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

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 ...

Growing calls for reform about how medical debt is treated include preventing hospitals and doctors from garnishing patients' wages over unpaid bills. (Suzanne King/The Beacon) On Tuesdays at 9 a.m., ...

Going to the doctor can bring unaffordable bills, leading more people into medical debt. (The Beacon) In Kansas City, hundreds of people are ending up in court over unpaid medical bills each year, and ...

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

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 ...

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

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

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