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A new sensor would help scientists learn more about the mineral and elemental composition of the moon. There’s already some understanding of the elements and minerals that make up the surface of the moon but not on the far side or poles.
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The legislation, which now goes to the Senate, would place control of the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department under a board consisting of governor-appointed members and the mayor of St. Louis.
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The Missouri Senate gave initial approval to legislation that would end the state’s practice of seizing Social Security benefits from foster children.
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Illinois school leaders reported the biggest obstacle to pursuing a teaching career was the cost of a college degree, followed by low pay and benefits.
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The bill sponsored by Missouri Rep. Travis Smith, R-Dora, would cut the tax rate, currently 4%, to 3% on Jan. 1 and make another one percentage point cut each year until the tax is eliminated in 2028.
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Biden officials approved proposals for the U.S. census and federal surveys to change how Latinos are asked about their race and ethnicity and to add a checkbox for "Middle Eastern or North African."
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A St. Louis aldermanic committee has given its approval to a bill that would use federal money to pay the medical debt of thousands of St. Louisans.
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An Illinois Department of Children and Family Services investigator receives a starting salary as high as $72,000, compared to just $43,000 for an equivalent position in Missouri.
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The Grant District 110's school board meeting was relocated from its usual setting in the school library to accommodate the crowd.
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The FDA approved in December two cell-based gene therapies for sickle cell disease. Doctors and medical professionals say the therapies mark major advances in treatment. Black St. Louisans with the disease are hopeful that the approvals of the treatment will be life-changing but are worried about costs, risks and accessibility.