Democratic Sen. Cory Booker broke the record for the longest floor speech in recorded Senate history when he bested Sen. Strom Thurmond's filibuster of the Civil Rights Act of 1957. Booker's speech …
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By MATT BROWN
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4/1/25
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Forecasters are warning of potentially deadly flash flooding and strong tornadoes in coming days from a new round of storms. Waves of thunderstorms are poised to strike parts of the Midwest and South …
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By JEFF MARTIN
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4/1/25
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Editor’s note: The following article describes a case of alleged sexual abuse of a child, spanning several years. While care has been taken to report on these charges with sensitivity to …
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BY KIMBERLY LANGSTON,
KIMBERLYL@WESTPLAINSDAILYQUILL.NET
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4/1/25
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A plan to build a 3,000-inmate prison in Arkansas hit a roadblock in the state Senate on Tuesday, while the Alabama Legislature gave final approval to ensure funding for …
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By ANDREW DeMILLO and KIM CHANDLER
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4/1/25
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The federal government has paused $27.5 million for organizations that provide family planning, contraception, cancer screenings and sexually transmitted infection services as it investigates whether …
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By GEOFF MULVIHILL
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4/1/25
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The Springfield Police Department on Tuesday afternoon issued an Endangered Person Advisory for a woman and her daughter who were last seen at noon March 25 at N orth Glenstone Avenue and East …
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4/1/25
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4/1/25
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ATLANTA (AP) — Mary Favors is still plagued by nightmares from the days her husband beat her, choked her and verbally and sexually abused her. Now, she is in prison for killing him.
Their …
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By CHARLOTTE KRAMON
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3/30/25
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Missouri State University-West Plains, Dr. Richard “Biff” Williams, President of Missouri State System, and the Missouri State Foundation invite the public to a dedication ceremony for …
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3/29/25
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A 44-year-old man from Summersville died as a result of injuries suffered in a three-wheeler crash at 12:45 a.m. March 19 on Highway 17, 5 miles north of Mtn. View, according to the Missouri State …
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3/29/25
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Burn ban status under review
The Howell County Commission will review the status of the burn ban put in place last week during its regular Monday session.
Commissioners will meet at 10 a.m. …
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3/29/25
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The Daily Quill has learned of an incident of vandalism that appears to be racially motivated near the Lincoln School Project in West Plains.
The Lincoln School is the segregation-era one …
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BY KIMBERLY LANGSTON,
KIMBERLYL@WESTPLAINSDAILYQUILL.NET
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3/28/25
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The night of March 14, a tornado touched down near Bakersfield in southeastern Ozark County. It continued northeast skirting the south side of West Plains; in Oregon County an EF1 tornado shortly …
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BY QUILL STAFF,
NEWS@WESTPLAINSDAILYQUILL.NET
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3/28/25
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Planned Parenthood on Thursday resumed surgical abortions in St. Louis, months after voters in November enshrined abortion rights in the Missouri Constitution.
The same …
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By SUMMER BALLENTINE
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3/28/25
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Zora Mulligan, a West Plains native and current executive vice president of Missouri State University, will replace current MSU-WP Chancellor Dr. Dennis Lancaster, who is retiring at the end of June. …
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3/28/25
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AP News Digest - Great Plains
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3/28/25
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Nineteen sea turtles that were rehabilitated in Missouri after suffering the effects of cold water temperatures in New England were released Wednesday afternoon into the Atlantic Ocean off of …
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By FREIDA FRISARO
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3/27/25
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Major anti-abortion groups gathered in the nation's capital on Thursday to begin a lobbying effort with Congress and President Donald Trump's administration aimed at eliminating …
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By CHRISTINE FERNANDO
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3/27/25
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3/27/25
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