Many of Missouri’s abortion regulations, including laws that Planned Parenthood said made it impossible for providers to prescribe medication abortion, were struck down in a ruling Thursday by a Jackson County judge. One of the regulations most widely condemned by abortion rights supporters, a 72-hour waiting period between an initial consultation and an abortion, has […]
A discovery that definitely 'triggered' a response
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Driving along historic Route 66 in Edwardsville, Illinois, I heard the honking before I saw the crowd.
At first, all I could make out were American flags waving in the town square. As a solo queer female traveler passing through a city of about 26,000 people, I kept my guard up.
Then I spotted a sign. "Proud LGBTQ Mom, Proud Ally." Other signs called for protecting democracy and fighting…
The company is investing $2 million to support programs that bring down monthly energy bills for local families.
The Missouri State Board of Education on Monday named educational consultant Stacey Preis as the state’s interim commissioner, putting a former department official and legislative researcher in charge as the agency navigates a leadership shakeup and a set of major policy changes ordered by Gov. Mike Kehoe. Preis told The Independent that she does not […]
Eleven skydivers and one pilot were killed Sunday in a Missouri plane crash described as a "mass casualty" event. The tragedy unfolded just moments after takeoff from Butler Memorial Airport, a city located about 65 miles south of Kansas City.
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Eleven passengers and a pilot were killed after the plane climbed about 100 feet and then crashed to the ground at the Butler Memorial Airport in Missouri, officials said.
Acidente aconteceu perto do Aeroporto Memorial de Butler no estado do Missouri
When Missouri cannabis regulators recalled hundreds of marijuana vape pens last month, the Kansas City-based manufacturer said the issue was related to “evolving” testing requirements for licensed facilities. But state regulators say the testing rules did not change. And certificates of analysis posted by the company and reviewed by The Independent show the recalled products […]
The Horak Group was No. 16 among small teams for transaction sides on RealTrends Verified’s 2026 rankings — closing 247 in 2025.
The Missouri Department of Higher Education and Workforce Development has until Dec. 1 to craft a new formula for distributing state aid among public colleges and universities — or risk lawmakers creating their own plan that “institutions quite likely will not like,” the state’s higher education commissioner said Wednesday. Bennett Boggs, speaking during a meeting […]
Atchison County, Kansas
Situated on the Missouri River in northeastern Kansas, Atchison County was created by the first territorial legislature in 1855 and named in honor of David R. Atchison, a United States Senator from Missouri.
The first white men to visit the area were French fur traders, who passed up the Missouri River during the first quarter of the 18th century. By 1764 French…
ST. LOUIS — With a 2.0 high school GPA, Xavier Hickman thought college was unattainable. But mentors in the TRIO Upward Bound Program challenged him to not limit himself. A low GPA didn’t have to block him from going to the next level. Hickman’s family didn’t have much, and the program was designed for students […]
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He's got a Gordon Ramsay complex going
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Who's bothered by chickens?
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Problems with how Missouri counties assess real estate are complicating an effort to update the formula that determines state aid for public schools. In a meeting Monday morning, the Missouri School Funding Modernization Task Force discussed how an updated formula could factor in local property taxes as real estate valuations struggle to keep up with […]
Pese a las condiciones climáticas adversas, el equipo de Lionel Scaloni mantuvo sin cambios su agenda de trabajo.
Missouri Treasurer Vivek Malek’s office made a last-minute push in the closing hours of the legislative session to stop lawmakers from moving the state’s private school voucher program to the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. But the largest scholarship-granting organization in the program did not join the public show of support. With just a […]
She deserves it.
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The campaign opposing a November ballot measure that would reinstate Missouri’s abortion ban formally launched Wednesday, arguing Republican lawmakers are trying to overturn the 2024 vote that ended the state’s near-total ban through a “bait and switch” measure. The coalition, called Stop the Ban Missouri, has already amassed nearly $2 million. Its first ad leans heavily into […]
Save the children? Nah
The post Missouri Slammed After Dolly Parton’s Free Kids Book Program Gutted: ‘This State Is a Joke’ appeared first on The Nerd Stash.
Strangers are mad at her hustling
The post Outrage After 5th Grade Missouri Teacher Goes Panhandling During Summer Break: ‘Change Your Profession and Get a Life’ appeared first on The Nerd Stash.
After decades spent working with people seeking abortions, Allison Hile said one thing became clear: Some Missouri lawmakers have little understanding of what women go through to prevent pregnancy. “It is very difficult to take time off work, to find childcare, to drive somewhere to get birth control, to pay for birth control,” Hile told […]
Lesley Turek is planning for a busy June traveling the state to educate people about the final lottery for 77 microbusiness marijuana licenses. Turek, the chief equity officer for the Missouri Division of Cannabis Regulation, will hold education sessions in Kansas City, Jefferson City and St. Louis, along with five webinars to outline application requirements […]
Weekend Editor Eric O. Scott reviews Jeffrey E. Anderson's study of the historical evidence for the theology, organization, and ritual practices of the Voodoo religion of the Mississippi River Valley in the 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries.
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Would this really protect kids?
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A wide-ranging education package backed by Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe collapsed in the final days of the legislative session after negotiations over school accountability became a fight over which communities should be opened to charter schools. The breakdown killed legislation that would have shaped Kehoe’s push for an A-F grading system for public schools, one […]
Good Day Farm in Missouri
With every pass of his squeegee, a window washer in Kansas City reveals the personal story behind his favorite local businesses through his popular social media channel. Davis Roethler is co-owner of Window Wolf, KC’s most trusted window washer, but that’s hardly all there is to his story. With experience as a social media content […]
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A perfect graduation gift
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