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Kansas City traffic officer was told to target minority citizens to meet ticket quotas, lawsuit says

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Kansas City police officer says his superiors instructed him to target minority citizens in traffic stops in an effort to meet ticket quotas that are illegal under Missouri law, according to a lawsuit filed earlier this week.

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Study reveals how high sugar, fat diet can cause chronic liver disease

The University of Missouri School of Medicine has discovered a link between high-fat, high-sugar Western diets and the development of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, the leading cause of chronic liver disease. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Missouri advances measure limiting vaccines

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Missouri House approved an anti-vaccination measure Tuesday that could tie the hands of health professionals to address future pandemics.

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Eight state supreme court vacancies announced by mid-March 2023

As of March 14, there have been eight state supreme court vacancies or vacancy announcements in 2023 for judges whose replacements are chosen via appointment instead of election. Alaska, California, North Dakota, and Tennessee each have one state supreme court vacancy. Delaware and Missouri each have two state supreme court…

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States cranking out even more tax cuts amid cash surpluses

The tax-cutting trend is going full force in states even as some are raising concerns about a slowing economy

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Doctors question aspects of Missouri transgender care limits

Missouri’s attorney general says he will issue an emergency regulation that at least temporarily puts strict limits on transgender medical treatment for youth

The Independent UK

‘I’m flawed, I need grace and forgiveness.’ Missouri man sentenced in Capitol riot

A Missouri man who told a federal judge that “I take full responsibility” for breaching the Capitol in the early minutes of the Jan. 6 riot was sentenced Tuesday to 14 days in prison and fined $500.

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Missouri man dubbed 'Package Killer' admits to 2 murders

A Missouri man dubbed the “Package Killer” for his method of disposing bodies received two life sentences Tuesday after admitting to killing two women in the St. Louis area more than 30 years ago

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Missouri Senate advances bans on gender-affirming care, transgender student athletes

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The GOP-controlled Missouri Senate early on Tuesday advanced a pair of bills that would ban most gender-affirming care for minors and bar transgender people from competing in women’s sports.

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Missouri Senate endorses transgender health restrictions

The Missouri Senate has given initial approval to legislation that would temporarily prohibit gender-affirming treatments for minors and restrict their participation in sports

The Independent UK

Temp nurses cost hospitals big during pandemic. Lawmakers are now mulling limits

To crack down on price gouging, proposed legislation in Missouri calls for allowing felony charges against health care staffing agencies that substantially raise their prices during a declared emergency.

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First Thing: Missouri to limit gender-affirming care for minors

Missouri’s Republican attorney general sidesteps GOP-led state senate as it struggles to pass legislation

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Missouri AG Andrew Bailey announces rules targeting gender-affirming care for minors

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey on Monday said his office plans to file a set of emergency rules aimed at restricting how doctors provide gender-affirming care to minors.

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Missouri to restrict gender-affirming care for minors

Missouri's Republican attorney general says his office will limit access to gender-affirming care for minors

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For a golfing vacation, Branson is a 'world-class destination'

BRANSON, Mo. — Kirk Elmquist wants Missouri golfers to know how lucky they are.

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Four incumbents lose re-election in primaries for downsized Board of Aldermen in St. Louis

The city of St. Louis, Missouri, held nonpartisan primaries for the Board of Aldermen on March 7, 2023. All 14 seats on the board and the seat of the president of the board were up for election. The top two candidates in each primary advanced to an April 4 general…

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Missouri pollution is so bad it hurts other states. Power plants ordered to cut emissions

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released an order Wednesday which instructs Missouri, along with 22 other states, to reduce its air pollution levels.

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Attorney Erin Hawley, wife of Missouri senator, fighting to end FDA approval of abortion pill

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Erin Morrow Hawley, an attorney and wife of one of Missouri’s senators, is at the center of a federal lawsuit in Texas that could cancel approval of a common drug used to terminate pregnancies, threatening abortion across the country.

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Mo. sheriff, two deputies charged in 'criminal street gang activity'

WASHINGTON COUNTY, Mo. — The sheriff of Iron County and two of his deputies are accused of "criminal street gang activity" in what prosecutors allege was a parental kidnapping plot to help a friend.

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Health: High sugar and fat diet can cause liver disease, even liver cancer; says research

A recent study from the University of Missouri School of Medicine has found a correlation between high-fat, high-sugar diets and the development of fatty liver disease. Read further on Dynamite News:

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Anti-trans rally set for Missouri Capitol on Monday

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A conservative political action committee is organizing a rally at the Missouri Capitol on Monday to push state lawmakers to enact strict limits on transgender health care for minors.

The Independent UK

Workers dismantle Florida ride where teen fell to death

Almost a year after a Missouri teen fell to his death, a 400-foot (122 meter) amusement ride was being dismantled this week in central Florida’s tourism corridor

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After Ashcroft pulls Missouri out of voting information system, no plan for alternative program

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — When Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft and officials in a handful of other Republican-leaning states left a national system designed to improve the accuracy of voting rolls last week, the likely GOP candidate for governor outlined his grievances.

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‘Everybody’s afraid.’ Doctors warn of chilling effect as Missouri, Kansas target transgender care

Kansas City-based endocrinologist Brandon Barthel has provided care for transgender adults for six years, including helping them go through hormone therapy.

The Independent UK

Prosecutor: No charges in fatal Kansas City police shooting

A Kansas City, Missouri, police officer who fatally shot a man at a convenience store nearly two years ago will not be charged with a crime, following a decision by a special prosecutor

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