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Editorial: The classroom can be stressful. Now Missouri is fining teachers who want to leave?

The pandemic and its aftermath have taken a terrible toll on the teaching profession across the country, and Missouri is no exception to the rule. That’s why the state last year set up a Blue Ribbon Commission to figure out how to attract and retain teachers. The commission meets again…

Tribune News Service · Jun 16, 2023

Missouri schools ramp up use of safety app amid a rise in mass shootings

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — About one in five Missouri school districts have accepted an offer to install an app designed to protect students and school employees during an active shooter event.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Jun 16, 2023

Missouri governor plans to pardon Kansas City police officer who shot dead Black man

Mike Parson reportedly weighing pardon for Eric DeValkenaere over killing of Cameron Lamb

The Independent UK · Jun 16, 2023

Man dies from rare flesh-eating bacteria after eating raw oysters from food stand

The 54-year-old man from Missouri became infected after eating the popular dish bought from a food stand in the St. Louis suburb of Manchester, the St. Louis County Public Health Department has said

Daily Mirror · Jun 13, 2023

The Great Flood Of 1993 Remains Worst River Flooding US Has Ever Seen After 25 Years

Over the course of a three-month period in the summer of 1993, a slow-moving and historic flooding disaster.

Zenger · Jun 12, 2023

Man dies after eating raw oysters from Missouri seafood stand

Missouri man’s death from Vibrio vulnificus bacteria comes after scientists’ warning that climate change will bring about more cases

The Independent UK · Jun 12, 2023

Chiefs HC Andy Reid poses with Lombardi Trophy at Missouri Special Olympics event

#Chiefs HC Andy Reid posed with Special Olympics athletes and the Lombardi Trophy at a fundraising event this past week.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Jun 11, 2023

Missouri Supreme Court declines to halt August execution of man convicted of killing child

The Missouri Supreme Court has turned aside an appeal by a man scheduled to be executed in August for killing a 6-year-old girl

The Independent UK · Jun 9, 2023

Donor Privacy and Disclosure Digest: June 2023

Welcome to Ballotpedia’s Donor Privacy and Disclosure Digest! This monthly newsletter provides news and information on key policy changes, a breakdown of state legislation, and an overview of pivotal legal decisions and case developments. In this issue, you’ll find:

Ballotpedia · Jun 8, 2023

Missouri governor signs ban on transgender health care, school sports

Transgender minors and some adults soon will be limited from accessing puberty blockers, hormones, and gender-affirming surgeries under a bill signed by Missouri’s Republican governor

The Independent UK · Jun 7, 2023