Latest Missouri News
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Hearing to determine if Missouri man who has been in prison for 33 years was wrongfully convictedST. LOUIS (AP) -- Christopher Dunn has spent 33 years in prison for a murder he has claimed from the outset that he didn't commit. A hearing this week will determine if he should go free.
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New safety rules set training standards for train dispatchers and signal repairmenOMAHA, Neb. (AP) -- New federal certification rules finalized Monday for train dispatchers and signal repairmen will set minimum standards to counteract the investor pressure on railroads to continually cut costs while making sure those employees have the skills they need to operate all the high-tech systems on today's trains.
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Missouri senators, not taxpayers, will pay potential damages in Chiefs rally shooting caseCOLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) -- Missouri lawmakers will have to pay out of their own pockets if they lose defamation cases filed against them for falsely accusing a Kansas man of being one of the Kansas City Chiefs parade shooters and an immigrant in the country illegally.
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Four people killed in a house explosion in southwestern MissouriGOODHOPE, Mo. (AP) -- Four people in rural Missouri died when an explosion that could be heard 10 miles (6.2 kilometers) away occurred at a house.
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Shooting injures 2 at Missouri high school graduation ceremonyCAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. (AP) -- Two people were injured when gunfire broke out during a high school graduation commencement in Missouri, causing hundreds of people to scatter and forcing the ceremony to be postponed.
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Noncitizen voting, already illegal in federal elections, becomes a centerpiece of 2024 GOP messagingNEW YORK (AP) -- One political party is holding urgent news conferences and congressional hearings over the topic. The other says it's a dangerous distraction meant to seed doubts before this year's presidential election.
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For decades, states have taken foster children's federal benefits. That's starting to changeJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- By the time Jesse Fernandez turned 18, the federal government had paid out thousands of dollars in Social Security survivor's benefits because of the death of his mother. But Jesse's bank account was empty.
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Missouri candidate with ties to the KKK can stay on the Republican ballot, judge rulesJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- A longshot Missouri gubernatorial candidat e with ties to the Ku Klux Klan will stay on the Republican ticket, a judge ruled Friday.
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GOP fighting, 50-hour Democratic filibuster kill push to make amending Missouri Constitution harderJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- GOP infighting and a record-breaking, 50-hour Democratic filibuster on Friday killed a Republican push to make amending Missouri's constitution harder, an effort in part aimed at thwarting an upcoming ballot measure on abortion-rights.
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Which states could have abortion on the ballot in 2024?Voters in both Colorado and South Dakota will have a say on abortion rights this fall after supporters collected enough valid signatures to put measures on the ballot, part of a national push to pose abortion rights questions to voters since the U.S. Supreme Court removed the nationwide right to abortion.
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NFL distances itself from Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker's comments during commencement speechNEW YORK (AP) -- The NFL is distancing itself from Kansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker, saying "his views are not those of the NFL as an organization."
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Missouri inmate facing execution next month is hospitalized with heart problemST. LOUIS (AP) -- A Missouri inmate who is due to be executed next month has been hospitalized because of a "medical emergency," a spokeswoman for the Missouri Department of Corrections said.
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Why the speech by Kansas City Chiefs kicker was embraced at Benedictine College's commencementKansas City Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker may have stirred controversy in some quarters for his proclamations of conservative politics and Catholicism on Saturday, but he received a standing ovation from graduates and other attendees of the May 11 commencement ceremony at Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas.
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Bones found in 1989 in a Wisconsin chimney identified as man who last contacted relatives in 1970MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Human bones found inside the chimney of a Wisconsin music store in 1989 have been identified as those of a man whose last known contact with relatives was in 1970, authorities said.
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New Kansas abortion clinic will open to help meet demand from restrictive neighboring statesA new abortion clinic will open in southeast Kansas this fall, bolstering the state's role as a regional hub for reproductive health services whose neighbors have severely restricted access since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade.
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Kansas governor cites competition concerns while vetoing measure for school gun-detection technologyKansas Gov. Laura Kelly vetoed a measure Wednesday that could have earmarked up to $5 million for gun-detection systems in schools while expressing concern that it could have benefitted only one particular company.
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Missouri lawmakers renew crucial $4B Medicaid tax programJEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) -- Missouri's GOP-led Legislature on Wednesday renewed a more than $4 billion Medicaid program that had been blocked for months by a Republican faction that used it as a bargaining tool.
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Soulful singer Michael McDonald looks back in his new memoir, 'What a Fool Believes'NEW YORK (AP) -- Something stopped Michael McDonald from telling his story publicly -- him. The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer with multiple Grammys just didn't think he had one.
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Terry Blair, serving life in prison for killing six women in Kansas City, Missouri, diesPOTOSI, Mo. (AP) -- A man convicted of killing six women 20 years ago in Kansas City, Missouri, has died, the Missouri Department of Corrections said.
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Editorial Roundup: MissouriKansas City Star. May 8, 2024.