Lilley Halloran

Some fear the decision will make it hard for low-income Missourians to access affordable COVID-19 testing, even though testing provided by doctors and clinics will still be covered.

On the first day of school, high numbers of freshman at the University of Missouri led to standing room only in some classes and makeshift dorm rooms.

Despite the fact that more women are going into veterinary medicine than ever before, some female practitioners in rural areas still face discrimination and pay gaps — problems experts say the industry will need to overcome to fill a shortage of animal care in those communities.

Canning — once a necessity so families could have fruits and vegetables through the winter — has turned into a hobby. Here's how canning evolved from the home to factories and why people are returning to the practice.

With the country’s second-largest collection of unrepatriated remains, Illinois has lagged far behind the nation. A new law has the Osage Nation hopeful there will soon be progress.

Despite enrollment at Albert Cassens Elementary falling, as it is at many schools across Illinois, spirits were high with Edwardsville families and teachers as a new school year kicked off Wednesday.

In Missouri, most WIC mothers start breastfeeding but stop during the first year. Experts say there needs to be more support for retention because breastfeeding supports public health.

A group of Midwestern shrimp farmers is on a mission to provide Americans with better-tasting, sustainable shrimp. The industry struggled during the COVID-19 pandemic, but farmers remain hopeful that the industry will come back stronger than ever.

Aquarium workers say Shark Week has promoted the idea that sharks are dangerous, and they want to help visitors face their fears.

Missouri municipalities can no longer charge local taxes on the back-to-school tax holiday. Teachers and students say it will help them save money.

The food co-op aimed to provide food insecure residents with healthy products, but low business and dwindling grant money forced it to close.

The budget generated little contention, but the bill that would provide legal counsel to tenants facing eviction prompted debate.