Latest Missouri News
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Supreme Court seems favorable to Biden administration over efforts to combat social media postsWASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court seemed likely Monday to side with the Biden administration in a dispute with Republican-led states over how far the federal government can go to combat controversial social media posts on topics including COVID-19 and election security in a case that could set standards for free speech in the digital age.
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AP PHOTOS: Boston celebrates St. Patrick's Day; Biden holds White House brunch with Irish leaderBOSTON (AP) -- While some American cities celebrated St. Patrick's Day a day early this weekend, Boston, one of the most Irish cities in the country, held its parades and festivities on Sunday, or March 17.
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Undeterred: Kansas City crowds go to St. Patrick's Day parade, month after violence at Chiefs' rallyKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- April Coleman spent Sunday cavorting in the street with family and friends, passing out green beads at the St. Patrick's Day parade in Kansas City, Missouri, and she said she would not be deterred by last month's deadly shooting at another big mass gathering.
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Ohio governor declares emergency after severe storms that killed 3COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Ohio's governor has declared a state of emergency in 11 counties across central Ohio struck by severe weather last week.
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It's March Madness and more people than ever can legally bet on basketball gamesPeople in North Carolina may have a little more riding on this year's NCAA men's and women's basketball tournaments, as they will be able to legally bet on the games through their smartphone apps and computers for the first time.
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Tornadoes kill 3 and leave trails of destruction in the central USLAKEVIEW, Ohio (AP) -- Blaine Schmidt sifted through the broken glass and splintered wood throughout his Ohio home Friday, salvaging a guitar and a bundle of diapers.
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Severe storms with tornadoes kill at least 3 in the central USSevere storms with probable tornadoes tore through several central U.S. states, damaging homes and businesses and killing at least three people, with more bodies likely to be discovered, authorities said. As the sun rose Friday, officials scrambled to assess the extent of the destruction with the power out.
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St. Patrick's parade will be Kansas City's first big event since the deadly Super Bowl celebrationKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Hundreds of thousands of people are expected at this weekend's St. Patrick's Day parade in Kansas City, where they should expect much tighter security measures than in past years due to last month's deadly mass shooting at the Chiefs' Super Bowl celebration.
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EPA tightens limits on a chemical used to sterilize medical equipment, citing cancer riskWASHINGTON (AP) -- The Environmental Protection Agency is imposing stricter limits on a chemical used to sterilize medical equipment after finding a higher-than-expected cancer risk at facilities that use ethylene oxide to clean billions of devices including catheters and syringes.
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Missouri Senate passes sweeping education funding billJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Students across Missouri could have access to scholarships for private schooling through an expanded tax credit program passed Thursday in the GOP-led state Senate.
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Facts about straw purchases of weapons, and what's being done to stop themST. LOUIS (AP) -- It's a scenario that plays out over and over again at American crime scenes: The investigation reveals that the shooter didn't get his firearm legally from a store or gun show, but instead obtained it from someone who did.
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Facts about hail, the icy precipitation often encountered in spring and summerIntense storms swept through Kansas and Missouri on Wednesday and brought whipping winds, possible tornadoes, and what some described as "gorilla hail."
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Police search for a University of Missouri student in NashvilleNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Police in Tennessee are searching for a University of Missouri student who was last seen by friends at a Nashville bar Friday night.
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Storm carrying massive 'gorilla hail' hits parts of Kansas and MissouriST. LOUIS (AP) -- Massive chunks of hail pelted parts of Kansas and Missouri on Wednesday night, bringing traffic to a standstill along Interstate 70, as storms unleashed possible tornadoes and meteorologists urged residents to stay indoors.
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Race for Chicago-area prosecutor seat features tough-on-crime judge, lawyer with Democratic backingCHICAGO (AP) -- An open seat to lead the nation's second-largest prosecutor's office has become one of the most spirited races in the Illinois primary with a Democratic matchup between a tough-on-crime judge and an attorney with union and establishment backing.
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3 men charged with federal firearms counts after Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl parade shootingThree Missouri men have been charged with federal counts related to the illegal purchase of high-powered rifles and guns with extended magazines after last month's shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl parade and rally left one person dead, roughly two dozen others injured and sent hundreds of people scrambling for cover, federal prosecutors said Wednesday.
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Former Missouri child brides call for outlawing marriages of minorsJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Adult women who left marriages they entered as children on Wednesday called on Missouri lawmakers to outlaw child marriage, a practice currently legal in most states.
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Kansas will pay $1 million over the murder of a boy torture victim whose body was fed to pigsTOPEKA, Kan. (AP) -- Kansas will pay $1 million to settle a lawsuit over a 7-year-old boy's murder in 2015 alleging that the state's child welfare agency should have removed him from an abusive home before he was starved and tortured and his body was fed to pigs.
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3 men face firearms charges after Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl parade shooting that left 1 person dead, dozens injuredKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- 3 men face firearms charges after Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl parade shooting that left 1 person dead, dozens injured.
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Fears of noncitizens voting prompt GOP state lawmakers in Missouri to propose driver's license labelJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- All Missouri driver's licenses would be labeled with a U.S. citizenship stamp under a bill approved Tuesday by Republican House members, who argued the change is needed because of an increase in illegal border crossings.