Sarah Fentem

The Planned Parenthood of the St. Louis Region & Southwest Missouri clinic on Wednesday, April 19, 2023, in the Central West End.

At Ranken-Jordan Pediatric Bridge Hospital in Maryland Heights, a worker fills up a tub with soapy water and puts it on the floor with three tiny children.

Rolla-based Phelps Health plans take over a smaller 25-bed hospital in Dent County.

The agency tested the blood of health care workers who had been in contact with a Missouri patient who tested positive for the virus without animal contact.

The four cases are included in an E. coli outbreak that has sickened more than 70 people around the country.

Federal officials say at least four people in Missouri have gotten sick from eating contaminated food from McDonald's.

As many as 180 Missourians each month received abortion pills from out-of-state providers between 2023 and 2024, according to a recent report from the Society of Family Planning.

Mifepristone is a pill commonly used in medication-assisted abortions in the United States.

Reported cases of the infectious disease have surpassed pre-pandemic levels in Missouri.

The flu vaccine takes around two weeks to fully take effect. St. Louis County Executive Sam page is encouraging residents to book shots soon to protect themselves and others from getting sick over the holidays.