Latest Missouri News
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Missouri lawmakers expand private school scholarships backed by tax creditsJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Missouri lawmakers on Thursday passed a bill to expand private school scholarships statewide, an effort made possible by extensive compromises including a commitment to spend hundreds of millions of dollars more on public schools.
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Missouri lawmakers back big expansion of low-interest loans amid growing demand for state aidJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Missouri lawmakers gave final approval Thursday to significantly expand a low-interest loan program for farmers and small businesses, in a move that reflects strong consumer demand for such government aid amid persistently high borrowing costs.
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Two shootings, two different responses -- Maine restricts guns while Iowa arms teachersSix months after a deadly mass shooting by an Army reservist, Maine lawmakers this week passed a wide-ranging package of new gun restrictions.
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Charges dropped against suspect in 2016 cold case slaying of Tulane graduateNEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Authorities have dropped charges against a suspect in the 2016 cold case slaying of a 25-year-old Tulane University graduate who was visiting New Orleans to plan his wedding.
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Imprisoned drug-diluting pharmacist to be moved to halfway house soon, victims' lawyer saysKANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) -- A former Kansas City-area pharmacist who has been incarcerated for more than two decades in a profit-boosting scheme to dilute tens of thousands of prescriptions for seriously ill patients is being moved to a halfway house this summer, an attorney for the victims said Tuesday.
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Police confirm Missouri officer fired fatal shot that killed man who allegedly shot another manFERGUSON, Mo. (AP) -- A Ferguson, Missouri, police officer fired the fatal shot that killed at man at a gas station in the St. Louis suburb, police said Wednesday.
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Supreme Court makes it easier to sue for job discrimination over forced transfersWASHINGTON (AP) -- The Supreme Court on Wednesday made it easier for workers who are transferred from one job to another against their will to pursue job discrimination claims under federal civil rights law, even when they are not demoted or docked pay.
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Parts of central US hit by severe storms, while tornadoes strike in Kansas and IowaST. LOUIS (AP) -- Strong storms caused damage in parts of the middle U.S. Tuesday and spawned tornadoes in Kansas and Iowa, including one that left two people hurt.
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Tennessee judge set to decide whether a Nashville school shooter's journals are public recordsNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Some of the writings of a former student who fatally shot three 9-year-old children and three adult staff members at a private Christian elementary school last year can be released to the public without compromising the investigation, a lawyer for police said in court Tuesday.
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Editorial Roundup: MissouriSt. Louis Post-Dispatch. April 12, 2024.
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Campaign to legalize abortion in Missouri raises nearly $5M in 3 monthsJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- A campaign to legalize abortion in Missouri on Tuesday announced it raised close to $5 million in the past three months, a fundraising sprint crucial to getting the measure on this year's ballot.
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Draft report says Missouri's House speaker stymied ethics investigation into his spendingJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- A Missouri ethics panel is at an impasse over reported misconduct by the powerful state House speaker, who allegedly used his office to stymie an investigation into his actions.
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Travis Kelce named host of 'Are You Smarter than a Celebrity?' for Prime VideoTravis Kelce's NFL off-season with the Kansas City Chiefs has been a busy one.
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Weedkiller manufacturer seeks lawmakers' help to squelch claims it failed to warn about cancerDES MOINES, Iowa (AP) -- Stung by paying billions of dollars for settlements and trials, chemical giant Bayer has been lobbying lawmakers in three states to pass bills providing it a legal shield from lawsuits that claim its popular weedkiller Roundup causes cancer.
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Two killed in shooting at Ferguson, Missouri, gas station; officer fired shotsFERGUSON, Mo. (AP) -- Two men died early Tuesday in a shooting that involved a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri.
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Much of central US faces severe thunderstorm threat and possible tornadoesWASHINGTON (AP) -- Tens of millions of Americans stretching from Lincoln, Nebraska, to Baltimore could face strong thunderstorms Monday night through Wednesday, with tornadoes possible in some states.
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Ken Holtzman, MLB's winningest Jewish pitcher who won 3 World Series with Oakland, has died at 78CHICAGO (AP) -- Ken Holtzman, MLB's winningest Jewish pitcher who threw two no-hitters for the Chicago Cubs and helped the Oakland Athletics win three straight World Series championships in the 1970s, has died, the Cubs announced Monday on social media. He was 78.
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Judge awards $23.5 million to undercover St. Louis officer beaten by colleagues during protestST. LOUIS (AP) -- A St. Louis judge on Monday awarded nearly $23.5 million to a former police officer who was beaten by colleagues while working undercover during a protest.
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The Chiefs' Rashee Rice, facing charges from Texas car crash, will participate in offseason workChiefs coach Andy Reid said Monday that wide receiver Rashee Rice, who is facing charges that include aggravated assault as a result of a sports car crash in Texas, would participate in the team's voluntary offseason program beginning this week.
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Kansas City Chiefs' Rashee Rice surrenders to police on assault charge after high-speed crashGLENN HEIGHTS, Texas (AP) -- Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Rashee Rice surrendered to police Thursday on charges including aggravated assault after he and another driver of a speeding sports car allegedly caused a crash involving a half-dozen vehicles on a Dallas highway last month.