Today: July 08, 2024
Today: July 08, 2024

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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

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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

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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

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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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4 Missouri prison guards charged with murder, and a fifth with manslaughter, in death of Black man

Four Missouri prison guards have been charged with murder, and a fifth with accessory to involuntary manslaughter, in the December death of a Black man who was in custody at the Jefferson City Correctional Center

4 Missouri prison guards charged with murder, and a fifth with manslaughter, in death of Black man
Education|News

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
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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
Health|News|Political

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
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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
Economy|News

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
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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
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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
Economy|Environment|News|Science

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
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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

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