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Gene J. Puskar/APCrews released and burned hazardous chemicals that were in train cars in danger of exploding. About 50 train cars derailed near the Ohio-Pennsylvania border on Friday. -
Brian Munoz/St. Louis Public RadioNearly all of Missouri's businesses approved to sell medical marijuana applied for a license to also sell it for recreational use.
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The legislation would raise the share of votes needed to pass a proposed change to the Missouri Constitution from a simple majority to 60%. -
Stretching from Texas to Tennessee, the storm will continue through at least Thursday morning, affecting travel and possibly knocking out power in some areas. Thousands of flights have been disrupted.
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The House General Laws Committee heard testimony on eight bills centered on the LGBTQ community on Tuesday. They would impose restrictions including barring transgender girls from participating in sports that align to their gender identity and from accessing gender-affirming health care.
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The U.S. and Germany had resisted sending tanks for months. This marks the latest upgrade in heavy weapons for Ukraine and comes amid growing expectations the fighting will soon escalte.
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A Winter Storm Warning and Winter Weather Advisories were issued by the National Weather Service in Paducah late Tuesday afternoon as affected counties shift in the latest forecast. Missouri Gov. Parson also issued an executive order activating the Missouri National Guard to assist local authorities in responding to severe winter weather that is forecasted to begin across Missouri this evening.
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The legislation makes several changes regarding K-12 education, including the creation of a portal that contains every school district’s curriculum and other information. It also would prohibit the teaching of critical race theory and other diversity-related concepts.
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A "small number" of documents bearing classified markings that were "inadvertently boxed" and transported to the home of the former vice president, according to letters from Pence's representatives.
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NexGen has proposed mining silica sand in Ste. Genevieve County on about 250 acres near Hawn State Park.
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January is Radon Action Month. Radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer in the United States, just behind smoking. Radon seeps into homes through foundations, pipes and gaps in walls. Missourians can request free radon tests from the state. Homes of any age or design can have radon problems.
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President Biden's personal lawyers had already searched his Wilmington home for classified documents. The FBI did another search and found still more, some dating back to Biden's time in the Senate.
