A top DOJ official has suggested the agency supports scrutinizing the districts. The demand seems to extend the Supreme Court’s April 29 decision that limited states from using race to draw districts.
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The invasive golden oyster mushroom has been spotted in Boone County forests and is threatening native fungal biodiversity.
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The council also approved an agreement with Allegiant Air and funding for North Village Park.
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Allegiant Air flights to St. Pete-Clearwater International Airport from COU will start on Nov. 19.
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As many as 3,600 customers were affected by power incidents on Monday morning as storms bringing heavy rain and high winds moved through the city.
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Other parts of the bill include limits on flying drones over open-air stadiums and establishing a crime for gift card fraud.
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A Missouri bill that would mandate the counting and tracking of an allergy to mammalian products is headed to the Governor’s Desk.
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About 40,000 people were under evacuation orders and schools shut down Friday in Southern California after a storage tank continued to leak a hazardous chemical that officials said could rupture or explode.
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U.S. District Judge Waverly Crenshaw accused the Justice Department of conducting a vindictive prosecution against the Salvadoran man.
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The former Mizzou football head coach was stopped last summer in Camden County and refused to submit a chemical test.
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The Wednesday market will run from 4 to 7 p.m. each week through Aug. 26 in the Ash Street Pavilion.
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The council will also consider appropriations for an Allegiant Air revenue guarantee and the North Village Park.
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