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Rural Advocates for Independent Living, or RAIL as it’s more commonly known, is an organization based in Kirksville that covers 10 counties throughout northeast Missouri. Its goal is to help people with disabilities stay independent and in their communities. -
![Jared Young(cq) converses with journalists before an interview Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024 at the Columbia Jet Center at Columbia Regional Airport in Columbia. “If I was in the House as an Independent, I wouldn’t be able to do much- I’d just get squashed,” Young said during the interview. “But in the Senate, every single individual Senator wields tremendous power. [Independent Senators] are involved in every decision that’s made in the Senate.”](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/18ba966/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1750x975+0+186/resize/280x156!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Faf%2F03%2F28b5dee44dfe88549819b454495b%2Fjared-young.jpg)
A long shot against incumbent Josh Hawley, Young seeks support from disenfranchised voters. -
ST. LOUIS (AP) — The family of an 18-year-old killed by a St. Louis police officer is planning to release details of an independent autopsy.The owner of…
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![Jared Young(cq) converses with journalists before an interview Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024 at the Columbia Jet Center at Columbia Regional Airport in Columbia. “If I was in the House as an Independent, I wouldn’t be able to do much- I’d just get squashed,” Young said during the interview. “But in the Senate, every single individual Senator wields tremendous power. [Independent Senators] are involved in every decision that’s made in the Senate.”](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/3270c82/2147483647/strip/true/crop/1750x975+0+186/resize/560x312!/format/webp/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Faf%2F03%2F28b5dee44dfe88549819b454495b%2Fjared-young.jpg)
