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Hanaway is lead counsel for Grain Belt Express, a clean-energy transmission line locked in litigation with the attorney general’s office and vehemently opposed by state agriculture organizations.

The assistant Macon city administrator will fill the city administrator role in the interim while the city looks for a full-time replacement.

Ferguson consent decree officials said the city has made progress toward compliance. The update comes weeks after the city passed a budget to slash consent decree funding by half.

The Columbia Police Department will add six new positions, which is 45 less than requested by Police Chief Jill Schlude.

Missouri U.S. Sen. Eric Schmitt is handling the measure that strips out billions of dollars from the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and foreign aid programs.

The Missouri Senate is forming three new committees, including one to review state funding for diversity, equity and inclusion programs.

A Missouri appeals court has upheld a request to seal the criminal records of two St. Louis lawyers who pointed guns at protesters marching on their street in June 2020.

Although some Missouri residents are concerned about a safety threat to the Whiteman Air Force Base area, one University of Missouri military expert says there is no reason for Missourians to panic.

The state could soon join 27 others banning hair discrimination if Gov. Mike Kehoe signs the proposal into law.

The U.S. Senate’s version of the so-called “Big Beautiful Bill” could ultimately have major budgetary consequences for Missouri, thanks to a provision capping a critical tax that helps pay for Medicaid.