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Public encouraged to contribute to household internet survey

A survey about household internet access and use is underway through May 10 by the Missouri Office of Broadband Development and the University of Missouri Extension, intended to gather information from the public to guide Missouri's internet expansion. more

BY KIMBERLY LANGSTON, KIMBERLYL@WPDAILYQUILLNET | 4/27/23

Editorial Roundup: Missouri

Kansas City Star. April 20, 2023. Editorial: Biden isn’t banning gas stoves. But facts don’t stop Missouri and Kansas GOP outrage It’s not a surprise anymore when prominent politicians … more

By The Associated Press | 4/25/23

Editorial Roundup: Kansas

Kansas City Star. April 20, 2023. Editorial: Biden isn’t banning gas stoves. But facts don’t stop Missouri and Kansas GOP outrage It’s not a surprise anymore when prominent politicians … more

By The Associated Press | 4/25/23

This booking photo provided by the Clay County, Mo., Sheriff's Office shows Andrew Lester. Lester, the 84-year-old man charged in the shooting of 16-year-old Ralph Yarl in Kansas City, turned himself in Tuesday, April 18, 2023, at the Clay County Detention Center, the sheriff's office said. Lester surrendered a day after being charged with first-degree assault and armed criminal action. (Clay County Sheriff's Office via AP)

Common mistakes, uncommon reactions in 3 separate shootings

In the span of six days, four young people across the U.S. have been shot — one fatally — for making one of the most ordinary mistakes in everyday life: showing up at the wrong place. A man shot … more

The Associated Press | 4/19/23

FILE - State Sen. Machaela Cavanaugh speaks before the Nebraska Legislature on March 13, 2023, at the Nebraska State Capital in Lincoln, Neb. Cavanaugh has been an integral part of an effort to filibuster nearly every bill before then Nebraska Legislature this year. Nebraska lawmakers finally passed a single bill Monday, April 17, with 26 days left in the 90-day legislative session. The Legislature in any other year would have passed dozens of bills by now, but has been hamstrung by progressive lawmakers protesting conservatives’ push to pass a ban on gender-affirming care for minors. (AP Photo/Margery Beck, File)

With 26 days left in session, Nebraska lawmakers pass 1 bill

With only 26 days left in the 90-day legislative session, Nebraska lawmakers have finally passed a single bill. Now they have only about 200 left to go. The Legislature in any other year would have … more

By MARGERY A. BECK | 4/18/23

Editorial Roundup: Missouri

Kansas City Star. April 13, 2023. 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 … more

By The Associated Press | 4/18/23

Editorial Roundup: Kansas

Kansas City Star. April 13, 2023. 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 … more

By The Associated Press | 4/18/23

Jay Devineni, right, a student at the University of Missouri School of Medicine, talks with fellow medical school student Supriya Vuda in the hallway of the Missouri Capitol in Jefferson City, Mo., on March 28, 2023. Devineni and Vuda testified against legislation in a Senate committee that would restrict diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in medical schools and among health care providers. (AP Photo/David A. Lieb)

GOP states targeting diversity, equity efforts in higher ed

Republican governors and lawmakers are increasingly targeting “diversity, equity and inclusion” initiatives in public colleges and universities. An Associated Press analysis identified more than … more

By DAVID A. LIEB | 4/17/23

Brighton's Julio Enciso, centre top celebrates while sitting on the shoulders of a team mate after scoring his side's second goal during the English Premier League soccer match between Chelsea and Brighton and Hove Albion at Stamford Bridge stadium in London, Saturday, April 15, 2023. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

AP News Digest 6 p.m.

Here are the AP’s latest coverage plans, top stories and promotable content. All times EDT. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s coverage, visit Coverage Plan. … more

4/15/23

FILE - Glenda Starke wears a transgender flag as a counterprotest during a rally in favor of a ban on gender-affirming health care legislation, March 20, 2023, at the Missouri Statehouse in Jefferson City, Mo. Minors in Missouri soon will be required to undergo 18 months of therapy before receiving gender-affirming health care under an emergency rule released Thursday, April 13, 2023, by the state's Republican attorney general. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)

Transgender adults brace for treatment cutoffs in Missouri

An emergency rule introduced this week by Missouri’s Republican Attorney General Andrew Bailey will impose numerous restrictions on both adults and children before they can receive puberty-blocking … more

By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM and DAVID A. LIEB | 4/14/23

AAA: Crude oil prices rise after OPEC+ decision to cut production

The statewide gas price average in Missouri is $3.31 for a gallon of regular unleaded fuel, according to the AAA Missouri Weekend Gas Watch. That price is 13 cents more compared to this day last week and is 34 cents less per gallon compared to this day last year. more

4/14/23

St. Louis suburb settles 'debtors' prison' lawsuit

A Missouri town will pay $3.25 million to settle a so-called “debtors’ prison” lawsuit over allegations that thousands of people were unconstitutionally jailed and forced to pay fines and fees … more

By JIM SALTER | 4/11/23

FILE - The remains of a mobile home that was torn apart by a tornado cover the ground in Glen Allen, Mo., on Wednesday, April 5, 2023. Five people who were either in the mobile home or in a camper parked next to it died in the tornado, the Missouri State Highway Patrol said Thursday, April 6. (AP Photo/Jim Salter, File)

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 patrol on Thursday … more

By JIM SALTER and HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH | 4/6/23

Editorial Roundup: Missouri

Kansas City Star. April 2, 2023. Editorial: Josh Hawley and Eric Schmitt are right we’re divided. More fighting won’t fix that Are America’s foundational values crumbling? Missouri’s … more

By The Associated Press | 4/4/23

As of Monday afternoon, officials with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Storm Prediction Center considered southwest Missouri and northwest Arkansas, into the central parts of both states, at moderate risk for severe thunderstorms and tornadoes overnight tonight into Wednesday.

Meteorologists: 'Rare' storm setup could bring dangerous overnight tornadoes to region

Confidence is increasing in the potential for tornadoes to develop and/or move through the area overnight into the early hours of Wednesday, and as a result, the Storm Prediction Center (SPC) of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has upgraded the region’s risk category for severe weather from enhanced to moderate. more

BY ABBY HESS, ABBYH@WPDAILYQUILL.NET | 4/3/23