A longshot Republican candidate for Missouri governor and his supporters describe his use of a flamethrower at a recent “Freedom Fest” event outside St. Louis as no big deal. They say that after …
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By SUMMER BALLENTINE and JOHN HANNA
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9/22/23
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Some medical providers are dropping continuing gender-affirming care for minors, even though it remains legal. In Missouri and North Dakota, health systems and advocates blame provisions in the laws …
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By JIM SALTER and GEOFF MULVIHILL
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9/22/23
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A man is hospitalized with what police describe as life-threatening injuries after a “gunfight” with two St. Louis County officers. Police received a call about a domestic disturbance just after …
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9/21/23
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The nationwide surge in book bannings continues. The American Library Association is reporting that challenges to books in schools and public libraries will likely reach record highs in 2023, topping …
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By HILLEL ITALIE
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9/20/23
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Kansas City Star. September 13, 2023.
Editorial: Can’t disagree with Gov. Parson: Missouri Supreme Court must be free of political bias
When Missouri Gov. Mike Parson introduced Kelly C. …
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By The Associated Press
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9/19/23
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A former Missouri police officer has been sentenced to five years of probation for shooting into a fleeing vehicle several times and wounding the driver. Matthew Schanz pleaded guilty to …
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9/18/23
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Five years after 17 people died when a duck boat sank on a Missouri lake, the U.S. Coast Guard has issued new rules for the amphibious World War II vessels retrofitted for tourist excursions. But the …
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By JIM SALTER
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9/14/23
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Police bodycam video from Springfield, Missouri, has filmed an unusual foot pursuit, as two officers tried to catch an escaped lemur. The speedy little primate made a dash for freedom Tuesday night …
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9/14/23
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Missouri lawmakers fail to override Gov. Parson's vetoes, and instead accept pared-back state budget
Missouri lawmakers have failed to override any of the governor's $555 million in budget cuts. The state Legislature convened Wednesday for its annual veto session. Republican Gov. Mike Parson made …
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By SUMMER BALLENTINE
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9/13/23
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A Missouri judge has upheld the constitutionality of the state's Senate districts. Cole County Circuit Judge Jon Beetem rejected claims that the districts drawn by a judicial panel after the 2020 …
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By DAVID A. LIEB
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9/13/23
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Republican Missouri Gov. Mike Parson has appointed Kelly C. Broniec to the Missouri Supreme Court. The appointment was announced Tuesday. Broniec is current chief judge of the state appeals court …
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By JIM SALTER
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9/12/23
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A Missouri clinic will stop prescribing puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones to minors for purposes of gender transition, citing a new state law that the clinic says “creates unsustainable …
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By JIM SALTER and SUMMER BALLENTINE
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9/12/23
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Wichita Eagle and Kansas City Star. September 6, 2023.
Editorial: Raid on Kansas newspaper is an intolerable overreach by police
Marion city police and the Marion County sheriff’s office …
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By The Associated Press
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9/12/23
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Kansas City Star. September 7, 2023.
Editorial: Missouri finally banned texting and driving. That’s not the only deadly tech in cars
Missouri lawmakers took an important step toward safer …
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By The Associated Press
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9/12/23
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Here's a look at how AP's general news coverage is shaping up for select Missouri stories. For up-to-the minute information on AP's complete coverage of Missouri and the rest of the world, visit …
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9/11/23
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Advocates are asking a Missouri judge to rewrite what they say are misleading descriptions of abortion-rights constitutional amendments. Lawyers on Monday argued over Republican Secretary of State …
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By SUMMER BALLENTINE
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9/11/23
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Here’s a look at how AP’s general news coverage is shaping up for select stories. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s complete coverage of North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia, …
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9/11/23
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A Missouri jury has awarded $745 million to the parents of a young woman killed on a sidewalk outside an urgent care center by a driver who huffed nitrous oxide canisters right before the accident. …
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9/11/23
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Onlookers online and on the banks of the Missouri River had to wait more than an hour to watch officials use explosives to drop a historic steel trestle bridge into the river that for years carried …
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9/10/23
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A newly proposed constitutional amendment would prohibit St. Louis and other Missouri cities from cracking down on guns. The petition filed this week would also require parental permission for minors …
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By SUMMER BALLENTINE
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9/8/23
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