Missouri
Missouri cannabis regulators propose to allow curbside pickup
Missouri marijuana dispensaries may soon be able to offer curbside pickup, which would add to the drive-thru and delivery services already allowed with state approval.
Upgrades coming to Missouri's Head Start nutrition programs
MISSOURI - Community gardens, educational programs and breastfeeding rooms are all part of Missouri’s plan to take advantage of one-time federal funding for Head Start programs.
Missouri GOP senator slams leaders for forcing vote without debate
The Missouri Senate died at 1:42 p.m. Friday afternoon when Republican leaders refused to allow debate on a measure weakening the initiative petition process, GOP state Sen. Lincoln Hough said in an interview with The Independent.
Missouri lawmakers create pathway for free career-tech education
Missouri high school graduates may soon be able to attend career-certificate programs for free after state lawmakers passed a bill creating a reimbursement process for career and technical education.
Lawmakers approve bill exempting Farm Bureau health plans from federal rules
Missouri Farm Bureau will be allowed to sell health care plans to its members, Medicaid will cover the cost of hearing aids for adults and supplies of birth control will be extended under legislation that passed the legislature in the waning hours of the session on Thursday. The legislation, which was sponsored by Republican state Sen.
Former Historical Society President Accused in Museum Theft, Break-In
SHELBINA - A former president of the Shelby County Historical Society has been accused of mismanagement and misconduct, according to a civil petition filed April 1 in Shelby County Circuit Court. Three Shelby County Historical Society board members have accused former society president and longtime volunteer Kathleen Wilham, 82, of Shelbina, of allegedly sanctioning historical artifacts from the society museum, destroying artifacts, misusing assets, and breaking and entering into the SCHS museum.