Mid-Missouri counties are still seeing higher coronavirus case increases. Boone County had 172 new positives Tuesday, which is the highest one-day increase since mid-December. Active cases went up, to 707. Hospitalizations rose, to 91, and are still pu...
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Cubs rally with six runs in ninth inning, beat Cardinals 7-6
(AP) Ian Happ and Javier Baez triggered a six-run rally in the ninth inning and the Chicago Cubs beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-6. Chicago entered the ninth trailing 6-1. Baez drove in a pair of runs off closer Alex Reyes before Happ put Chicago in fro...
Read More »Full federal appeals court to consider Missouri abortion law
(AP) The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals has agreed to rehear a case over Missouri abortion restrictions. The court last week decided to take up the case on its own motion. At issue is a 2019 state law that would ban abortions as early as the eighth week ...
Read More »Missouri treasurer sues secretary of state over amendment
(AP) The Missouri treasurer is suing the Missouri secretary of state over a proposed constitutional amendment. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports Treasurer Scott Fitzpatrick on Monday sued fellow Republican Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft. Fitzpatrick...
Read More »Abuse claims against Missouri reform school settled
(AP) Four civil lawsuits alleging sexual and physical assault by the owners of a southwest Missouri reform school have been settled. An attorney for four former Circle of Hope Girls Ranch students told The Kansas City Star that the settlement amounts a...
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