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Missouri Legislature considers how to spend millions in opioid settlement

Missouri legislators are discussing how to spend the $458 million the state was awarded in a settlement from the nation’s top opioid producers. The state will receive the money from Johnson & ...

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Medical marijuana sales in Missouri reach $1 million daily

Cannabis sales in Missouri averaged about $1 million a day in March. The long-term effects of what’s called “medical marijuana” have some concerned, even while its benefits as a treatment for chronic ...

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Students First Initiative promotes transparency in Missouri schools

Transparency in schools has become a hotly debated topic across the nation. Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt this week announced the launch of the Students First Initiative. Its goal is to create ...

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Almost 92 percent of national Congressional seats contested as Missouri, Florida decide redistricting

The only states as of April 5 without new legislative and congressional districts in place for 2022 elections are Florida, New Hampshire, and Missouri. On April 4, Maryland became the 47th state to formally ...

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Former Missouri Sen. Kit Bond endorses Vicky Hartzler for Senate

Former Missouri Sen. Kit Bond has endorsed Rep. Vicky Hartzler in the Republican primary. “Missourians deserve a senator who knows how to get things done,” he said. “Vicky has shown during her ...

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Christian groups release candidate list for Tuesday’s school board elections

The Missouri chapter of Concerned Women for America has issued a list of preferred school board candidates for Tuesday’s elections. The list was compiled by various pro-family groups and consolidated last week ...

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Anheuser Busch heiress announces campaign for Democratic Senate nomination

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A candidate with a familiar name has announced that she is running for the Democratic nomination to the U.S. Senate from Missouri. St. Louis beer heiress Trudy Busch Valentine joined the heated ...

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Missouri Senate passes redistricting plan likely to maintain 6-2 Republican advantage

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After months of contentious debate, the Missouri Senate on Thursday approved a map for redistricting the state’s eight congressional districts. If the House passes the bill, it will go to Gov. Mike ...

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Missouri couple helps 30 orphan children escape Ukraine

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A Springfield couple, who adopted a daughter from Ukraine eight years ago, have helped 30 children escape from the war-torn nation. The Farrells purchased a bus for an orphanage that they partner ...

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Proposed Missouri legislation would ban business with Russia due to invasion

The Missouri House is considering legislation in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Majority Floor Leader Dean Plocher is sponsoring the “Missouri Stands with Ukraine” initiative (HB 2913), which would forbid ...

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Liberal pundit accuses Sen. Josh Hawley of trying to get Supreme Court nominee killed

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A liberal journalist has accused Missouri Republican Sen. Josh Hawley of trying to get President Joe Biden’s Supreme Court nominee killed. Elie Mystal, correspondent for “The Nation” and a Demand Justice board ...

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Missouri celebrates contributions of farmers and ranchers during National Agriculture Week

With less than 2 percent of Americans producing the nation’s food and fiber, it is easy to overlook how important agriculture is to Missouri’s economy. It has a statewide economic impact of $93.7 ...

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Churches in Jefferson City and elsewhere giving away free gas to help those in need

Churches across the nation are helping those less fortunate by providing free gas as prices soar. The Missouri Western Second Ecclesiastical Jurisdiction Evangelism Department of the Church of God in Christ raised ...

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Republicans call on Greitens to drop out of Senate race in wake of abuse allegations

Fellow Republicans are calling on Eric Greitens to withdraw from the U.S. Senate race following allegations that he was physically abusive to his former wife and children. “If you hit a woman ...

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Silver Dollar City opens, expects large crowds as pandemic ends

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Silver Dollar City opened for the 2022 season Wednesday, March 16. Spring Ride Days runs through March 20 and again March 23-27 and will take advantage of warmer temperatures. Guests at the ...

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Missouri senator says kids “abducted by Children’s Mercy Hospital”

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State Rep. Mike Cierpiot of Lee’s Summit has introduced legislation to reduce the power of hospitals, such as Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, over the fate of Missouri families. In the ...

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Twitter restores Vicky Hartzler’s Twitter account after her suspension for supporting women’s sports

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Twitter has restored access Missouri Congresswoman and Senate candidate Vicky Hartzler. She had been suspended after her tweet defending women’s sports (below). The social media giant said the tweet constituted “hateful conduct” ...

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Missouri House approves resolution supporting Ukraine

The members of the Missouri House have approved a resolution to express their support for Ukraine and its people and to condemn Russia’s attack on the sovereign nation. The resolution calls Russia’s ...

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Truckers I-70 Corridor Freedom Convoy passes through Topeka & KC today

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The American version of Canada’s truck convoy includes routes from all over the country converging on Washington D.C. One of those routes, called American Freedom Convoy, has departed from Aurora, Colorado and ...

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Missouri sues communist China for covid cover-up

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Missouri’s Attorney General Eric Schmitt is taking on the communist government of China over their misleading the world on the Covid virus. In an interview with the Epoch Times, Schmitt says the ...

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Josh Hawley introduces bill to reopen U.S. energy “full throttle”

U.S. energy production would kick into high gear in a new plan by Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.). The popular Missouri senator on Monday, Feb. 28, vowed to introduce legislation that will reopen energy production in the ...

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The People’s Convoy of truckers heads from California to Washington, D.C.

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The United States is about to get its own version of Canada’s truck convoy. Truckers will leave Barstow, Calif., on Wednesday and head cross-country to Washington, D.C.  Other convoys are also forming ...

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Missouri and Kansas residents warned about risk to pets from coyotes

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Both Missouri and Kansas natural resource officials are warning the public about coyotes. The Missouri Department of Conservation says the residents should keep in mind that we’re now in what are four ...

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Vicky Hartzler releases campaign ad criticizing men competing in women’s sports

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Missouri Senate candidate Vicky Hartzler is tackling the destruction of women’s sports by transgender men in a new campaign commercial. She begins the ad by referencing Lia Thomas, the University of Pennsylvania ...

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St. Louis among cities with highest inflation

St. Louis now has the distinction of some of the highest inflation in the nation. The Gateway to the West city, which counts over two and a quarter million residents encompassing two ...

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