Limits on transgender care for Missouri youths begin shortly Missouri minors will soon be required to go through 18 months of therapy before receiving any gender-affirming health care The Independent UK · Apr 13, 2023
Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft elevated voting conspiracy theories. Now he’s running for governor JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — During his time in the office, Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft has been willing to acknowledge and elevate those that have promoted conspiracy theories and false claims about elections. Tribune News Service · Apr 13, 2023
Video: What’s on the line for Max Holloway, Arnold Allen in UFC Kansas City headliner? A former dominant champion will try to make another push for a title shot when the UFC touches down in Missouri this week. USA Today Sports Media Group · Apr 13, 2023
Republicans' war on reading goes nuclear Republicans in Texas and Missouri open up a new front in the war on public education Salon · Apr 13, 2023
Missouri prosecutor drops sex charges against ex-boarding school doctor as ‘more serious’ case proceeds More than a year after prosecutors in two Missouri counties charged David Smock with child sex crimes, several counts against the former Agape Boarding School doctor have been dismissed. Tribune News Service · Apr 12, 2023
Emerson succeeds in hostile bid, reaches $8.2 billion deal to buy National Instruments Nearly a year after Ferguson, Missouri-based Emerson first launched its campaign to acquire Austin, Texas-based National Instruments, it has struck a deal that values the company at $8.2 billion. St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Apr 12, 2023
Missouri Republicans threaten to defund public libraries in stunning move over book bans Library groups and civil rights organisations say the latest proposal is in retaliation for a lawsuit over a recently enacted state law that threatens educators with criminal punishment The Independent UK · Apr 12, 2023
Bowfisherman shoots world-record fish, adds to ‘collection’ One day last month after work, Mitchell Dering of Missouri decided to go bowfishing and wound up adding to his “collection” of record fish. USA Today Sports Media Group · Apr 12, 2023
Editorial: Missouri and Kansas AGs want to block abortion pill — for democracy, says Kris Kobach If in the near future the U.S. Supreme Court decides to ban the abortion pill, you’ll have Andrew Bailey and Kris Kobach to blame. Tribune News Service · Apr 12, 2023
Passenger charged after Alaska Airlines flight bound for Chicago diverts to Kansas City KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A passenger aboard an Alaska Airlines flight from San Francisco to Chicago was charged in federal court after she allegedly became disruptive and the flight was diverted to Kansas City International Airport for safety, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Missouri. Tribune News Service · Apr 11, 2023
Teachers struggling to manage stress report lower job satisfaction: Research As teacher shortages grow across the United States, new research from the University of Missouri sheds light on why so many stressed-out and burned-out teachers are quitting the field. Read further on Dynamite News: Dynamite News · Apr 11, 2023
Spring Flooding To Ramp Up Over North-central US Surging temperatures, combined with a surplus of snow from over the winter, will cause the spring flood season to ramp up Zenger · Apr 10, 2023
Three incumbents lose in first general election for downsized St. Louis’ Board of Aldermen St. Louis, Missouri, held general elections for the Board of Aldermen on April 4, 2023. All 14 seats on the board and the seat of the president of the board were up for election. Eleven incumbents, including Board President Megan Ellyia Green, won re-election. Three incumbents were defeated. Ballotpedia · Apr 10, 2023
Officials at Lake of the Ozarks won’t answer ATF questions about local gun businesses Leaders of the largest county at Missouri’s Lake of the Ozarks say they will not answer questions from the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives about local gun businesses. Tribune News Service · Apr 7, 2023
Kiplinger · Apr 7, 2023 NBA Takes Steps to Ease Cannabis Restrictions: This Week in Cannabis Investing The NBA's new collective bargaining agreement makes strides in reducing marijuana restrictions for players.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Apr 6, 2023 Jay Ashcroft says fellow Republicans have ‘failed to deliver,’ launches bid for Missouri governor JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft announced his long-expected run for governor on Thursday, asserting Missouri Republicans had “failed to deliver” on conservative policies, falling behind other red states.
The Independent UK · Apr 6, 2023 Patrol: Missouri tornado victims were in trailer or camper Authorities say the five people who were killed when a tornado barreled through their Missouri village were inside a mobile home or adjacent camper that were obliterated
Zenger · Apr 5, 2023 At Least 5 Killed As Multihazard Storm Unleashes Tornadoes Across Midwest A fresh severe weather system produced almost a dozen more tornado reports and dropped softball-sized hail in storm-weary areas.
Tribune News Service · Apr 5, 2023 5 confirmed dead as ‘absolutely devastating’ tornado ravages southeast Missouri KANSAS CITY, Mo. — At least five people were killed when a tornado ripped through southeastern Missouri during the early-morning hours Wednesday, officials say.
Al Jazeera · Apr 5, 2023 ‘Heartbreaking’: New US tornado kills five, destroys homes Missouri tornado is the latest extreme weather after storms batter states in the midwestern and southern United States.
WEKU · Apr 5, 2023 At least 5 people are dead after a tornado tore through Missouri A large tornado hit southeastern Missouri before dawn, causing widespread destruction as a broad swath of the Midwest and South braced for further storms that could spawn additional twisters and hail.
The Guardian - US · Apr 5, 2023 Missouri tornado kills five people and causes widespread destruction Twister is part of a system of extreme storms and severe weather that has already battered areas of Michigan, Illinois and Iowa
Daily Mirror · Apr 5, 2023 Missouri tornadoes: Multiple killed with scores missing as massive twisters wreak havoc Thousands of residents in Missouri, US, woke up to a devastating tornado which caused power lines to fall, roofs to fall off and left cars upside down as the US battles severe storms
The Guardian - US · Apr 5, 2023 Dark money groups push election denialism on US state officials Groups have created incubator of policies that would restrict ballot access and amplify election fraud claims
St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Apr 2, 2023 Editorial: No, all transgender Americans aren't implicated by the actions of one killer It was entirely predictable, but still despicable, that right-wing demagogues like Sen. Josh Hawley are trying to spin Monday’s Nashville school shooting into an indictment of transgender Americans generally because the assailant happened to identify as trans. That was the obvious thrust of a Fox News discussion between the Missouri…