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Thirty-five Democrats and 10 Republicans in the Kansas House introduced a resolution condemning the Aug. 11 raid of the Marion County Record's offices, the home of its publisher and the home of a city council member in Marion in central Kansas.
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Dozens of Kansas lawmakers have launched an effort to direct the state’s attorney general to release information from an investigation of a police raid last year on a weekly newspaper.
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The Kansas City Star reports that 60 corrections officers and other staff members signed onto a letter to Gov. Mike Parson in support of Brian Dorsey.
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Missouri abortion-rights campaign backs proposal to enshrine access but allow late-term restrictionsA competing Missouri amendment proposed by a Republican would allow abortions in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy.
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States are seeing increased demand for loans amid high federal interest rates.
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What's expected to be an expensive and bitter fight over Missouri abortion-rights ballot measures so far has not attracted much money.
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The initiative is an attempt to sidestep the Missouri Senate, where bills to allow betting have repeatedly stalled.
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The so-called swatting attacks have been targeting public officials across the U.S.
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Many in northern Missouri remain without power as Macon Electric crews worked through the night, and warming centers have been set up across the region for anyone needing shelter.
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James Hinkle found Donnie Erwin's car in a tiny pond near Erwin's Camdenton home.