High Profile Cannabis dispensary workers in Columbia last week unanimously ratified what union officials say is Missouri's first collective bargaining contract for cannabis workers, securing higher pay and paid vacation time.

Drugmakers are working on a potential new shot to prevent the tick-borne illness. How might it fare in the era of vaccine skepticism?

This is the first time that Planned Parenthood's Gladstone clinic has ever offered medication abortion, after a judge struck down Missouri's restrictions on mifepristone. Officials said that appointments "filled quickly."

Nearly 40% of ballots in a union election of pharmacy technicians at the University of Kansas Health System arrived in the mail late, possibly changing the results — which the union lost by just two votes. Now the state board has ordered a recount.

Dangerous heat is expected across large swaths of the U.S. this week, according to the National Weather Service. Parts of Missouri and Kansas are already under extreme heat warnings, with temperatures in the 90s paired with high humidity.

Cherokee County officials are stepping in to increase monitoring of rotten-egg and smoky odors coming from the Galena landfill. Residents nearby are worried about safety and property values.

Michael DePriest and the Kansas City Public Library have teamed up to develop a program they hope will help more people who are struggling. He's adapted the 12 steps to make them feel welcoming to people of all — or no — religious backgrounds.

Following the Thursday ruling by a Jackson County judge, Planned Parenthood in Kansas City began providing medication abortions to patients on Monday for the first time since 2018. But affiliates are still fighting limitations as critics again seek to restrict access via a ballot issue in November.

The program is meant to soften the coming cuts to Medicaid. The state health department recently announced the first round of Kansas grantees. Hospitals are using the money to increase healthcare access to rural patients.

A Jackson County judge permanently struck down a slew of abortion restrictions, including a statute requiring what's known as a "complication plan" for medication abortions.

Chiropractors had been covered by MO HealthNet since 2018, when it was estimated the change could save up to $12 million in state general revenue in the first two full years of implementation.

This year is on track to be one of the worst for tick-related emergency room visits. Here's what to do if one of the pests bites you.