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The U.S. Supreme Court’s conservative justices on Monday appeared skeptical of the validity of mail-in ballots that arrive after Election Day, in a case that could potentially affect hundreds of …
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By Jonathan Shorman
Stateline
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3/23/26
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Federal Medicaid cuts could exact a heavy toll on psychiatric units at hospitals across the country, many of which are already struggling to keep their doors open but provide essential mental health …
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By Nada Hassanein
Stateline
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3/23/26
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WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Monday said his administration is in talks with Iran about resolving the war, a claim that significantly tamped down oil prices and spurred market increases …
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By Ashley Murray
States Newsroom
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3/23/26
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Since their peak less than three years ago, opioid overdose deaths dropped nearly by half as of October, according to a Stateline analysis. The drop comes as a shrinking fentanyl supply has made the …
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By Tim Henderson
States Newsroom
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3/23/26
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Legislative spring break is over, and Missouri lawmakers returned to the Capitol on Monday with a packed agenda and a May 15 deadline to adjourn.
The second half of the session begins with a …
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By Jason Hancock
Missouri Independent
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3/23/26
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A coalition of progressive groups in Missouri is using the fight over a proposal to eliminate the state income tax to build a coordinated alliance that organizers hope lasts beyond any single …
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By Annelise Hanshaw
Missouri Independent
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3/23/26
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WARRENSBURG – The Johnson County Prevention Coalition and Recovery Lighthouse partnered with the University of Central Missouri to host a public forum on Kratom and 7-hydroxymitragynine, or 7-OH, …
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By Hasina Shah.
hasina.shah@warrensburgstarjournal.com
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3/20/26
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SEDALIA — Community leaders and mental health advocates gathered Thursday, March 19, at the Sedalia Area Chamber of Commerce to celebrate the arrival of A Home Within in Missouri, marking the …
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By Chris Howell
chris.howell@sedaliademocrat.com
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3/20/26
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About $95 million in Missouri marijuana-tax revenue that voters set aside for veterans services, public defenders and drug-addiction treatment programs sat unspent at the end of the last fiscal …
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By Rudi Keller and Rebecca Rivas
Missouri Independent
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3/20/26
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In early 2026, a small group of first-grade students at Lucy Wortham James Elementary School in St. James, Missouri, sat together sounding out words.
Kim Williams, the school’s principal, …
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By William Hehemann
States Newsroom
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3/20/26
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WASHINGTON — The U.S. Treasury Department will take over the Department of Education’s responsibility for collecting on defaulted federal student loan debt , President Donald Trump’s …
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By Shauneen Miranda
States Newsroom
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3/20/26
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By Hasina Shah
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3/20/26
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The earnings gap between men and women slightly widened last year, according to a new analysis published Thursday.
The left-leaning Economic Policy Institute calculated women last year …
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By Kevin Hardy
Stateline
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3/20/26
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Seventy-one percent of counties that spray the most glyphosate have late-stage non-Hodgkin lymphoma incidence rates above the national average, according to a new data analysis from the advocacy …
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By Ben Felder
Investigate Midwest
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3/20/26
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Six candidates are vying for three open seats on the Kingsville School Board in the 2026 Municipal Election on April 7.
Those voted into each position will serve three-year terms. Candidates …
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3/19/26
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Warrensburg motorcyclist in seriously injured in high-speed wreck
A Warrensburg man, 44, suffered serious injuries at 9:16 p.m. Saturday, March 14, in a Johnson County accident.
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3/19/26
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The Warrensburg chapter National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) met Friday, March 13, 2026, at The Raging Bull restaurant. Members learned about some of the history of …
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3/19/26
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The public is invited to learn about Brett Butler’s unique methods of creating photographs using various toys at the Thursday, March 26, meeting of Mid-Missouri Artists at 6:30 p.m. in the Arts and …
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3/19/26
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Every old newspaper page holds more than ink and paper, it holds the heartbeat of a community. In this week’s Backward Glances , we step back into Johnson County’s past, where small-town …
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By Johnson County Historical Society
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3/19/26
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The University of Central Missouri (UCM) Division of Theatre and Dance presents “Keepin’ It Reel: Senior Showcase 2026” at 2 p.m. Sunday, March 29 at the Nickerson Black Box Theatre on the …
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3/19/26
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