American kids earned an overall grade of a D- on the U.S. Report Card on Physical Activity for Children and Youth. What can ...

States had until the end of September to distribute federal rescue funds to school districts to help students struggling with ...

Missouri’s heady spending days are coming to an end as pandemic-era federal funding runs out. Gov-elect Mike Kehoe says ...

Mayors of Missouri’s four largest cities, led by Springfield mayor Ken McClure, recently sent a letter to Governor-Elect Mike ...

JEFFERSON CITY — A Missouri judge on Monday upheld a 2023 state law that prohibits physicians from providing hormone ...

"If we don’t let a 16-year-old buy a six-pack of beer and a pack of smokes, or let an adult buy those items for them, should ...

Start a holiday tradition of unstructured play. It helps kids' minds, bodies, dreams and aspirations. Here's how to do it.

The Boone County Commission will vote Thursday on whether to approve a Youth Success Initiative grant for the Robert L. Perry ...

A Cole County judge on Tuesday ordered the Missouri Department of Social Services to pay more than $115,000 in legal fees and a $5,000 penalty for “knowingly and purposefully” violating the ...

More than 800 teen boys, most with higher needs, have lived with Thom and Mandy Augsburger since Affect Youth Services opened ...

State Farm says Alabama is in the top 10 states for paid claims involving cooking and grease fires. The commission had refused to appropriate the money after a state audit found thousands missing ...