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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

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

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.

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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.

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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.

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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:

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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

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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.

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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

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.

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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.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

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

The Independent UK

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.

Zenger

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.

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‘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.

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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

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

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

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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

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…

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Chiefs extend deal with Missouri Western for training camp to remain in St. Joseph

The #Chiefs have officially agreed to return to Missouri Western State University for training camp through 2024.

Tribune News Service

Officers who shot man may have mistaken pill bottle for gun: Documents

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Independence, Missouri, officers who shot and killed a 39-year-old man last year may have mistaken a pill bottle hidden in the victim’s waistband for a pistol, according to Missouri State Highway Patrol investigation transcripts released by the family’s attorney.

The Independent UK

St. Louis prosecutor to seek reelection despite ouster bid

St. Louis’ elected prosecutor says she will run for reelection in 2024, even as she tries to fend off an effort by Missouri’s attorney general to force her out of office

The Guardian - US

Josh Hawley called ‘fraud and coward’ over response to Nashville shooting

Far-right Missouri senator accused of selectively invoking hate crime laws after characterizing shooting as attack on Christians

The Independent UK

Georgia bill is latest GOP effort targeting prosecutors

A new Georgia commission to discipline and remove wayward prosecutors would be the latest move by Republicans nationwide to ratchet up oversight

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