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Editorial Roundup: Missouri
Kansas City Star. September 20, 2023. Editorial: KC Chiefs, Royals, Current want sports betting. Missouri lawmakers drag their heels Direct democracy is, amazingly, still alive and well in … more
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FILE - Missouri's Republican Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft speaks, Nov. 7, 2017, in Valley Park, Mo. On Monday, Sept. 25, 2023, a Missouri judge tossed Republican-written ballot language that described several abortion-rights amendments as allowing “dangerous and unregulated abortions until live birth.” The office of Ashcroft, who is running for governor in 2024, wrote summaries for the abortion-rights amendments. In Missouri, summaries are provided to voters on ballots to help quickly explain sometimes lengthy and complicated proposals. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)
A judge has rewritten Missouri ballot summary language that described 'dangerous' abortions
A Missouri judge has tossed Republican-written ballot summary language Monday that described several proposed constitutional amendments as allowing “dangerous and unregulated abortions until live … more
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Education Four Day Weeks (COPY:V0101) <<CAT:General News-US Domestic>> Education Four Day Weeks-parent apa333066-Actuality--INDEPENDENCE, Mo.-(Brandi Pruente, Independence … more
Hudson, 7, left, Callahan, 13, middle, and Keegan Pruente, 10, right, stand outside their school on their first Monday home during the new four-day school week on Monday, Sept. 11, 2023, in Independence, Mo. Hundreds of school systems around the country have adopted four-day weeks in recent years, mostly in rural and western parts of the U.S. Districts cite cost savings and advantages for teacher recruitment. Still, some experts question the effects on students who already missed out on significant learning during the pandemic. (AP Photo/Nick Ingram)
More schools are adopting 4-day weeks. For parents, the challenge is day 5
Hundreds of school systems around the country have adopted four-day weeks in recent years, mostly in rural and western parts of the U.S. Districts cite cost savings and advantages for teacher … more
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NASCAR Texas intro wrap (COPY:V0626) <<CAT:Sports>> NASCAR Texas intro wrap-Jordan apa333006-Wrap--FORT WORTH, Texas-(Jerry Jordan, correspondent, with race winner William … more
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NFL Chiefs 41 Bears 10 intro wrap (COPY:W0866) <<CAT:Sports-Football>> NFL Chiefs 41 Bears 10 intro wrap-Echlin apa333004-Wrap--KANSAS CITY, Mo.-(Greg Echlin (EHK'-lihn), … more
FILE - Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey speaks to reporters after taking the Oath of Office in Jefferson City, Mo., Jan. 3, 2023. Missouri officials struck back at one of the clinics that unsuccessfully challenged new state restrictions on gender affirming care by filing a new lawsuit accusing the clinic of failing to provide proper care for transgender minors even before the new law took effect August 2023. (AP Photo/David A. Lieb, File)
Missouri says clinic that challenged transgender treatment restrictions didn't provide proper care
Missouri officials struck back at one of the clinics that unsuccessfully challenged new state restrictions on gender affirming care by filing a new lawsuit accusing the clinic of failing to provide … more
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FILE - A Pride flag flies over the Franklin Pride TN festival Saturday, June 3, 2023, in Franklin, Tenn. On Friday, Sept. 22, The Associated Press reported on claims circulating online incorrectly claiming a video shows an angry parent tearing down a Pride flag draped over a U.S. map in a classroom. The video was staged. (AP Photo/George Walker IV, File)
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn't happen this week
Social media users shared a range of false claims this week. Here are the facts: A viral video shows two Missouri lawmakers using a flamethrower to burn cardboard boxes, not books. There is no record … more
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Here's a look at how AP's general news coverage is shaping up for select Missouri stories. For up-to-the minute information on AP's complete coverage of Missouri and the rest of the world, visit … more
A flamethrower and comments about book burning ignite a political firestorm in Missouri
A longshot Republican candidate for Missouri governor and his supporters describe his use of a flamethrower at a recent “Freedom Fest” event outside St. Louis as no big deal. They say that after … more
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Becky Hormuth poses for a photo with her son Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023, in Wentzville, Mo. About four years ago Hormuth's child, now a 16-year-old junior at a suburban St. Louis high school, came out as transgender. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
Some providers are dropping gender-affirming care for kids even in cases where it's legal
Some medical providers are dropping continuing gender-affirming care for minors, even though it remains legal. In Missouri and North Dakota, health systems and advocates blame provisions in the laws … more
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Suspect suffers life-threatening injuries in 'gunfight' with Missouri officers
A man is hospitalized with what police describe as life-threatening injuries after a “gunfight” with two St. Louis County officers. Police received a call about a domestic disturbance just after … more
FILE - Amanda Darrow, director of youth, family and education programs at the Utah Pride Center, poses with books that have been the subject of complaints from parents on Dec. 16, 2021, in Salt Lake City. The nationwide surge in book bannings continues. The American Library Association reported Wednesday, Sept. 20, 2023, that challenges to books in schools and public libraries will likely reach record highs in 2023, topping what had been a record pace in 2022. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer, File)
Challenges to library books continue at record pace in 2023, American Library Association reports
The nationwide surge in book bannings continues. The American Library Association is reporting that challenges to books in schools and public libraries will likely reach record highs in 2023, topping … more
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Editorial Roundup: Missouri
Kansas City Star. September 13, 2023. Editorial: Can’t disagree with Gov. Parson: Missouri Supreme Court must be free of political bias When Missouri Gov. Mike Parson introduced Kelly C. … more
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Former Missouri police officer who shot into car gets probation after guilty plea
A former Missouri police officer has been sentenced to five years of probation for shooting into a fleeing vehicle several times and wounding the driver. Matthew Schanz pleaded guilty to … more
With just over 24 hours left before a strike deadline, United Auto Workers President Shawn Fain said Wednesday that offers from General Motors, Ford and Stellantis aren't enough and the union is getting ready to strike (Sept. 14)
UAW poised for midnight strike at plants in Wayne, Michigan, Toledo, Ohio, and Wentzville, Missouri
The United Auto Workers union says it will go on strike at three factories as it presses Detroit companies to come up with better wage and benefit offers. The factories include a General Motors … more
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FILE - Duck boats, replicas of World War II-era amphibious vehicles, and a popular tourist attraction, make their way along the Charles River between Boston and Cambridge, Mass., Sunday, July 22, 2018. Five years after 17 people died when a tourist vessel known as a duck boat sank on a Missouri lake, the U.S. Coast Guard on Monday, Sept. 11, 2023 issued new rules for amphibious World War II vessels retrofitted for tourists. (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)
New rules for repurposed WWII-era duck boats aim to improve safety on 16 in use after drownings
Five years after 17 people died when a duck boat sank on a Missouri lake, the U.S. Coast Guard has issued new rules for the amphibious World War II vessels retrofitted for tourist excursions. But the … more
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In this photo released by the Springfield Police Dept., two smiling police officers hold a lemur wrapped in a towel with its face, hands and tail poking out in Springfield, Mo., on Sept. 12, 2023. The lemur evaded police in the city before it was eventually captured that night. (Springfield Police Dept. via AP)
Lemur on the loose! Video shows police chasing critter that escaped in Missouri
Police bodycam video from Springfield, Missouri, has filmed an unusual foot pursuit, as two officers tried to catch an escaped lemur. The speedy little primate made a dash for freedom Tuesday night … more
Missouri lawmakers fail to override Gov. Parson's vetoes, and instead accept pared-back state budget
Missouri lawmakers have failed to override any of the governor's $555 million in budget cuts. The state Legislature convened Wednesday for its annual veto session. Republican Gov. Mike Parson made … more
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The Missouri Capitol, which is home to the state House and Senate, is shown on Aug. 31, 2023 in Jefferson City. A Missouri judge upheld the constitutionality of the state's Senate districts in a ruling issued Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023. (AP Photo/David A. Lieb)
A Missouri court upholds state Senate districts in the first test of revised redistricting rules
A Missouri judge has upheld the constitutionality of the state's Senate districts. Cole County Circuit Judge Jon Beetem rejected claims that the districts drawn by a judicial panel after the 2020 … more
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