Twelve states lead by Republicans are defending President Donald Trump’s executive order on mail ballots from legal challenges mounted by Democrats.
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Daniel Paulino stole the money from Velda City over the course of almost four years.
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Senate Democrats oppose measures reducing how long people have to file personal injury and uninsured motorist claims.
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The Missouri Senate wants $225 million set aside a few years ago to renovate the Capitol Building to instead support education funding and other programs. Kehoe and House Budget Committee Chairman Dirk Deaton said they’re not ready to go along with the plan
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Republican Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway explains why she led the effort amongst many Republican state attorneys general to try to stop Democrat lawsuits from preventing a presidential executive order from going into effect.
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Columbia residents share memories of two community pillars: Main Squeeze and its founder Leigh Lockhart.
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About half of all Missouri enrollees chose bronze plans in 2026 — the lowest-premium option with the highest deductibles — a significant shift from last year, when mid-level silver plans were the most popular.
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King Charles and Queen Camilla arrive Monday for a four day U.S. state visit. Some hope the royal touch can heal the transatlantic rift that's emerged under Trump.
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Police in Virginia used a technique called geofencing to tap into Google's databases to find out who was near the scene of a bank robbery. The Supreme Court will consider whether it is constitutional.
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Every school has problem students, but some are labeled emotionally disturbed (ED) and taught separately from others.
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The new legislation would prohibit antisemitic and discriminatory speech in schools. But the Supreme Court has already ruled that if discriminatory or hate speech causes disruption in a classroom, schools can regulate it.
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