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If redistricting opponents can convince the courts that the constitution doesn't authorize mid-decade redistricting, then the map passed earlier this month likely won't go into effect.
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Residents of The Brooks neighborhood say the triplexes would create traffic and parking problems. -
Missouri's new congressional map carves up Kansas City into three separate districts, fulfilling the wishes of President Donald Trump. The ACLU filed a lawsuit Friday, and Kansas City Council recently passed a resolution authorizing legal action of its own. -
Missouri voters will decide the fate of changes to the initiative petition process next year, while a campaign to put the congressional map on the 2026 ballot are already underway. -
Saturday kick-off time has been adjusted due to expected extreme temperatures. -
While announcing the National Guard would go to Memphis next, President Donald Trump said the head of Union Pacific asked him to also deploy troops to St. Louis. -
John Diehl admitted in federal court Thursday that he used loans that were supposed to support his law firm for personal expenses, including country club dues, college tuition, credit cards and his mortgage.
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New Zealand is planning to eradicate millions of invasive animals that prey on the country's rare birds. The goal may not be possible, unless new technology can be developed to do it. -
The president signed an order earlier this week to send Tennessee state National Guard troops, along with officials from various federal departments and agencies, into Memphis, in an effort to fight crime. It's one of several U.S. cities Trump has singled out for such a move, testing the limits of presidential power and military force. -
Graphic videos of the Charlie Kirk shooting spread widely online, raising concerns over the emotional and political toll of exposure to violent imagery.
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The Progress Awards honors people and organizations making a positive impact in Columbia across nine unique categories: arts, healthcare, sustainability, social justice, entrepreneurship, education, volunteerism, nonprofit, and the Sherman Brown Jr. Award. Columbia Missourian executive editor Elizabeth Stephens says, "we want to find the people that maybe you don't know are working behind the scenes and doing some great things for our community." September 11, 2025 -
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Nearly 1,000 volunteers with the Respect Missouri Voters Coalition will gather signatures Wednesday night as part of a campaign aimed at protecting majority rule in Missouri.
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In this episode, hosts Eric Fey and Brianna Lennon speak with Judge Yashiba Glenn Blanchard in Jefferson County, Alabama. She was elected as the county’s probate judge in November of 2024, which means she hears probate cases – and is the chief election official for the county.
They spoke about the decentralized nature of Alabama’s elections administration, what she’s learned about elections since coming into the role, and how she hopes to change the administration of elections in her community.
They spoke about the decentralized nature of Alabama’s elections administration, what she’s learned about elections since coming into the role, and how she hopes to change the administration of elections in her community.
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