Our family leads a very active life, so I make a lot of casseroles. It's so nice to have a hearty side dish the kids will eat. Topped with cheese and french-fried onions, this tasty spaghetti ...

Here's when Missouri shoppers can take advantage of the state's sales tax holiday for back-to-school shopping.

Legislation to restrict marriage for Missouri residents under age 18 had been stalled by Republican critics for years. The ...

When Missouri K-12 public school students head back to school this fall, they won’t be able to use their phones during school ...

According to the AMA report, our state has among the half-dozen worst pediatric firearms death rates nationally since the ...

Lutheran Family and Children's Services is offering free mental and behavioral health counseling for Jackson County kids ages 3-19 during the summer.

As we’ve noted in this space before, Missouri is a dangerous place to be a kid these days, thanks to far-right political policy agendas that slight health care and education funding and outright ...

The annual child wellness report Kids Count found child poverty has improved in Kansas and Missouri compared to the years before the pandemic. But federal budget cuts could threaten access to food and ...

Editorial: The annual Kids Count Data Book assesses states on four metrics regarding kids’ welfare: health, economic well-being, education, and family and community. Missouri lands in the bottom ...

Missouri has begun issuing federal food benefits that could reach 475,000 kids this summer. The first batch of Missouri’s summer food benefits for children were issued on Thursday night, a ...