Missouri inmate with innocence claim appeals to Supreme Court ahead of September 24 execution Marcellus Williams, 55, avoided execution at last minute in 2017 The Independent UK · Sep 19, 2024
White officer who fatally shot Black man shouldn't have been in his backyard, judge rules in suit A federal judge has partially sided with the family of a Black man who was fatally shot by a now-imprisoned white Kansas City, Missouri, police detective The Independent UK · Sep 19, 2024
GOP-led States in the Midwest Spend Millions Supporting Texas Border Operation Despite Sitting Thousands of Miles Away Iowa, Missouri and Nebraska have spent approximately $7.1 million sending national guards, state troopers and other types of law enforcement to Texas Latin Times · Sep 19, 2024
Brickbat: Show Me A Missouri judge has ordered officials in the city of Edgar Springs to immediately empty its bank account of all but $10,000 and pay Rebecca Varney $47,886 of a $79,716 judgment against the city. The judge also ordered that city officials must also put a tax increase on the November… Reason · Sep 19, 2024
Statewide Ballot Measures Surge In 2024, Voters To Decide On Record Number From abortion rights to minimum wage hikes, key trends in state ballot measures as voters face crucial decisions. Zenger · Sep 19, 2024
Record 160 Statewide Ballot Measures In 2024: Voters To Decide On Key Issues Including Abortion 2024 sees highest number of state ballot measures since 2018, covering abortion rights, noncitizen voting, minimum wage, and more. Zenger · Sep 18, 2024
Missouri doctors endorse abortion rights Amendment 3 would reverse the state's near-total abortion ban, which doctors say has harmed their patients Salon · Sep 18, 2024
Abortion rights are on 10 state ballots in November − Democrats can’t count on this to win elections for them Ten states will vote on ballot initiatives on abortion this November: Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Maryland, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New York, Nevada and South Dakota. The Conversation · Sep 18, 2024
Court appeal, clemency petition seek to halt execution of Missouri man who claims innocence The St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office will appeal to the Missouri Supreme Court a judge’s ruling upholding the conviction and death sentence for Marcellus Williams, whose execution is one week away The Independent UK · Sep 17, 2024
How a ballot initiative in Missouri is setting up another red-state test for abortion rights The Show-Me State and Florida could prove that abortion rights are popular even in ‘Trump country’ The Independent UK · Sep 16, 2024
Gray Inks Multi-Year Deal to Air Missouri Valley Conference Games The linear over-the-air station package will be distributed in 22 Gray Media markets and via third-party broadcast partners in markets outside of the Gray's broadcast footprint TV Tech · Sep 16, 2024
Prosecutor's Office Seeks To Halt Execution Of Death Row Inmate Legal battles in Missouri and controversial sentencing of paramedic raise questions about justice system's handling of cases involving medical negligence a... Top News · Sep 14, 2024
Legal Battle Intensifies For Missouri Death Row Inmate Marcellus Williams faces legal challenges as doubts arise over his conviction in a 1998 murder case. Top News · Sep 14, 2024
In 2014, protests around Michael Brown's death broke through the everyday, a catalyst for change Ten years ago, in August 2014, when a white police officer shot and killed Black 18-year-old Michael Brown on the streets of Ferguson, Missouri, protests erupted in the nation’s consciousness The Independent UK · Sep 13, 2024
Top News · Sep 12, 2024 Missouri Person Contracts Rare Bird Flu Strain Health officials in Missouri investigate rare case of bird flu; patient recovered, no human-to-human transmission.
The Independent UK · Sep 12, 2024 Officials call Missouri bird flu case a 'one-off' and say risk to public is still low Health officials say they don’t know how a Missouri person caught bird flu, but they believe it may be a rare instance of a “one-off,” stand-alone illness
Top News · Sep 12, 2024 Missouri Judge Upholds Conviction And Death Sentence Judge in St. Louis upholds conviction and death sentence for Marcellus Williams, facing execution for 1998 murder.
The Independent UK · Sep 12, 2024 Missouri judge rejects innocence claim of Marcellus Williams who faces execution A judge has declined to vacate the conviction and death sentence of Missouri inmate Marcellus Williams, who is facing execution for killing of a woman in her home in 1998
Salon · Sep 11, 2024 Missouri keeps abortion on the ballot The Missouri Supreme Court ruled to keep a November ballot initiative that would reverse the state's abortion ban
International Business Times UK · Sep 11, 2024 Top Five US States Where Car Insurance Rates Are Skyrocketing—Some With A Shocking 50% Increase Car insurance premiums are skyrocketing due to various factors. Climate change, rising repair costs, and increased theft rates drive up claims.
The Guardian - US · Sep 10, 2024 Missouri supreme court keeps ballot measure to protect abortion rights State’s top court rules to put proposed amendment to voters after it was opposed by lower-court judge
Top News · Sep 10, 2024 Missouri Supreme Court To Decide Fate Of Abortion Amendment Missouri Supreme Court to decide on proposed abortion-rights amendment, potentially overturning state's near-total ban. Legal battle ensues over disclosure...
The Times of India · Sep 10, 2024 First positive bird flu case with no known animal exposure; symptoms and prevention tips In a rare case of bird flu, a person in Missouri was hospitalized with no known exposure to sick or infected animals, making it the first of such a case in the current outbreak, raising concerns about the human-to-human transmission of the virus, as per reports. The health officials weren't…
Top News · Sep 10, 2024 Nebraska And Missouri Courts Weigh Legal Arguments On Abortion Courts in Nebraska and Missouri are deliberating on legal arguments that could impact abortion rights measures before ballot deadlines.
The Independent UK · Sep 9, 2024 Judge orders psychological evaluation for white homeowner who shot Ralph Yarl A judge has ordered a mental evaluation and delayed the trial for an 85-year-old white man who shot Ralph Yarl after the teenage Black honor student came to his Kansas City, Missouri, home by mistake