The Latest Breaking News from Missouri

Missouri inmate whose death sentence was overturned three times set to be executed today

Death penalty opponents say Missouri officials will commit ‘scripted, premeditated ‘legal’ homicide’ of inmate Carman Deck

The Independent UK · May 3, 2022

Pritzker vows Illinois will remain ‘beacon of hope’ for women after leak of Supreme Court draft opinion on abortion

Abortion would be made illegal in 26 states, including neighboring Missouri, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan and Wisconsin, if the landmark case is overturned, according to the Guttmacher Institute.

Chicago Sun-Times · May 3, 2022

Draft Supreme Court decision would end nearly all abortion in MO, raise stakes of KS vote

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Abortions in Missouri will become illegal in all but the rarest of circumstances, under a draft U.S. Supreme Court opinion striking down Roe v. Wade, the landmark decision that legalized the procedure nationwide.

Tribune News Service · May 3, 2022

Missouri House passes bill that could reduce unemployment insurance benefits period to eight weeks during low unemployment

The Missouri House of Representatives passed House Bill 1860 94-41 on April 14, which would reduce the maximum length of unemployment insurance benefits to eight weeks during times of low unemployment. Missouri’s current program indexes unemployment insurance benefits, meaning it provides shorter periods of benefits during times of low unemployment…

Ballotpedia · May 2, 2022

France's Molière still relevant in Kansas City after 400 years

What do Molière and Kansas City have in common? On the surface, not much. But by combining celebrations of the French playwright’s 400th birthday and the State of Missouri’s bicentennial, organisers of a festival commemorating Molière's birth are hoping to revive classical theatre, and to show a new generation that…

Radio France Internationale · May 2, 2022

Missouri killer whose death sentence was reversed 3 times is days away from execution

DE SOTO, Mo. — Carman Deck once talked about his victims' kindness.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · May 1, 2022

Man uses gay slur at Missouri gas station, strikes customer with vehicle and prompts police chase, charges say

WENTZVILLE, Mo. — A Lincoln County man used a pejorative term for gay men before striking a man with his vehicle at a QuikTrip in Wentzville and leading police on a high-speed chase into St. Louis County, charges said.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch · May 1, 2022

ICYMI: Top stories of the week

Eighty-four statewide ballot measures have been certified for the ballot in 32 states so far this year, 11 less than the average number certified at this point in other even-numbered years from 2010 to 2020. 

Ballotpedia · Apr 29, 2022

Missouri Senate Education Committee passes “Parent’s Bill of Rights”

The Missouri Senate Education Committee passed a bill outlining parental rights with regard to the education of minors by state-funded schools on April 26 by a 5-4 vote. House Bill 1858, also known as the “Parent’s Bill of Rights,” passed the House by an 85-59 vote on April 19. Before…

Ballotpedia · Apr 29, 2022

Three resolutions adopted in Missouri General Assembly

Since April 19, one resolution was adopted in the Missouri State Senate and two were adopted in the Missouri House of Representatives. There were no bills to pass both the House and Senate and be signed by Gov. Mike Parson (R). So far in the 2022 session, nine bills and…

Ballotpedia · Apr 29, 2022