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The 101st Missouri General Assembly began its legislative session on Jan. 6 with plans to pick up an issue that the 100th Assembly put aside just a month before: COVID-19 liability protections.

Susan Appelquist, a longtime Springfield-area family law attorney and a 2019 Women’s Justice Award winner, died Dec. 29 at age 66. According to her obituary, she suffered a fatal heart attack at her home.

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Wednesday announced $68 million in federal aid for college construction projects and released close to $127 million he previously cut.

The coronavirus pandemic will get worse before it gets better, but vaccinations “will be the real gateway” to a return to normal, Dr. Anthony Fauci told a group of Missouri scientists and students Thursday.

Kansas City has agreed to a $725,000 settlement of an excessive force complaint filed after a police officer allegedly forced his knee onto the neck of a teenager who prosecutors said was not resisting arrest.

The Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern District ruled that a $1 verdict for a man injured in a vehicle accident was not against the weight of the evidence.

Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker has hired a former Kansas City police sergeant to investigate police use-of-force cases, possible wrongful convictions and allegations of police misconduct.

The national pharmacy chain CVS Health said Wednesday that it has completed coronavirus vaccinations at more than 100 long-term care facilities in Missouri, but that it still has 500 more to go.

A group of Kansas City-area medical professionals is leading an effort to persuade Black residents in the metro area to overcome their skepticism and get the COVID-19 vaccine.

Missouri lawmakers on Wednesday were beginning what's guaranteed to be an unusual legislative session as the state continues its battle with the coronavirus pandemic.

The Missouri Court of Appeals Western District ruled Dec. 29 that the Missouri Commission on Human Rights fulfilled its statutory duty to “investigate” a claim by relying on the findings of its federal counterpart.