child safety

Proposed legislation would establish statewide standards for deciding when children are safe and what parents must do to bring them home

Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway demands information from TikTok on how it promotes content to children and young adults.

Members say common standards could help frontline workers, but staffing shortages and gaps in family services remain

Under the bill, the attorney general could sue commercial entities accused of knowingly violating the law.

Last year, 81% of firework-related injuries in Missouri occurred during the three-week summer window around July 4.

The center hopes to serve at least 600 children annually through forensic interviews, therapy and medical examinations.

Refillable containers for liquid nicotine used in electronic cigarettes would have to be child-proof under a Missouri proposal that has initial approval…