Missouri

Bert Wire's farm sits behind the "Farms Not Factories" sign near Chillicothe, Missouri,

Missouri Eases Rules for Building CAFOs Despite Outcry About Potential Pollution

Missouri regulators on Tuesday eased the rules governing design of massive industrial hog facilities in a move critics claim was meant to help one controversial facility.

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Missouri Gov. Mike Parson delivered his State of the State address on Jan. 27, 2021.

Missouri Gov. Parson Abandons Plans to Implement Voter-Approved Medicaid Expansion

Missouri will not expand Medicaid coverage to working-age adults on July 1 because lawmakers refused to include funding for the health care program in the state budget.

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A wind farm in Ellsworth County, Kansas.

Grain Belt Transmission Line Forges Ahead Amid Landowner, Lawmaker Pushback

Kansas and Missouri residents could soon reap the benefits of Grain Belt Express, a massive high-powered transmission line delivering renewable energy.

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As it stands this month, 13% of Kansas residents and 12% of Missouri residents have been vaccinated.

curiousKC | Does the COVID Vaccine Cause Shingles?

Does the COVID vaccine cause shingles? The short answer, no. Learn more here.

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Earl Coleman receives his COVID-19 vaccine from MU Health Care staff nurse Paige Spry, RN, during MU Health Care’s vaccination clinic in the Walsworth Family Columns Club at Faurot Field in Columbia, Mo. on Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021.

After Outrage Over Unused Vaccines at Rural Clinics, Parson Vows More KC, St. Louis Events

Experts and lawmakers are questioning Missouri’s COVID-19 vaccine distribution model and renewing calls for change to ensure equitable distribution around the state.

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