC, were seized in October 2018 by the ...

Federal regulators last week said Missouri’s foster care agency failed to adequately protect or locate children who went missing from foster care or properly provide medical or mental health treatment when located. The report, ...

The states of Missouri and Kansas are teaming up on an initiative to raise awareness of national security operations in the Midwest. The National Security Crossroads is a branding effort to draw ...

The Evangel University Crusaders are no more. The evangelical school in Springfield, Missouri changed the name of its mascot to Valor. “The process of selecting a new mascot that best represented our ...