There is a new director for the Missouri Children's Division. A longtime children's division employee, and recent deputy director, Sara Smith, assumed the role Thursday. "I've worked in the child ...

Missouri Senate Majority Leader Cindy O’Laughlin, R-Shelbina, listens to business on May 16 during the waning days of the legislative session at the state Capitol in Jefferson City. O'Laughlin will ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — While the state is seeing a reduction in the number of children in Missouri’s foster care system, the Children’s Division continues to face major staffing challenges. Currently, ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – While the state is ...