(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Missouri lawmakers renewed efforts to keep pace with an evolving market of synthetic drugs, giving first-round approval Tuesday to legislation taking aim at several additional… Read more »
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ACLU to challenge Missouri gay marriage rules
By JIM SALTER (ST. LOUIS, AP) — The American Civil Liberties Union plans to file suit challenging Missouri’s treatment of same-sex marriages, an ACLU spokeswoman said Tuesday. ACLU’s Diane Balogh… Read more »
Shirley Temple, iconic child star, dies at 85
By MARTHA MENDOZA (SAN FRANCISCO, AP) — Shirley Temple, the dimpled, curly-haired child star who sang, danced, sobbed and grinned her way into the hearts of Depression-era moviegoers, has died, according to… Read more »
More Mo. students to get aid applying for college
(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — More Missouri students could get personal help with filing out college applications this fall. The Coordinating Board for Higher Education has announced an expansion of… Read more »
Union Station in KC to recreate King Tut’s tomb
(KANSAS CITY, Mo., AP) — Union Station in Kansas City will be turned into Egypt this summer, where visitors will be able to re-create the discovery of King Tut’s tomb…. Read more »
Shots fired near Mo. elementary school
(GLADSTONE, Mo., AP) — Students at a suburban Kansas City elementary school have been reunited with their parents after gunshots fired from a nearby home prompted a lockdown at their… Read more »
Union submits plan for struggling Mo. districts
(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — A teachers’ union is suggesting a plan for Missouri education officials considering how to address struggling school districts. Missouri chapters of the American Federation of… Read more »
1,054 Missouri wrecks over 2 days this week
By JIM SALTER (ST. LOUIS, AP) — Winter storms usually cause a spike in wrecks, but the Missouri State Highway Patrol on Friday raised concerns about the massive number of… Read more »
Mo. lawmaker seeks to impeach Gov. Nixon
(JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — A Missouri House Republican wants to impeach Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon over his order that the state accept joint tax returns from legally married same-sex… Read more »
Mo. House won’t follow Nixon’s budget plan
By DAVID A. LIEB (JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., AP) — Missouri’s Republican-led House is starting its budget-writing process from scratch, scrapping the recommendations of Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon. House Budget Committee… Read more »