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The Missouri Senate gave initial approval Tuesday to a pair of bills that would temporarily prohibit gender transitioning health care treatments for minors and restrict them from competing in sports.
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Lawyers: Dispute over Van Gogh art in Detroit is settled
A deal has been reached over control of an 1888 painting by Vincent van Gogh, lawyers said, weeks after the custody fight created public buzz and much tension near the end of a rare U.S. exhibition in Detroit.
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Read More »Republican bills push cash bail, subvert Democratic changes
Republican lawmakers across the country are pushing to increase the use of cash bail and pretrial detention. GOP lawmakers in at least 14 states have introduced 20 bills to bolster cash bail since legislative sessions began anew in 2023.
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Read More »Rural Missouri sheriff, 2 deputies arrested in kidnap plot
A rural Missouri sheriff and two deputies are jailed and facing charges accusing them of helping a man in a parental kidnapping plot.
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Read More »University agrees to $14M settlement in wrestler’s death
A Kentucky university has agreed to a settlement of more than $14 million over the death of a student wrestler during practice, the institution said in a statement.
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Read More »Judge weighing abortion pill is favorite of conservatives
A Texas judge hearing a case that could throw into jeopardy access to the nation's most common method of abortion is a former attorney for a Christian legal group who critics say is being sought out by conservative litigants because they believe he’ll be sympathetic to their causes.
Read More »Prosecutor: No charges in fatal Kansas City police shooting
A Kansas City, Missouri, police officer who fatally shot a man at a convenience store nearly two years ago will not be charged with a crime, following a decision by a special prosecutor.
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Read More »Missouri gun law to stay in effect during court fight
A Missouri law banning local police from enforcing federal gun laws remains in effect as a lawsuit against it is appealed.
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Read More »Missouri voters could restore abortion rights in 2024
Missouri voters could decide on whether to restore abortion rights in the state if constitutional amendments made public Thursday make it to the 2024 ballot.
Read More »Jury: UPS must pay Missouri family hit by truck $75 million
A jury found UPS Inc. must pay a Missouri family $75 million, after a company driver with a known history of drug abuse collided with a pregnant woman's car, causing her baby to be born with permanent brain damage.
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Read More »Gun dealer to pay $150K to Kansas City to settle suit
Kansas City has reached a settlement with one of the gun dealers it accused in a lawsuit of contributing to surging violence in the region by ignoring evidence that firearms were being sold illegally.
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