Adult women who left marriages they entered as minors are calling on Missouri lawmakers to outlaw child marriage. Research by the nonprofit group Unchained At Last shows Missouri is among the …
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By SUMMER BALLENTINE
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3/13/24
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Volatile weather is expected to hone in on parts of Kansas and Missouri Wednesday night, and the biggest worry is the potential for massive chunks of hail. Alex Sosnowski of AccuWeather says some are …
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By JIM SALTER
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3/13/24
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Federal prosecutors say three men from Kansas City, Missouri, face firearms charges, including gun trafficking, after an investigation into the mass shooting during the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super …
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3/13/24
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Fears of noncitizens voting prompt GOP state lawmakers in Missouri to propose driver’s license label
Some state lawmakers are taking extra steps to prevent noncitizens from voting over their concerns that illegal border crossings could lead to voter fraud. It is already illegal for noncitizens to …
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By SUMMER BALLENTINE
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3/12/24
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Kansas City Star. March 6, 2024.
Editorial: What we need to know before saying yes to Royals, Chiefs stadiums
We know firsthand that the Crossroads site where The Star used to be located, …
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By The Associated Press
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3/12/24
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A century-old university near St. Louis will shut down next year. The president of Fontbonne University, in Clayton, Missouri, said Monday that the school will close due to declining enrollment and …
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By JIM SALTER
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3/11/24
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Today in History
Today is Monday, March 18, the 78th day of 2024. There are 288 days left in the year.
Today’s highlight in history:
On March 18, 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt …
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By The Associated Press
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3/11/24
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A Missouri man has been charged with shooting and killing his mother as she tried to enter the back door of their home. Jaylen Johnson’s attorney, William Goldstein, told the St. Louis …
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3/10/24
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Four Missouri prison workers were fired after an investigation into the death of an old inmate whose family is demanding to know what happened. The Missouri Department of Corrections said 38-year-old …
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By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH
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3/8/24
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Fresh off his defiant State of the Union address, President Joe Biden and his senior aides will barnstorm the country starting Friday to aggressively sell his vision for a second term to voters. He's …
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By JOSH BOAK, SEUNG MIN KIM and WILL WEISSERT
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3/8/24
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Celebrities, artists and tens of thousands of fans proud to call themselves nerds are converging in Kansas City for the Missouri city’s 25th annual Planet Comicon. Devotees ranging from Harry …
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By SUMMER BALLENTINE and NICK INGRAM
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3/8/24
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The Senate has passed legislation that would compensate Americans exposed to radiation by the government by renewing a law initially passed more than three decades ago. The bill by Missouri Sen. Josh …
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By MARY CLARE JALONICK and JIM SALTER
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3/7/24
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An employee of a rural Missouri boarding school is accused of bloodying a boy’s face while boxing. The man is the third person associated with the same school to be charged this month. …
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By JIM SALTER
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3/6/24
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Missouri Supreme Court declines to hear appeal of ex-Kansas City detective convicted of manslaughter
The Missouri Supreme Court will not hear an appeal from a former Missouri detective convicted in the 2019 shooting death of a Black man. The state Supreme Court on Tuesday denied former Kansas City …
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3/5/24
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Kansas City Star. March 1, 2024.
Editorial: Pregnant women in dangerous marriages need help. Update this Missouri law
Much has been made of Missouri’s archaic law that restricts a judge …
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By The Associated Press
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3/5/24
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A Missouri Girl Scout troop that made bracelets to raise funds for children in Gaza was ordered to stop and threatened with legal action by regional scout leaders. Girl Scouts of the USA has said its …
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By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH
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3/4/24
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The husband and wife owners of a Missouri boarding school for boys are jailed and facing felony charges after a lengthy investigation by a county sheriff. Wayne County Sheriff Dean Finch says in a …
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By JIM SALTER
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3/4/24
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With attacks on diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives raging, Black women looking to climb the corporate ladder face a more hostile landscape than ever. Dr. Claudine Gay’s resignation in …
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By TERRY TANG and MICHAEL CASEY
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3/4/24
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More delegates are up for grabs Saturday as Donald Trump looks to get closer to clinching the Republican nomination and Nikki Haley continues seeking her first win. Trump is overwhelmingly favored …
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By JONATHAN J. COOPER
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3/2/24
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Prosecutors charged a man with two counts of first-degree murder for the killing of a court employee who tried to serve an eviction notice at a home in Independence, Missouri and an officer who …
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By HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH
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3/1/24
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