Latest Missouri News
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Editorial Roundup: MissouriKansas City Star. May 8, 2024.
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Filibuster by Missouri Democrats stretches into a second day. What's the fight about?JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- A nonstop, overnight filibuster by Democratic lawmakers in the Missouri Senate passed the 24-hour point on Tuesday as they try to reign in a Republican proposal to make it harder to amend the state constitution.
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Utilities start work on power line crossing in Mississippi River wildlife refugeMADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Utility companies have started construction on a contentious power line crossing in a Mississippi River wildlife refuge.
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Former University of Missouri frat member pleads guilty in hazing that caused brain damageCOLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) -- 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.
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Former Missouri day care operator sentenced to 24 years for infant's deathSPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) -- 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.
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Abuse victim advocates pushing Missouri AG to investigate Christian boarding schoolsST. LOUIS (AP) -- Advocates for victims of abuse at Missouri boarding schools on Monday urged the state's attorney general to launch an investigation, work with local prosecutors and take other steps aimed at stemming the tide of abuse.
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AP Investigation: In hundreds of deadly police encounters, officers broke multiple safety guidelinesIn hundreds of deaths where police used force meant to stop someone without killing them, officers violated well-known guidelines for safely restraining and subduing people -- not simply once or twice, but multiple times.
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Super Bowl champion Chiefs will open regular season at home against Ravens in AFC title game rematchNEW YORK (AP) -- The Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs will open the regular season at home against the Baltimore Ravens on Sept. 5 in a rematch of the AFC title game, the NFL announced Monday.
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Nazi flag-bearing man who crashed a truck into barriers near the White House pleads guilty to felonyA Missouri man who crashed a rental truck into White House barriers and showed a Nazi flag before his arrest last year pleaded guilty on Monday to damaging government property, court records show.
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Schools turn to artificial intelligence to spot guns as companies press lawmakers for state fundsTOPEKA, Kan. (AP) -- Kansas could soon offer up to $5 million in grants for schools to outfit surveillance cameras with artificial intelligence systems that can spot people carrying guns. But the governor needs to approve the expenditures and the schools must meet some very specific criteria.
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A cyberattack forces a big US health system to divert ambulances and take records offlineTOPEKA, Kan. (AP) -- A cyberattack on the Ascension health system operating in 19 states across the U.S. forced some of its 140 hospitals to divert ambulances, caused patients to postpone medical tests and blocked online access to patient records.
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Missouri lawmakers pass budget boosting funding for education and infrastructureJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Missouri lawmakers gave final approval Friday to a roughly $51 billion state budget that boosts funding for education and infrastructure projects around the state.
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St. Louis police officer fatally shoots man who shot another man; happened near City HallST. LOUIS (AP) -- A St. Louis police officer shot and killed a man who had just shot another man Friday morning, about a block from City Hall in the city's downtown.
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Missouri's GOP Gov. Parson signs bill to kick Planned Parenthood off MedicaidJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Missouri's Republican Gov. Mike Parson on Thursday signed legislation to once again try to kick Planned Parenthood out of the state's Medicaid program.
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Missouri's GOP Gov. Mike Parson signs law expanding voucher-like K-12 scholarshipsJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- K-12 students from low-income families across Missouri soon will have access to private school scholarships under legislation signed Tuesday by Republican Gov. Mike Parson.