Groups say more robust support systems are needed for young people who've been in the foster-care system as they transition to living independently. A survey says 17% of youth who were in foster care on their 17th birthday experienced homelessness by the time they turned 21.

Despite counties already receiving millions of dollars in federal relief funding, some are waiting for finalized guidelines before making spending decisions.

Lee executives said the hedge fund, known for gutting the newspapers it acquires, did not follow the rules in trying to nominate three people to the the publisher's board.

The case was detected in a St. Louis resident who had recently traveled within the United States, according to the St. Louis Department of Health.

A ballot initiative would legalize marijuana for those 21 and older and institute a 6% tax that would go to a slew of different programs.

Jurisdictions with mask mandates averaged 15.8 cases per day for every 100,000 residents, compared to 21.7 in unmasked communities.

"Making History" was supposed to be on display in the Missouri State Museum in the Capitol until Dec. 26, but it was removed within days of its installation in September after GOP lawmakers complained to the governor's office.

A federal judge in St. Louis on Monday temporarily barred the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services from requiring health care workers in Missouri and nine other states to get the COVID-19 vaccine.

"The Court's confidence in Strickland's conviction is so undermined that it cannot stand," the judge wrote. Strickland's wrongful imprisonment for nearly 43 years is among the country's longest.