U.S. District Judge Stephen Clark's last-minute order temporarily prevents Secretary of State Denny Hoskins from using any map other than the one passed in 2025 – a move that will almost certainly be appealed.

More than half of Jackson County’s polling places experienced shortages of preprinted ballots, leading to long wait times and frustration.

The National Weather Service has issued an "extreme heat warning" with temperatures expected to reach 99 degrees Tuesday. Some area pools are offering a way to cool off with a doggy paddle.

The Missouri State Capitol dome will shine teal and purple Tuesday night in recognition of National 988 Day and Suicide Prevention Awareness Month.

Caleb Termorshuizen won the men's race, and Heather Hunt won the women's race.

The fiscal year 2027 budget projects about $574 million in revenue, $547 million in operating expenditures, $56 million in capital improvement projects and $603 million in total expenditures, according to council materials.

The leader of the Education Department's special education office told employees she is resigning after less than four months in the role and as the agency overall is morphing and shrinking.

Prosecutors told the court that Andrew and Tristan Tate boasted about having multiple passports and flying on private jets. But the Tates' lawyers argued they were only playing a role for their fans.

The floating Olympic cauldron, held aloft by a giant glowing balloon, is still making regular appearances two years after the 2024 Paris Games, showing up all summer long in the nighttime Paris sky.

The budget would take effect Oct. 1, which will be the start of the 2027 fiscal year.

The suit alleges the Columbia officials did not have the authority to use a transportation fund to guarantee certain revenue targets to the airline.

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Investigators have found no evidence of foul play or criminal activity in connection to the death of a man found floating in the Missouri River last Friday, the Jefferson City Police Department said in a Tuesday news release.

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