Advocates gathered at the state capitol Tuesday to celebrate the first year of the Hands-Free Law.

Bipartisan supporters of the bill say that nondisclosure agreements are often used to silence underage victims and prevent them from speaking out.

The Trump administration has asked U.S. lawmakers to cut $307 million in funding for the biological research program under the U.S. Geological Survey.

The utility that serves much of Missouri has also requested to increase electric prices.

The Kansas City, Missouri, metropolitan area has long been a regional hub for the federal government, and the pain from the Trump administration’s cuts can be seen everywhere. Thousands of federal workers fear they’ll lose their jobs. Some have been let go. Many are considering early retirement or buyouts. One researcher expects the region could lose as many as 6,000 good-paying federal jobs, which in turn would eliminate thousands more in other industries. Cuts to food aid programs have affected a farmers market and food pantry in a low-income neighborhood. And the city has paused plan to upgrade its public health laboratory after federal grants were abruptly canceled.

The first confirmed case of measles within the state of Missouri in 2025 was announced today. The case was diagnosed in a child visiting Taney County in southern Missouri who had recently traveled abroad.

The Oscar-winning film is about the papal selection process. But how accurate is it to real life? Rev. Thomas Reese and Sister Susan Rose Francois weigh in on whether it checks out.

Trump praised the pope at the start of Francis's papacy, in 2013. But relations soured during the 2016 election, when Francis criticized Trump's proposal to build a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border.

Even something as small as a cigarette butt could cause a fire in these weather conditions.

In-clinic abortion care has returned to Columbia after a long hiatus. KBIA’s Rebecca Smith takes us behind the scenes – on a tour of the local Planned Parenthood health clinic.

The company revised its initial request due to “technical error.”

Kehoe issued an executive order to activate the Missouri State Emergency Operations Plan and enable state agencies to coordinate directly with local jurisdictions to provide assistance.

The University of Missouri declined to comment when asked if the president's rhetoric about "illegal protests" would shape how protestors are treated on campus.

Raine Atkinson is a trans/nonbinary college student in their early 20s. They spoke about the process of coming out to the important people in their life and about value of unconditional acceptance.