With bipartisan support behind that reform and a new governor who says he prioritizes children’s welfare, this should be a proverbial slam-dunk in Jefferson City. Missouri used to be a national ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KFVS) - The State of Missouri is looking for non-profit organizations to help feed children during the summer. According to the Missouri Department of Health and Senior ...

The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services announced on Friday, Jan. 31, that it needs community non-profits to help feed thousands of children who would otherwise not have access to ...

Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Missouri Sen. Mike Moon explains his support for child marriage in the context of a couple he knows who married at 11- and 12 ...

Josh Hawley’s strong support for a tax reform that would expand the Child Tax Credit from the ... views of the Missourian or the University of Missouri. If you would like to contribute to ...

A Jefferson City man has been arrested and charged for possession of videos and images depicting child sexual abuse, according to court documents. Nathan Kent, 31, was charged Friday with one ...

A backlog of payments due to child care providers is 70 percent clear after a year-long struggle with the state's new software, Missouri Education Commissioner Karla Eslinger told lawmakers Tuesday ...

On January 14, the Adair County Circuit Court accepted the guilty plea of Killian Andre Langley, 28, of Kirksville, on one count of attempted enticement of a child. Judge Matthew Wilson then sentenced ...

The Missouri Senate is again considering legislation that would ban child marriage in Missouri. This year’s bill, sponsored by Sen. Tracy McCreery, D-Olivette, would ban marriages for anyone ...

MCDONALD COUNTY, Mo. — A children’s service caseworker accused of interfering with a police investigation gets one of her charges dropped. McDonald County prosecutors originally charged Emily ...