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The U.S. Supreme Court dealt a fatal blow to Roe v. Wade, a decision that allows Missouri to implement a "trigger ban" outlawing almost all abortions. Here's what you need to know about the new state of reproductive rights in Missouri. → Read More
As a condition of their probation, Mark and Patricia McCloskey are required to provide 100 hours of pro bono legal services to organizations that provide free legal services for poor or indigent Missouri residents. → Read More
The GOP-dominated Kansas House last week voted mostly along party lines to override Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly’s veto of the map, which draws districts for the state’s four seats in the U.S. House of Representatives. → Read More
The president of Highland Community College compared a Black football player to Hitler, whom she praised as “a great leader.” → Read More
The Amistad Project tried to deliver a fake slate of pro-Trump electors to the Michigan Legislature but was turned away by state troopers. → Read More
The Telephone Consumer Protection Act, which was enacted in 1991, generally prohibits unsolicited, automated telemarketing calls. → Read More
Empyreal Logistics says federal and state law enforcement agencies are targeting its armored cars “because it is very profitable for those law enforcement agencies to seize the cash proceeds that Empyreal is transporting and keep that money using civil forfeiture.” → Read More
Kansans charged in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol include alleged members of the Proud Boys, a Topeka City Council candidate and others who've since expressed regret for their actions. → Read More
Missourians charged in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol include an alleged member of the Proud Boys, a husband and wife, and a man who entered the Capitol dressed as George Washington. → Read More
Oracle said it intends to “maintain and grow Cerner’s community presence, including in the Kansas City area” and use Oracle’s global footprint “to reach new geographies faster.” → Read More
DeValkenaere is the first Kansas City law enforcement officer to be convicted for the fatal shooting of a Black man. Following the conviction, the department suspended DeValkenaere without pay. → Read More
In a 38-page response to a complaint filed requesting that the Missouri Supreme Court suspend their law licenses, Mark and Patricia McCloskey say violent riots and protests in the wake of the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis justified their actions. → Read More
DeValkenaere’s indictment by a Jackson County grand jury in June 2020 came amid heightened scrutiny of police practices across the United States following the murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer. → Read More
A lawyer for the plaintiffs said he dismissed the suit because the middle-school plaintiff was at risk of "vitriol, rumors, and innuendo from bad actors." → Read More
Mark and Patricia McCloskey made national headlines in June 2020 when they confronted a group of mostly Black protesters who entered their gated community en route to demonstrate in front of the nearby home of a former St. Louis mayor. → Read More
The vaccine requirement applies to all employees, affiliated staff and contractors, students and volunteers. → Read More
The nurses work at 21 Missouri jails and prisons spread throughout the state, including facilities in Kansas City, St. Louis, Jefferson City, Cameron and Fulton. → Read More
Medical records show Dr. Scott Taggart Roethle has been sanctioned in at least 10 states for prescribing medications via telemedicine to patients with whom he did not have a physician-patient relationship. → Read More
Republican lawmakers who championed the law claimed they were concerned the Biden administration would tighten gun restrictions. → Read More
Long seen as a crisis afflicting rural communities, the opioid epidemic in recent years has surged in Black communities. → Read More