Missouri Capitol

This week, the Missouri Independent launched with big plans for covering Missouri state government. The nonprofit news site promises to provide “relentless investigative journalism that sheds light on how decisions in Jefferson City are made and how those decisions affect Missourians.”

Today is the last day visitors to the Missouri Capitol can walk up to the top of the building’s iconic dome until the year 2020.The top of the dome has a…

Since mid-March and throughout the summer, access to the Missouri Capitol has been limited because of restoration work on the building's south side, which…

Missouri's state Capitol is open for business and tourists, though it may not look like it right now.Major renovations have been going on for months and…

No fraternization, investigations conducted by "outside counsel," and sexual harassment training every year: These are just a few of the recommendations…

A half-size, movable version of the Vietnam Veterans memorial wall is now on display at the Missouri Capitol.The "Moving Wall," as it's officially known,…

Around 400 people crowded onto the South Lawn of the Missouri Capitol Friday to celebrate the one hundredth anniversary of the laying of the building's…

The contents of a time capsule sealed inside the Missouri Capitol are seeing the light of day for the first time in 100 years. The copper box was removed…

Gov. Jay Nixon and a bipartisan group of lawmakers are touting plans to pass a bond issue to fund repairs to the state Capitol in Jefferson City.Along…

When Missouri became a state 193 years ago Sunday, the plan was to put the state capitol in a central location. But there was just one problem.“There was…