Gateway to the Great Outdoors takes low-income, urban youth into nature for educational experiences. The Trump administration effectively canceled two major grants for the organization.

A person from out of state with measles reportedly visited the St. Louis Aquarium on April 30, according to the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services.

St. Louis had its wettest April on record, breaking the previous precipitation high that was set in 1893.

Missouri regulators approved an increase for Ameren’s electric rates. Bills will go up by about 12% starting in June.

The Maries County town has until 2029 to reduce levels of PFOS that were found in a sample of its drinking water.

The infectious disease physician took the position in 2021 during the height of the coronavirus pandemic.

In addition to emergency services, the hospital will offer cancer care, radiology and women’s care, among other specialties.

The Illinois Department of Public Health is working to identify potential locations of exposure, including the clinic in southern Illinois where the patient sought care, to see whether any other patients were exposed.

All six U.S. regional climate centers will remain online through a new contract deadline in mid-June. Four of the centers, which are overseen by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, were abruptly closed after their funding ran out.

Thousands of Midwesterners obtained health insurance through the Affordable Care Act's Medicaid expansion. A federal work requirement would force states to enforce a policy that could cause a loss of benefits caused by administrative errors and red tape.