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Prisoners who escaped by cutting through ceiling still on the run after four days

Lance Justin Stephens, 29, Matthew Allen Crawford, 29, and Christopher Allen Blevins, 37, broke out of jail in Barry County, Missouri on Friday morning after climbing through a roof hole

Daily Mirror

Missouri woman says she caught STD in car. Auto insurance to pay out $5.2 million

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Missouri Court of Appeals has affirmed that an insurance company must pay a $5.2 million settlement granted to a Jackson County woman who claimed she unwittingly caught a sexually transmitted disease from her former romantic partner in his car.

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Movie star chimp is found in Missouri basement after owner faked its death, PETA says

A famous chimpanzee was found alive in the basement of a Missouri home after its owner faked the primate’s death, in an apparent attempt to retain custody, according to court documents.

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New Missouri law protects doctors, bars pharmacists from questioning controversial drugs

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Tuesday signed into law a bill that bars pharmacists from questioning doctors who prescribe the controversial off-label drugs ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine.

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MO taxes fund clinics that trick women

Even Republicans expressed concerns over how much money is going to anti-abortion pregnancy crisis centers

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One month to voter registration deadline for Missouri’s primary

The voter registration deadline for Missouri’s 2022 primary election is one month away. Those who wish to vote in-person must be registered by July 6. Registration is possible online, in-person, or by mail. If registration forms are mailed, they must be postmarked on or before July 6. The primary is…

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Mum left with broken nose and black eyes after protecting daughter, 16, from gang

Michelle Audo, 48, said she was punched several times and sustained a broken nose, two black eyes and a concussion during the horrifying incident in Blue Springs, Missouri, US

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Candidates for office in Missouri complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey

Below are a selection of responses from the candidates who filled out Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey since May 15, 2022. To read each candidate’s full responses, click their name at the bottom of the article.

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Weekly Brew: ICYMI

Since June 2021, Ballotpedia has tracked school board elections where candidates have taken a position on race in education, COVID responses, or sex and gender in schools. In November 2021, we analyzed the election results in 96 of these districts. Now, we’ve identified 141 school districts in Missouri, Oklahoma, and…

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Missouri General Assembly considered the highest number of education bills since 2019

In 2022, the Missouri General Assembly considered the highest number of education bills since 2019. The House and Senate considered 149 bills during the 2022 legislative session and 73 in 2019. There were no education bills to become law in either year.

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Editorial: If only mental health care will stop gun violence, Kansas and Missouri are way behind

One week after an 18-year-old gunman murdered 21 people, including 19 children, opponents of reasonable gun restrictions continue to shift the focus to other possible causes, including a lack of mental health services.

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Two months to Missouri’s primary

Missouri’s 2022 primary election is in two months. It is scheduled for Aug. 2. The filing deadline was on March 29.

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Missouri police decide this may not be a good time for an AR-15 raffle

One Missouri police officers’ association decided against holding a gun raffle a week after a mass slaughter in Texas took the lives of 19 children and two educators. Another Show Me State officers’ association has seemingly decided to move forward with a similar fund-raiser, though an advertisement promoting the event…

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Ford to invest $3.7B, add 6,200 jobs to boost production in Michigan, Ohio and Missouri

Ford Motor Co. will invest $3.7 billion and add 6,200 jobs across plants in Michigan, Ohio and Missouri to expand production of both electric and internal combustion engine vehicles, the Dearborn, Michigan, automaker announced Thursday.

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Thousands Of Jobs, $3.7B Investment, EV Focus: Lots To Look Into Ford's Midwest Plan

Ford Motor Co (NYSE:F) plans to add more than 6,200 new union manufacturing jobs in Michigan, Ohio, and Missouri and invest $3.7 billion. Ford and United Auto Workers also agreed to convert nearly 3,000 temporary UAW-Ford workers to permanent full-time status and provide all hourly employees healthcare benefits on the first day of…

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GOP Rep blames shootings on abortion

Missouri Rep. Billy Long insists "no one has been able to come up" with a solution to gun violence

Chicago Sun-Times

Ford plans to add 6,200 jobs in Ohio, Michigan and Missouri

The company says it will invest $3.7 billion in the three states, and it will convert about 3,000 temporary workers to full-time status with benefits.

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Editorial: Anti-’woke’ map targets hot spots in Missouri. Every single one of them is a school

The arch conservative Liberty Alliance has unveiled its new “Woke Heat Map” of Missouri, dotted with “hot spots” where it says the “the Woke agenda … is permeating all across” the state. Click on one, and you’ll see the spots tie to instances where someone has raised a stink about…

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How COVID, race, and gender affected the April 5 school board races in Missouri, Oklahoma, and Wisconsin

School board incumbents lost at nearly twice the historical average rate in a sample of April 2022 school board contests where candidates offered views on three conflict issues.

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Texans waive former Missouri WR Damon Hazelton

The Houston Texans have waived Damon Hazelton, a former Missouri Tigers receiver who was an undrafted free agent in 2021.

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Nine Missourian candidates completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey since May 15

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Pregnant Black woman suspected of carjacking is shot five times by Missouri police, witness says

‘They shot five times,’ says the witness. ‘I remember seeing her hit the ground and I froze’

The Independent UK

Suspected serial killer charged in Missouri over 7th death

A suspected serial killer already charged in six killings in the Kansas City and St. Louis areas has been charged with first-degree murder in a seventh death

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Missouri had one irregular officeholder transition in the last two months

In April and May, there has been one irregular officeholder transition in Missouri for offices within Ballotpedia’s coverage scope. This includes the resignation, death, appointment, or winning of a special election in positions such as a state executive office, a seat in the General Assembly, or a non-district judgeship.

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Missouri enacts new congressional district boundaries after the 2020 census

Missouri enacted new congressional district boundaries on May 18 when Gov. Mike Parson (R) signed them into law. Missouri was apportioned eight seats in the U.S. House of Representatives after the 2020 census, the same number it received after the 2010 census. This map will take effect for Missouri’s 2022…

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