Knox County voters approved a 0.5% sales tax to modernize 911 dispatch and emergency services, the county's official returns show.

Protesters at City Hall delayed Mayor Cara Spencer's State of the City on Friday, pressing for transparency and north-side funding.

A St. Louis police officer accidentally phoned the city’s Rapid Response hotline to report an arrestee, prompting community alarm and fresh questions about police‑ICE ties.

A Cole County judge dismissed a legal challenge to Missouri’s $50M MOScholars program, keeping scholarship payments moving while appeals and next steps are considered. The ruling leaves the appropriated funding intact for now.

A surge in capital gains refunds dragged Missouri's general revenue below last year's pace, forcing Senate appropriators to rework the budget plan.

The Missouri State Board approved an SLU‑sponsored Frontier Schools campus for Columbia, setting up a legal fight with Columbia Public Schools over the law and funding.

Sam Page filed suit to stop the County Council from assuming his powers while he travels to London on a trade mission tied to a new British Airways route. The move escalates a long-running clash over who controls county operations.

State and federal leaders told reporters in Jefferson City they’ve coordinated funding and security plans to keep Kansas City’s World Cup matches and fan festival safe. Officials cited federal grants, police planning and interagency exercises.

ICE arrests in Milan, Missouri, have left a meatpacking town shaken. Residents and leaders say enforcement is reaching into neighborhoods and risking labor disruptions.

A federal judge has ended the 2018 consent decree that reformed Pagedale's municipal court and ticketing practices after eight years of oversight.

The Missouri House approved HB 2061 to adopt the IHRA definition of antisemitism for public schools and colleges; supporters cite safety while critics warn of free‑speech impacts.

The Missouri House advanced a constitutional amendment to add work and community‑participation rules to MO HealthNet. The measure now heads to the Senate and could reach voters in November 2026.

Two St. Charles City Council incumbents were defeated in Tuesday's municipal election; one lost by a single vote after fights over parks and a controversial data center.