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Gov. Mike Parson says Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft is blocking an executive order to ban various unregulated forms of the cannabis compound THC over “hurt feelings." Parson endorsed …
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By SUMMER BALLENTINE
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8/22/24
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The Missouri Supreme Court has blocked an agreement that would have spared the life of death row inmate Marcellus Williams and instead ordered a hearing to proceed on Williams’ innocence claim, …
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By JIM SALTER
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8/22/24
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Missouri man makes life-or-death effort to prove innocence before execution scheduled for next month
Testimony begins in a hearing with life-or-death implications for Missouri inmate Marcellus Williams. The hearing Wednesday address whether to vacate Williams’ 1998 murder conviction. Time is of …
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By JIM SALTER
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8/21/24
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A federal prison inmate and two other people are facing charges of conspiring to mail drugs to a penitentiary in California where a mailroom supervisor died last week after opening a letter that …
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By MICHAEL R. SISAK
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8/20/24
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Prosecutors have dropped charges against a man accused of fatally shooting a pregnant woman after she went to a suburban Kansas City mall to shop for baby clothes. A spokesperson for the Jackson …
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8/20/24
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A campaign to bring a casino to the Missouri tourist destination of the Lake of the Ozarks is suing to bring the proposal before voters. The secretary of state's office last week said the campaign …
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By SUMMER BALLENTINE
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8/20/24
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Illinois will soon become just the fifth state in the nation to prohibit corporal punishment in all schools. Legislation that Gov. JB Pritzker signed into law this month bans physical punishment in …
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By JOHN O'CONNOR
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8/20/24
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Missouri residents now will need proof of surgery or a court order to change their gender on driver's licenses. Missouri previously required approval from a doctor to update gender on state-issued …
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By SUMMER BALLENTINE
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8/19/24
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University of Missouri student group 'heartbroken' after it was told to rename its Welcome Black BBQ
A Black student group at the University of Missouri says it was forced to rename an upcoming barbecue the Welcome Black and Gold BBQ instead of the Welcome Black BBQ. The Legion of Black Collegians …
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8/19/24
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Michael Brown has been dead for a decade. The Black teenager's death in Ferguson, Missouri, prompted an eruption of protests in the suburban city and gave a boost to a then-nascent Black Lives Matter …
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By AARON MORRISON
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8/16/24
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A federal judge has struck down a Missouri rule requiring disclosure of “social objectives” in investment decisions. Republican Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft had described the rule as a way to …
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By DAVID A. LIEB
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8/16/24
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A Missouri woman has been arrested on charges alleging she orchestrated a scheme to fraudulently sell Elvis Presley’s Graceland property in Memphis. The Justice Department said Lisa Jeanine Findley …
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By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and JONATHAN MATTISE
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8/16/24
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An 88-year-old Missouri woman was among more than 40 people sickened with listeria food poisoning tied to a deadly outbreak involving Boar's Head deli meats. Sue Fleming was hospitalized for nine …
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By JONEL ALECCIA
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8/15/24
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Voters in at least seven states will decide referendums on abortion rights this year, with potentially more to come. Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Maryland, Missouri, Nevada and South Dakota will hold …
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By GEOFF MULVIHILL and KIM KRUESI
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8/14/24
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Today is Sunday, Aug. 18, the 231st day of 2024. There are 135 days left in the year.
Today in history:
On Aug. 18, 1920, the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, guaranteeing American …
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By The Associated Press
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8/12/24
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Missouri voters have narrowly passed a constitutional amendment requiring Kansas City to spend a quarter of its budget on police. Tuesday's vote highlights tensions between Republicans in power …
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By SUMMER BALLENTINE
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8/8/24
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Local voters largely sided with voters statewide on Tuesday regarding their parties’ picks for candidates for office in the Nov. 5 general election, according to state and county officials’ reports, pending certification.
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BY ABBY HESS,
ABBYH@WESTPLAINSDAILYQUILL.NET
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8/8/24
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Federal food safety officials say three people have now died in a listeria food poisoning outbreak linked to Boar’s Head deli meats. The overall number of people sickened has risen to 43. The …
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By DEVNA BOSE
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8/8/24
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Rapper Nelly has been arrested at a St. Louis-area casino. The Missouri Highway Patrol said Wednesday that an officer found four illegal ecstasy pills on him. The rapper’s attorney said an …
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By SUMMER BALLENTINE and JOHN HANNA
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8/7/24
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Editor's note: Three Republicans and two Democrats are vying for the seat of Missouri's 8th District U.S. House Representative, to be decided by voters on Tuesday. The West Plains Daily Quill reached out to candidates with identical questions, and their answers follow.
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BY KIMBERLY LANGSTON,
KIMBERLYL@WESTPLAINSDAILYQUILL.NET
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8/5/24
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