MO: Youth
Survey: Missourians anxious over future birth control access
Missouri residents are worried about future access to birth control. The latest survey from The Right Time, an initiative based in Missouri…
Missouri's 'Taylor Swift Act' targets AI image threats
Missouri lawmakers are concerned with protecting people from the potential risks of the increasing accessibility of AI-generated images and videos…
MSU 'assistantships' give grad students an employment edge
By Victoria Lim for WorkingNation.Broadcast version by Farah Siddiqi for Missouri News Service reporting for the WorkingNation-Public News Service Col…
MO gears up for participation in kids' summer food program
Missouri is planning ahead to make sure kids from lower-income families have enough to eat this summer. The state has opted into a federal food …
New report reveals high economic risk of anti-DEI laws in Missouri
A new report finds some Missouri laws and prospective laws are perceived as discriminatory regardless of their actual intent - and it outlines some bi…
MO schools and health advocates promote cardiac emergency response plans
Missouri Senate Bills 1032 and 1081 would require public schools to develop and implement cardiac emergency response plans and advocates are stressing…
Report: MO could do better to ensure children's well-being
A new report examined children's well-being in every state and found in Missouri, the outcomes vary greatly depending on race. In its "Race for …
Social media CEOs apologize to victim families for harm experienced online
A contentious congressional hearing on Wednesday saw a unanimous push for regulations on social media specifically related to children. U.S. Sen…
Where's the money for rural Missouri education?
Nearly half of Missouri's public schools are in rural areas, and they serve more than one in five of the Show-Me State's students. But Missouri …
As National Adoption Month ends, MO families head into new future
Many parents complete their families through adoption, and November has been the month to encourage awareness, recognize those still waiting to be …
For World Stroke Day, learn how to spot a stroke
Every 40 seconds, someone in the United States has a stroke - so learning how to spot one can be vital in saving your own life or someone else's…
Kansas City reassures residents after MO spike in religion-based hate crimes
Some Missourians fear an increase in hate crimes in the wake of a six-year-old's murder in Illinois this week - an incident authorities say was motiva…