Fitzgibbon Hospital in Marshall, Missouri, delivered 252 babies last year. Nine days after its bankruptcy sale closed, its ...

The Beacon brought residents, journalists and local experts together to explore how automated license plate readers are used ...

Four newly minted Documenters took note of a closed store, cracked sidewalks, groomed lawns, and a busy restaurant.

Unified Government holds line on property taxes by making last-second budget changes by Kansas City Documenters, The Beacon ...

Missouri also fares worse than the country overall. Nationwide, 35% of counties are considered maternity care deserts. (Naomi O'Donnell/The Beacon) Melanie Pierce works with many pregnant women who ...

Although the nonprofit hospitals provide free care and write off millions in charges, they have sued more than 400 people in ...

Nonprofit hospitals are required to help those who can't pay, but as medical costs rise and health insurance coverage shrinks ...

Asking the right questions is just the first step. Actually getting support, especially for moms in rural Missouri, is where ...

Top, from left: Jackson County Legislature District 3 candidates Scott Qualls and Phyllis Hernandez and District 4 candidates Lon McDonald and Byron Townsend. Bottom, from left: District 5 candidates ...

Workers have to fix pipes in a system that vents methane from below the ground. The park sits on a former landfill, which ...