Republican Rep. Jason Smith won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Missouri on Tuesday. Smith, an attorney, has represented the reliably Republican district in southeast Missouri since … more

Democrat Wesley Bell won election to a U.S. House seat representing Missouri on Tuesday. Bell defeated Republican Andrew Jones in the Democratic-leaning 1st District, which covers St. Louis city and … more

Missouri Republican incumbent Josh Hawley is facing off against Democratic challenger Lucas Kunce for his U.S. Senate seat. Election Day is Tuesday. Hawley was elected to the Senate in 2018 when he … more

Republican Lt. Gov. Mike Kehoe is facing Missouri state Rep. Crystal Quade for the governorship. Voters will decide the state’s next chief executive Tuesday. Kehoe is strongly favored to win in the … more

Missouri voters are set to decide whether to enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution. A measure to end the state’s near-total abortion ban goes before voters Tuesday. Missouri enacted … more

Up to 6 inches of rain have fallen in parts of southern Missouri, prompting flash flooding in several rural areas and endangering a levee near a lake. More heavy rain is in the forecast for much of … more

Some Republican-led states say they they will block Justice Department’s election monitors from going inside polling places on Election Day, pushing back on federal authorities’ decades-long … more

Capt. Scott White, Public Information and Education Division of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, has announced the patrol will no longer provide the names of those involved in injury accidents or boating accidents in its preliminary online reports, including fatalities and drownings, because of privacy concerns. The change started at 3 p.m. on Friday and was applied retroactively to all published reports to date. more

Orlando Harris’ family pleaded with police to confiscate the 19-year-old’s bullet-proof vest, ammunition and AR-15-style rifle. But with no red-flag law in Missouri, the best officers could do is … more

Thousands of women have rallied in the U.S. capital and elsewhere with abortion rights at the forefront of their demonstrations. Saturday's Women's March events came ahead of the hotly contested … more

A Missouri judge on Friday denied a Republican committeeman’s effort to force the state’s third-largest county to allow watchers or challengers to observe early voting. The judge didn’t … more

In the last two decades, several Contemporary Christian Music powerhouses have publicly exited the CCM industry. For many, questioning the industry’s theological parameters meant becoming unwelcome … more

Federal highway officials have announced $635 million of grants to repair or replace old bridges across the U.S. The grants awarded Thursday include improvements to a 200-foot-high bridge in … more

A former principal at a Christian boarding school in Missouri that closed in March amid abuse allegations has been charged with sex crimes involving a former student. Court records show that Craig … more

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With no-excuse in-person absentee voting underway across the state, Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft is encouraging Missouri voters to use trusted sources for election related information, such as county clerks, local election boards and the Missouri Secretary of State’s office, instead of third-party groups. more

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