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More than 375,000 Missourians have entered the state’s COVID-19 vaccine lottery program, but vaccinations continue to lag, especially in rural areas of the state. State officials said the first of five drawings will be Friday. All told, 800 adults will ...

A Missouri judge on Tuesday ruled that Republican Gov. Mike Parson no longer can deny Medicaid health care to thousands more newly eligible adults. Cole County Judge Jon Beetem in his order said Parson’s administration must give Medicaid coverage to ...

The head of St. Louis County’s government on Monday urged its council to adopt a mask mandate amid a spike in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations. The request from St. Louis County Executive Sam Page, a Democrat, comes after a judge ...

A special prosecutor has been appointed to investigate whether a Missouri judge lied on an affidavit he filed in a long-running feud with an elected official he suspended from office. The investigation of Circuit Judge Patrick Flynn, the presiding judge ...

The co-founder of the prominent civil-rights law firm ArchCity Defenders is facing disciplinary proceedings after he misused a firm credit card.

Six Republican state senators have asked Missouri Gov. Mike Parson to call a special session to stop private businesses from requiring their employees to get vaccinated for COVID-19. The request made Monday drew a quick rebuke from Dan Mehan, president ...

The insurer for Joplin paid $320,000 to an unknown person after a ransomware attack shut down the city government’s computer system last month, Joplin City Manager Nick Edwards said Thursday. The money was paid to keep any sensitive information accessed ...

Prices for medical marijuana have been dropping as more manufacturers, cultivators and dispensaries open in Missouri. Residents voted in 2018 to legalize medical cannabis. Since then, the state has licensed 193 dispensaries, 59 cultivators and 86 manufacturers, although not all ...

The Court of Appeals Southern District on Aug. 3 threw out a sanctions order against a mid-Missouri public defender’s office after an attorney’s vacation to Mexico in the middle of a pandemic caused a judge to postpone a trial.

Missouri attorneys representing defendants and plaintiffs agree that there have been few lawsuits alleging that a party is liable for injury due to COVID-19.

Springfield and St. Louis area health leaders are asking adults to wear masks and get the COVID-19 vaccine to protect children as hospitals report admitting more young patients with the disease, including some in intensive care. Spring Schmidt, deputy director ...