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Legislation that would require teachers to work more years in a school district before earning tenure has received first-round approval in the Missouri Senate.

 A Missouri judge has dealt a setback to supporters of a ballot proposal that would limit interest rates on payday loans. Cole County Circuit Judge Dan Green ruled Thursday that the ballot summary and financial estimate for the initiative are "inadequate" and "unfair" and "likely to deceive petition signers."

Pakistan is the most dangerous country in the world to be a journalist.

More than half of cancer cases in the United States could be prevented.

The Missouri House of Representatives passed a new bill today (Thursday) granting school districts the choice to put advertisements inside and outside their school buses.  House Bill 1273 would help generate revenue for schools that allow advertising on their buses.

April 5 is National Alcohol Screening Day.

Missouri House members have approved legislation designed to help students go to the school closest to them — even if it is located in a different district.

The State Senate is considering a budget that would increase funding for elementary and secondary schools and hold higher education funding steady. 

Missouri employers would be barred from identifying workers by the last four digits of their Social Security numbers under a bill in the state Senate.

Porta-King Building Systems, a manufacturing company, announced an expansion in Montgomery City.