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A new abortion clinic is going to open in southeast Kansas this fall, bolstering the state’s role as a regional hub for reproductive health services since the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to …
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By HANNAH FINGERHUT and GEOFF MULVIHILL
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5/15/24
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Missouri lawmakers have approved a more than $4 billion hospital tax program essential to the state's Medicaid budget. The GOP-led House on Wednesday renewed the program, which for months has been …
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By SUMMER BALLENTINE
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5/15/24
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A man convicted of killing six women 20 years ago in Kansas City, Missouri, has died. The Missouri Department of Corrections says 62-year-old Terry Blair died Saturday morning. An autopsy is planned. …
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5/15/24
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Kansas City Star. May 8, 2024.
Editorial: Kansas City is not trying to defund its police. The Missouri Supreme Court was right
We’ve long held that Kansas Citians and Kansas Citians alone …
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By The Associated Press
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5/14/24
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Democratic lawmakers are on the second day of a filibuster against a Republican proposal to raise the bar for amending Missouri's constitution. Senate Democrats passed the 24-hour mark Tuesday after …
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By SUMMER BALLENTINE
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5/14/24
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Kansas City Star. May 8, 2024.
Editorial: Kansas City is not trying to defund its police. The Missouri Supreme Court was right
We’ve long held that Kansas Citians and Kansas Citians alone …
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By The Associated Press
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5/14/24
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A former member of a University of Missouri fraternity has pleaded guilty in the hazing of another student that caused blindness and significant brain damage. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that …
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5/14/24
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The former operator of a southwestern Missouri day care has been sentenced to 24 years in prison for the death of an 8-month-old boy who died after being left alone with other small children. Deborah …
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5/14/24
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AP Investigation: In hundreds of deadly police encounters, officers broke multiple safety guidelines
An Associated Press investigation found that police across the U.S. violated well-known guidelines for safely restraining people in hundreds of fatal encounters that didn’t involve a firearm. …
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By JOHN SEEWER, REESE DUNKLIN and TAYLOR STEVENS
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5/14/24
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Advocates for victims of abuse at Missouri boarding schools are urging the state’s attorney general to launch an investigation, work with local prosecutors and take other steps aimed at stemming …
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By JIM SALTER
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5/13/24
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Today in History
Today is Wednesday, May 22, the 143rd day of 2024. There are 223 days left in the year.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On May 22, 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson, …
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By The Associated Press
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5/13/24
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Missouri lawmakers are set to pass a roughly $51 billion budget. The GOP-led Legislature faces a 6 p.m. Friday deadline to pass a state spending plan for the upcoming fiscal year. Senators passed …
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By DAVID A. LIEB and SUMMER BALLENTINE
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5/10/24
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Missouri’s Republican Gov. Mike Parson has signed a bill to once again try to kick Planned Parenthood out of the state’s Medicaid program. Parson signed the legislation Thursday in his Jefferson …
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By SUMMER BALLENTINE
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5/9/24
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K-12 students from low-income families across Missouri soon will have access to private school scholarships. Republican Gov. Mike Parson on Tuesday signed a bill expanding the voucher-like program …
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By SUMMER BALLENTINE
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5/8/24
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Seven more Republican states are suing to challenge a new federal regulation to protect transgender student rights. The GOP lawsuits were filed in federal courts in Missouri and Oklahoma, but …
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By ANDREW DeMILLO
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5/7/24
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Kansas City Star. April 30, 2024.
Editorial: Missouri Republicans already banned abortion. Now they’re targeting Planned Parenthood
Missouri Republicans are trying to ban abortion twice …
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By The Associated Press
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5/7/24
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Court records say a Kansas City-area man who’s charged with killing his hospitalized wife told police he couldn’t take care of her or afford her medical bills. Ronnie Wiggs made his first …
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5/6/24
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A Missouri panel found that fentanyl deaths among Missouri babies, toddlers and teens spiked as child welfare officials struggled to adequately investigate the cases. Forty-three youth died — 20 of …
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5/6/24
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Forecasters say millions of people in the central United States could see powerful storms Monday including long-track tornadoes, hurricane-force winds and baseball-sized hail. The National Weather …
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By ALEXA ST. JOHN and JIM SALTER
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5/6/24
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MLB Yankees 5 Tigers 2, 8 (COPY:W0338) <<CAT:Sports-Baseball>>
MLB Yankees 5 Tigers 2, 8
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5/5/24
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