The partnership between a private company, Missouri S&T and Mid-America Transplant, hopes to reduce times to assess matches for organ donation.

The nonprofit provides services and resources for victims of violent crimes.

The suit alleges the company failed to disclose the highly addictive effects of the drug, which is available in gas stations and smoke shops across the state.

Harmony House hosts volunteer orientation every month to introduce community members to ways they can get involved. The orientations include training, program information and more.

Nitazenes have been detected in school wastewater systems, including some in southwest Missouri.

Experts say the current enrollment numbers may still fall in the coming weeks. Many enrollees were automatically re-enrolled and remain in a grace period to pay their premiums.

In Greene and Webster Counties, many patients say they were unable to find plans that include CoxHealth providers, forcing them to switch coverage, change doctors or go without care.

The two-year grant comes from the Missouri Foundation for Health.

In 2024, the State of Missouri extended Medicaid coverage to doulas for up to 12 months postpartum. We hear about the work doulas do and how critical that postpartum period is in this episode of our series Sense of Community: Maternal Health in the Ozarks.

The Birth Place at Citizens Memorial Hospital in Bolivar serves eight rural counties. Patients often come from an hour or more away. Hear how they work to make sure everyone in their community has a chance for care and support on the latest episode of our series Sense of Community: Maternal Health in the Ozarks.