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Members of Congress urge Missouri Gov. Parson to cancel woman's execution

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — U.S. Reps. Cori Bush and Emanuel Cleaver on Tuesday called on Gov. Mike Parson to stop Missouri's planned execution of Amber McLaughlin, set for Jan. 3.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

States banking big bucks as Fed attempts to fight inflation

States across the U.S. built big budget surpluses as inflation helped drive up their revenues from income and sales taxes

The Independent UK

Missouri woman accused of tracking down and killing alleged carjackers at gas station

Kia and Hyundai thefts have spiked due to a viral TikTok trend

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Ken Walker posts highest PFF grade in Seahawks’ Week 16 loss to Chiefs

Seahawks rookie running back Ken Walker had the team's highest Pro Football Focus grade this week against the Chiefs.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Updated Chiefs 53-man roster by jersey number for Week 16

Be sure you know all of the players on the #Chiefs' roster ahead of their Week 16 game with the #Seahawks.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Wake Forest 27, Missouri 17 Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl What Happened, Player of the Game, What It All Means

Wake Forest 27, Missouri 17: Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl what happened, player of the game, and what it all means

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All-SEC WR transfers to Georgia football

2022 All-SEC wide receiver Dominic Lovett has transferred from the Missouri Tigers to the Georgia Bulldogs

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Pointing to ‘flaw’ in Missouri death penalty, judges ask to stop woman’s execution

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Seven retired Missouri judges have urged Gov. Mike Parson to stop the execution of Amber McLaughlin, arguing that the death penalty was handed down “via a flaw in Missouri’s capital sentencing scheme.”

Tribune News Service

Despite findings he hurt students, Agape leader won’t go on state abuse registry for now

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Agape Boarding School’s longtime director won’t be placed on Missouri’s child abuse and neglect registry any time soon, a judge ruled Wednesday, despite several findings that he harmed students.

Tribune News Service

Gov. Parson appoints treasurer, first person of color to hold statewide office in Missouri

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Tuesday appointed Vivek Malek as the state’s next treasurer to succeed Auditor-elect Scott Fitzpatrick.

Tribune News Service

Planned Parenthood begins telemedicine abortions in Kansas following key court ruling

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Telemedicine abortions have begun in Kansas, potentially making it easier for residents of Missouri and other nearby states with abortion bans to end their pregnancies, despite repeated efforts by Kansas legislators to prohibit the procedure.

Tribune News Service

Missouri vs Wake Forest Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl Prediction Game Preview

Missouri vs Wake Forest game preview, prediction, and breakdown for the Union Home Mortgage Gasparilla Bowl on Friday, December 23

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Updated Chiefs 53-man roster by jersey number for Week 15

Be sure you know all of the players on the #Chiefs' roster ahead of their Week 15 game with the #Texans.

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Congress OKs new law on tourist boats after Missouri tragedy

A bill requiring stricter safety rules in response to the 2018 deadly sinking of a tourist boat in Missouri is headed to President Joe Biden for his signature

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St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Four years after Missouri tragedy, Congress approves stricter rules for duck boats

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — More than four years after a tourist boat sank on Table Rock Lake killing 17 passengers, Congress has approved a set of stricter safety regulations for the vessels.

The Independent UK

Wrongful conviction case judge: Was there 'rush' to convict?

The judge presiding over a hearing to determine if a Missouri man’s murder conviction should be overturned questioned if police and prosecutors “were in a little bit of a rush” to convict Lamar Johnson

Tribune News Service

Missouri gets 10,000 public comments on new library rule labeled ‘political censorship’

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Amid mounting opposition, Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft’s office has received more than 10,000 public comments on its proposed rule that would threaten public libraries’ state funding for making “age-inappropriate materials” available to minors.

Daily Mirror

Transgender woman to be executed despite suffering brain damage as a child

Amber McLaughlin, 49, who was convicted of killing and raping Beverly Guenther on November 20, 2003, in St. Louis County, Missouri, US, has begged to be spared from the death penalty

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The Independent UK

Lamar Johnson denies role in killing that led to life term

A Missouri man seeking freedom after nearly three decades in prison for a murder he denies committing testified Thursday that he was with his girlfriend on the night of the crime, except for a few minutes when he stepped outside to sell drugs on a corner several blocks from where…

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An update on 153 state legislative leadership roles

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WEKU

Ballot measures on weed and abortion won in 2022. Now they're fueling a backlash

Right-leaning states moved to make ballot measures tougher to pass after success of voter initiatives on abortion rights, marijuana and Medicaid expansion. That's led to pushback from state lawmakers.

The Independent UK

Transgender inmate on Missouri's death row asks for mercy

The first openly transgender woman set to be executed in the U.S. is asking Missouri’s governor for mercy

Tribune News Service

‘She was failed’: Missouri woman scheduled for execution next month asks for clemency

Attorneys for a transgender woman scheduled to be executed next month in Missouri are asking for clemency, in part because of her history of abuse and intellectual disability.

Reason

Missouri Media Groups' Letter About Closure of Court Cases

From a letter (written by Mark Sableman of Thompson Coburn LLP), sent yesterday on behalf of the Missouri Broadcasters Association and Missouri Press Association to the Missouri Supreme Court, asking the court to create a rule "that governs the unusual circumstances when court hearings, files, or proceedings are closed to…

The Independent UK

Guilty plea on hate, arson charges in Islamic center fire

A man who set a fire that destroyed an Islamic center in southeast Missouri has pleaded guilty to hate crime and arson charges

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