Latest Missouri News
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Missouri Supreme Court: No new trial for Lamar JohnsonO'FALLON, Mo. (AP) -- The effort to free Lamar Johnson, who has spent 26 years behind bars for a murder he says he didn’t commit, hit another roadblock Tuesday when the Missouri Supreme Court refused to grant a new trial.
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NTSB: Pilot in plane crash that killed 2 ignored ice warningGALT, Mo. (AP) -- A pilot of a single-engine plane that went down in northern Missouri last month ignored warnings about bad weather before the crash, killing him and his passenger, according to a preliminary report from the National Transportation Safety Board.
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Officers find bodies of missing Missouri father, young sonsWARSAW, Mo. (AP) -- The bodies of a man and his two young sons who were reported missing last week have been found in rural west-central Missouri.
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Family of officer who died from COVID-19 denied workers compLEBANON, Mo. (AP) -- The family of a Lebanon police officer who died of COVID-19 has been denied workers' compensation, city officials said.
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No charges in police shooting of Black man in Kansas CityLIBERTY, Mo. (AP) -- A Kansas City police officer who shot and killed a Black man last year will not be charged in the death, the Jackson County prosecutor announced.
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Four square off in St. Louis mayoral primary on TuesdaySt. Louis voters will narrow the field of candidates in the mayoral race to two on Tuesday, using for the first time a new balloting procedure in which candidates from both parties compete in the same primary.
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2 bodies found in burning car in Kansas City neighborhoodKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Homicide detectives in Kansas City are investigating after police found two people dead inside a burning car in a northeastern residential neighborhood.
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Lawyer wants 'most serious charges' against ex-Chiefs coachKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- An attorney for the family of a 5-year-old girl critically injured in a crash involving former Kansas City Chiefs assistant coach Britt Reid says the girl suffered a devastating brain injury that has left her unable to speak or walk.
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Editorial Roundup: MissouriKansas City Star. February 26, 2021.
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Bill would let Missourians keep unemployment overpaymentsCOLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) -- Missourians wouldn't have to repay millions of dollars in federal unemployment benefit overpayments under legislation advanced in the GOP-led state House on Monday.
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Thousands of meatpacking workers to be vaccinated this weekOMAHA, Neb. (AP) -- Meatpacking workers across the country have started receiving coronavirus vaccines and thousands more will have a chance to get their shots this week, offering some peace of mind in an industry that was ravaged by COVID-19 a year ago.
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States easing virus restrictions despite experts' warningsMISSION, Kan. (AP) -- With the U.S. vaccination drive picking up speed and a third formula on the way, states eager to reopen for business are easing coronavirus restrictions despite warnings from health experts that the outbreak is far from over and that moving too quickly could prolong the misery.
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Tensions over vaccine equity pit rural against urban AmericaNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Rita Fentress was worried she might get lost as she traveled down the unfamiliar forested, one-lane road in rural Tennessee in search of a coronavirus vaccine. Then the trees cleared and the Hickman County Agricultural Pavilion appeared.
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Father who disappeared with 2 sons charged with kidnappingSPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) -- A father who hasn't been seen since leaving his southwest Missouri home with his two young sons last week was charged Monday with two counts of parental kidnapping.
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Missouri expects J&J vaccinations to start by WednesdayO'FALLON, Mo. (AP) -- Missouri vaccinators are expected to receive the first 50,000 doses of the newly-approved Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine by Wednesday, and the state’s health director said the shots can start as soon as the doses arrive.
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Mayoral candidates agree: St. Louis must tame the violenceST. LOUIS (AP) -- The next mayor of St. Louis will face the same overwhelming challenge that has haunted the current mayor and many of her predecessors: Violent crime is rampant and efforts to address it have failed.
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Survey: Economy grows, but inflation, shipping worries loomOMAHA, Neb. (AP) -- The economy in nine Midwest and Plains states continues to improve to levels seen before the start of the coronavirus pandemic last year, according to a new monthly survey of business leaders, but concerns about rising inflation and bottlenecks in the supply chain are tempering economic optimism.
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St. Louis County man accused of 28 sexual abuse countsCLAYTON, Mo. (AP) -- A 21-year-old St. Louis County man is accused of 28 sexual abuse charges.
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Illinois company settles fraud claim involving contractsEAST ST. LOUIS, Ill. (AP) -- A southern Illinois construction company has agreed to pay back $400,000 to settle a federal complaint accusing it of fraudulently accepting $8 million worth of contracts reserved for disadvantaged small businesses, federal prosecutors say.
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Police: Young girl shot on North St. Louis County streetST. LOUIS (AP) -- Police in suburban St. Louis are searching for a suspect in the shooting of a young girl as she walked along a North St. Louis County street.