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State election directors from across the country have voiced serious concerns to a top U.S. Postal Service official that the system won’t be able to handle an expected crush of mail-in ballots in the November election.
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A Missouri judge has overturned the conviction of Christopher Dunn, who has spent more than 30 years in prison for a killing he has long contended he didn’t commit.
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Sandra Hemme hugged family members after she was released Friday, following more than a month of legal wrangling.
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An appellate court has ordered the release of a Missouri woman whose murder conviction was overturned after she served 43 years in prison, but the state attorney general is still trying to keep her behind bars as the case is reviewed.
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It's not that records are being broken monthly but they are being "shattered by very substantial margins over the past 13 months," a climate scientist said.
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Four former Missouri guards have pleaded not guilty to murder in the death of a Black man in prison, and a fifth has pleaded not guilty to accessory to involuntary manslaughter.
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The effort at Fabulosa Books seeks to counter increasing attempts by conservative advocacy groups and lawmakers to get the materials out of public schools and libraries.
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Missouri Gov. Mike Parson says he expects the state to put together an aid plan by the end of the year to try to keep the Kansas City Chiefs and Royals in Missouri.
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The Supreme Court has upheld a federal gun control law that’s intended to protect domestic violence victims.
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Kansas' governor has signed legislation enabling the state to lure the Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs and Major League Baseball’s Royals away from neighboring Missouri.