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The election for Missouri attorney general pits a challenger who likely would clash with the state legislature if elected versus an incumbent who could find his legal strategy in conflict with a recent state constitutional amendment.

The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Oct. 19 reinstated a death sentence against a man convicted of killing a Jefferson County couple in 1996.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Missouri residents who want to vote by mail cannot return their ballots in person but must use the postal system, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday.

The San Francisco-based retailer, which was for decades a fixture at shopping malls around the country, said Thursday that it will be closing 220 of its namesake Gap stores — or one-third of its store base — by early 2024. That will result in 80% of its remaining Gap stores being in off-mall locations.

World shares and U.S. futures advanced Friday after President Donald Trump and his challenger, former Vice President Joe Biden, faced off in their second and final debate before the Nov. 3 election.

The police department expects to begin using the cameras by the end of November, Public Safety Director Jimmie Edwards told the city's Board of Estimate and Apportionment on Wednesday.

Health officials are monitoring a nursing facility in Kansas City that has reported three deaths and more than 140 cases of COVID-19 among patients and staff.

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson on Wednesday called lawmakers back to work for a special session to give his administration the authority to dole out additional federal coronavirus aid funding.

A recent court ruling allowing voters in Missouri to return mail-in ballots in person will remain on hold while the case is appealed.

Health care workers will be the first to receive a coronavirus vaccine when one is approved for use and becomes available in Missouri, according to the state's draft plan submitted to federal authorities.

The City Council in Missouri's capital city has approved removing a Civil War marker dedicated to a Confederate general amid a dispute about the accuracy of its description.