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The FAA proposed a new rule last week that would make it easier for companies to fly drones outside of an operator’s line of sight.

Aphonopelma haensi is the docile species of tarantula that lives in Missouri. It can be found from Texas all the way up to the Missouri River, which cuts across the state. Some researchers – like Becky Hansis-O’Neill, a Ph.D. student at the University of Missouri St. Louis who studies the spider – are concerned about the potential of folks poaching the tarantulas to take them home as pets.

Updated 3:20 p.m. April 28 with implementation of plan: The University of Missouri-St. Louis said Thursday it was going ahead with a budget plan that...

The University of Missouri system approved a list of qualifications it is looking for in the next UM System President during the two day Board of Curators…

Facing an estimated $15 million budget shortfall, the University of Missouri-St. Louis is considering elimination of up to 85 positions over the next two…

The University of Missouri-St. Louis is planning layoffs this year in response to a $15 million budget deficit.Chancellor Thomas George said the number of…

The pharmacy benefit management company Express Scripts has committed $2.5 million toward scholarships and programs at the University of Missouri-St.…

Students from the four universities in the UM System presented their research to legislators and spectators earlier Tuesday at the State Capitol as part…

The Missouri Senate has been shut down by one Senator over which version of legislation for veterans’ homes will be adopted. Jason Crowell (R, Cape Girardeau) and several allies tied up the Senate for nearly 12 hours Monday night and are provoking a showdown with Senate leaders. In addition to using a filibuster to block the veterans’ homes bill, Crowell is using several motions to block all bills from being debated. “We have some issues that need to be resolved in the Senate before we move forward, and they’re gonna be resolved one way or the other," Crowell said. "I will continue to make this series of motions on anything else that we do.”

Starting on Thursday, the University of Missouri-St. Louis is hosting a conference on “consilience.”The three-day conference will explore the interface…