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Missouri abortion-rights campaign turns in more than double the needed signatures to get on ballot

Advocates have turned in more than twice the needed number of signatures to put a proposal to legalize abortion on the Missouri ballot. The campaign turned in more than 380,000 voter signatures on … more

By SUMMER BALLENTINE | 5/3/24

Defendant Thomas Kinworthy Jr. sits in the courtroom during his first-degree murder trial on Thursday, May 2, 2024, in the 22nd Circuit Court in St. Louis. Kinworthy was found guilty of first-degree murder and other counts in the death of St. Louis officer Tamarris Bohannon, 29, who was shot and killed, and officer Arlando Bailey who was injured during a home invasion in August 2020. (Laurie Skrivan/St. Louis Post-Dispatch via AP, Pool)

Man found guilty of murder in 2020 fatal shooting of Missouri officer

A man charged with killing a St. Louis police officer in 2020 has been found guilty of murder. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported that a jury convicted 46-year-old Thomas Kinworthy of murder and … more

5/2/24

FILE - The Missouri Capitol is seen, Sept. 16, 2022, in Jefferson City, Mo. A dayslong filibuster in the Missouri Senate ended Thursday, May 2, 2024, after a Republican faction allowed a vote on a more than $4 billion Medicaid program they had been holding hostage. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)

Missouri Senate filibuster ends with vote on multibillion-dollar Medicaid program

A dayslong filibuster in the Missouri Senate has ended. Senators gave initial approval in a voice vote Thursday to a $4 billion Medicaid program that Freedom Caucus members had been holding hostage. … more

By SUMMER BALLENTINE | 5/2/24

Campaign to raise Missouri's minimum wage to $15 an hour confident it will get on the ballot

Missouri voters have gotten a step closer to getting to decide whether to raise the state’s minimum wage to $15 an hour. The group behind the effort, Missouri Jobs with Justice, said Wednesday that … more

By SUMMER BALLENTINE | 5/1/24

FILE - Kansas City, Mo., Mayor Quinton Lucas speaks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, May 13, 2022. The Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday, April 30, 2024, took the unusual step of striking down a 2022 voter-approved constitutional amendment that required Kansas City to spend a larger percentage of its money on the police department. The state Supreme Court ordered that the issue go back before voters by November. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Missouri Supreme Court strikes down 2022 vote on KC police funding, citing faulty fiscal note

The Missouri Supreme Court has taken the unusual step of striking down a 2022 voter-approved constitutional amendment that required Kansas City to spend a larger percentage of its money on the police … more

By JIM SALTER | 4/30/24

Editorial Roundup: Missouri

St. Louis Post-Dispatch. April 28, 2024. Editorial: Missourians have one week left to help get abortion rights on the ballot Missourians who believe that women have an inalienable right to … more

By The Associated Press | 4/30/24

FILE - Missouri Speaker of the House Dean Plocher listens as Gov. Mike Parson delivers the State of the State address, Jan. 24, 2024, in Jefferson City, Mo. On Monday, April 29, 2024, a panel of lawmakers dismissed an ethics complaint against Plocher, breaking from a Republican who argued that Plocher used his power as the House leader to block an investigation. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)

Ethics committee dismisses complaint against Missouri speaker

A panel of lawmakers has dismissed an ethics complaint against Missouri's powerful House speaker. The House Ethics Committee voted 7-2 on Monday to dismiss the complaint against Republican Speaker … more

By SUMMER BALLENTINE | 4/29/24

MO--Missouri Digest

Here's a look at how AP's general news coverage is shaping up for select Missouri stories. For up-to-the minute information on AP's complete coverage of Missouri and the rest of the world, visit … more

4/29/24

Provost at Missouri university appointed new Indiana State University president, school says

Indiana State University officials say a provost at a Missouri university has been appointed the new president of the western Indiana school. School officials announced Friday that Dr. Michael … more

4/26/24

FILE - Residents place their signatures on a petition in support of a ballot initiative to end Missouri's near total ban on abortion during Missourians for Constitutionals Freedom kick-off petition drive, Feb. 6, 2024, in Kansas City, Mo. Missouri's GOP-led House on Thursday, April 25, amended a proposed constitutional amendment that, if approved by voters, would raise the vote threshold needed for all constitutional amendments going forward. (AP Photo/Ed Zurga, File)

Amendments to Missouri Constitution are on the line amid GOP infighting

Republican Missouri lawmakers are divided over how far to go with a ballot measure that would make it more difficult for future voters to amend the state constitution. The GOP-led House on Thursday … more

By SUMMER BALLENTINE | 4/25/24

A demonstrator stands outside the Supreme Court as the justices prepare to hear arguments over whether Donald Trump is immune from prosecution in a case charging him with plotting to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election, on Capitol Hill Thursday, April 25, 2024, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

The Latest: Supreme Court arguments conclude in Trump immunity case

Arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court have ended after more than 2 1/2 hours in Donald Trump’s bid to avoid prosecution over his efforts to overturn his 2020 election loss to Joe Biden. The … more

4/25/24

Kansas man sentenced to 10 years for crash that killed officer, pedestrian and K-9 last February

A man who sped through a red light in Kansas City and crashed into a patrol car has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for involuntary manslaughter in the deaths of an officer and a bystander. … more

4/25/24

Missouri's GOP lawmakers vote to kick Planned Parenthood off Medicaid

Missouri’s Republican-led Legislature has passed a bill to ban Medicaid funding from going to Planned Parenthood. The GOP-controlled House on Wednesday voted 106-48 to send the proposal to … more

By SUMMER BALLENTINE | 4/24/24

Editorial Roundup: Missouri

Kansas City Star. April 22, 2024. Editorial: These Missouri and Kansas Republicans in Congress finally did right by Ukraine We don’t get that many chances to say, “Well done, House … more

By The Associated Press | 4/23/24

FILE - A Missouri and American flag fly outside Planned Parenthood in St. Louis, June 24, 2022. Lawmakers in Missouri are trying to defund Planned Parenthood by taking it off Medicaid rolls, even for the most basic of health care services. It's a move they've tried for years in a state where almost all abortions are already banned. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)

Missouri lawmakers again try to kick Planned Parenthood off Medicaid

Lawmakers are poised to take another shot at defunding Planned Parenthood in Missouri. Republicans have tried for years to block Medicaid funding from going to Planned Parenthood clinics in Missouri. … more

By SUMMER BALLENTINE | 4/22/24

FILE - The Missouri Capitol is seen, Sept. 16, 2022, in Jefferson City, Mo. Missouri lawmakers on Thursday, April 18, 2024, 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. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)

Missouri lawmakers expand private school scholarships backed by tax credits

Missouri lawmakers have passed a bill to expand K-12 private school scholarships statewide and pump hundreds of millions of dollars more into public schools. The scholarship accounts are funded by … more

By SUMMER BALLENTINE | 4/18/24

Emergency 911 number is dialed on a mobile phone, Thursday, April 18, 2024, in St. Louis. Law enforcement agencies in Nebraska, Nevada, South Dakota and Texas reported temporary outages to 911 services on Wednesday before saying hours later that services had been restored. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

Light pole installation blamed for many of the 911 outages that hit 4 states

A company that operates fiber lines says the loss of 911 service in many places was due to installation of a light pole. Outages were reported Wednesday night in Nebraska, Nevada, South Dakota and … more

By SARAH BRUMFIELD, JOSH FUNK and JIM SALTER | 4/18/24

Police confirm Ferguson officer fired fatal shot that killed man who allegedly shot another man

A Ferguson, Missouri, police officer fired the fatal shot that killed at man at a gas station in the St. Louis suburb. The shooting happened just before 1:30 a.m. Tuesday at a convenience store. … more

4/17/24

Quilts of Valor of the Ozarks holds their first ceremony, awarding a quilt to Veteran Richard Collins. From Left: Betty Thomas, co-leader of QOVO, Sandra Collins, wife of Richard Collins and honored Veteran Richard Collins. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO

Ozarks Quilts of Valor holds first ceremony

BRANSON — Quilts of Valor of the Ozarks (QOVO) held their first veteran quilt award ceremony on April 10, 2024 at the Branson Area Christian Women’s Connection luncheon. Mr. Richard Collins was honored for his service with the presentation of a Quilt of Valor by six members of the QOVO Chapter, from Kimberling City, MO. more

From Times Sources | 4/17/24

Editorial Roundup: Missouri

St. Louis Post-Dispatch. April 12, 2024. Editorial: Having won on abortion, Missouri GOP just can’t stop attacking women’s health care Not content with having already imposed the first … more

By The Associated Press | 4/16/24

The SEC charges Trump Media's newly hired auditing firm with 'massive fraud'

Walden chosen for Goldwater scholarship

Boeing threatens to lock out its private firefighters around Seattle in a dispute over pay

Influenza-related deaths at 121

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