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Election|Health|Political|US

Abortions resume in Missouri as GOP lawmakers strategize possible repeal

Abortions are resuming in Missouri

Health|Political|US

Abortions to resume in Missouri after a judge blocks restrictions

Abortions are set to resume in Missouri after a judge blocked regulations that had restricted providers even after voters approved enshrining abortion rights into the state’s constitution

Abortions to resume in Missouri after a judge blocks restrictions
Election|Health|Political|US

Missouri lawmakers are going after voter-approved abortion rights. Voters will likely reelect them

Missouri voters last election approved a constitutional amendment that promised to undo the state’s near-total abortion ban

Missouri lawmakers are going after voter-approved abortion rights. Voters will likely reelect them
Health|Lifestyle|News|US

Missouri clinics halt transgender care for minors in wake of new state law

At least two Missouri health care centers have stopped prescribing puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones to minors for purposes of gender transition, citing a new state law that gives former patients broad leeway to sue

Missouri clinics halt transgender care for minors in wake of new state law
News|Opinion|US

A flamethrower and comments about book burning ignite a political firestorm in Missouri

A longshot Republican candidate for Missouri governor and his supporters describe his use of a flamethrower at a recent “Freedom Fest” event outside St. Louis as no big deal

A flamethrower and comments about book burning ignite a political firestorm in Missouri
Environment|News|Science|US

Rare US bison roundup rustles up hundreds to maintain health of the species

South Dakota cowboys and cowgirls are rounding up a herd of more than 1,500 bison as part of an annual effort to maintain the health of the species, which has rebounded from near-extinction

Rare US bison roundup rustles up hundreds to maintain health of the species
Crime|News|US

The police chief who led a raid of a small Kansas newspaper has been suspended

The police chief who led a highly criticized raid of a small Kansas newspaper has been suspended

The police chief who led a raid of a small Kansas newspaper has been suspended
Crime|News|US

Kansas police chief who led raid on small weekly newspaper has resigned, official says

The police chief who led an August raid on a small weekly newspaper in central Kansas has resigned, days after he was suspended from his post

Kansas police chief who led raid on small weekly newspaper has resigned, official says
Health|News|Opinion|US

Missouri appeals court rules against ballot summary language that described 'dangerous' abortions

A Missouri appeals court has ruled against a Republican-written description of abortion-rights ballot measures, calling his summaries politically partisan

Missouri appeals court rules against ballot summary language that described 'dangerous' abortions
Crime|News|US

Iowa to pay $10 million to siblings of adopted teen girl who died of starvation in 2017

Iowa is set to pay $10 million to the siblings of an adopted 16-year-old girl who starved to death in 2017

Iowa to pay $10 million to siblings of adopted teen girl who died of starvation in 2017
News|US

The journey of Minnesota's Rutt the moose is tracked by a herd of fans

A moose on the loose in southern Minnesota has gained a herd of thousands of followers hoping to see the animal's journey end safely

The journey of Minnesota's Rutt the moose is tracked by a herd of fans
Health|News|World

Missouri lawsuit accusing China of hoarding pandemic gear can proceed, appeals panel says

A federal appeals panel says a Missouri lawsuit accusing China of hoarding masks and other protective gear during the COVID-19 pandemic can move forward

Missouri lawsuit accusing China of hoarding pandemic gear can proceed, appeals panel says
Election|Health|News|Political|US

Why 'viability' is dividing the abortion rights movement

A divide between abortion-rights activists over whether to include restrictions regarding the viability of the fetus on planned state ballot measures is roiling the movement

Why 'viability' is dividing the abortion rights movement
Health|Lifestyle|News|US

South Carolina House OKs ban on gender-affirming care for minors, Missouri panel sees similar bills

A proposed ban on gender-affirming care for transgender minors has been approved overwhelmingly by the Republican-led South Carolina House

South Carolina House OKs ban on gender-affirming care for minors, Missouri panel sees similar bills
Health|News|Opinion|US

Missouri abortion-rights campaign backs proposal to enshrine access but allow late-term restrictions

Missouri activists are throwing support behind a constitutional amendment to restore abortion rights while also allowing the procedure to be restricted in later stages of pregnancy

Missouri abortion-rights campaign backs proposal to enshrine access but allow late-term restrictions
Crime|Education|News|US

Historically Black Missouri college in turmoil after suicide of administrator who alleged bullying

A historically Black college in Missouri is in turmoil after the suicide of an administrator who alleged bullying by the school's president

Historically Black Missouri college in turmoil after suicide of administrator who alleged bullying
Crime|News|US

Police say Minnesota man dressed as delivery driver in home invasion turned triple homicide

A Minnesota man has been charged in a triple homicide after allegedly dressing as a package delivery driver to break into a home

Police say Minnesota man dressed as delivery driver in home invasion turned triple homicide
Crime|News|Sports|US

Gun rights are expansive in Missouri, where shooting at Chiefs' Super Bowl parade took place

A shooting that wounded more than 20 people and killed one during the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl victory parade occurred in a state with few gun regulations and historic tension over how cities handle crime

Gun rights are expansive in Missouri, where shooting at Chiefs' Super Bowl parade took place
Crime|News|Sports|US

Could Missouri's 'stand your ground' law apply to the Super Bowl celebration shooters?

Court documents say the man accused of firing the first shots at the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl rally told authorities he felt threatened, while a second man said he pulled the trigger because someone was shooting at him

Could Missouri's 'stand your ground' law apply to the Super Bowl celebration shooters?
News|US

Missouri Republicans try to remove man with ties to KKK from party ballot

Missouri Republicans are trying to remove a man associated with the Ku Klux Klan from their party's ticket

Arts|Celebrity|Entertainment

Thousands of self-professed nerds gather in Kansas City for Planet Comicon’s 25th year

Celebrities, artists and tens of thousands of fans proud to call themselves nerds are converging in Kansas City for the Missouri city’s 25th annual Planet Comicon

Thousands of self-professed nerds gather in Kansas City for Planet Comicon’s 25th year
Education|Health|Lifestyle|News|Opinion

Former Missouri child brides call for outlawing marriages of minors

Adult women who left marriages they entered as minors are calling on Missouri lawmakers to outlaw child marriage

Election|News|US

Missouri GOP sues to remove candidate with ties to KKK from Republican ballot

The Missouri GOP is suing to remove a gubernatorial candidate with ties to the Ku Klux Klan from the Republican ballot

Education|News|Opinion|Political|US

Missouri attorney general is accused of racial bias for pinning a student fight on diversity program

Days after Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey blamed an after-school fight on a school district’s diversity programming, a lawyer for the majority Black district in suburban St. Louis says the state’s chief attorney is showing racial bias

Missouri attorney general is accused of racial bias for pinning a student fight on diversity program
News|Election|US

Missouri candidate with ties to the KKK can stay on the Republican ballot, judge rules

A Missouri judge has ruled that a longshot gubernatorial candidate with ties to the Ku Klux Klan can stay on the Republican ticket

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