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Early morning tornado kills multiple people, causes widespread damage in Missouri

By Scott McFetridge, Sean Murphy, Associated Press

Authorities say a tornado that tore through southeastern Missouri has caused widespread destruction and killed and injured multiple people.

Missouri Planned Parenthood sues state AG over transgender care investigation

By Summer Ballentine, Associated Press

Missouri’s state attorney general is investigating gender-affirming care provided by Planned Parenthood, according to a lawsuit filed by the St. Louis health provider.

U.S. judge rules 2021 Missouri gun law unconstitutional

By Summer Ballentine, Associated Press

A Missouri law banning local police from enforcing federal gun laws has been struck down as unconstitutional.

Missouri law barring police from enforcing federal gun laws creates confusion

By Gabrielle Hays, Harry Zahn, Winston Wilde

Missouri has some of the most permissive gun laws in the nation — the state does not require background checks and does not require a permit to carry a concealed weapon. As Gabrielle Hays reports, a state law passed in…

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Missouri judge cites 'actual innocence' in overturning conviction of man imprisoned nearly 30 years

By Jim Salter, Associated Press

A Missouri judge has overturned the conviction of a 50-year-old man who has served nearly 28 years of a life prison sentence for a killing that he says he didn't commit.

Abortion providers create mobile centers along border of state banning procedures

By Amna Nawaz, Gabrielle Hays, Mary Fecteau

In some parts of the country, access to abortion care depends on how far a person can travel. Missouri has banned the procedure, but in neighboring Illinois, abortion remains legal and providers there will soon be working along the state…

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'Our act of defiance': Why Planned Parenthood is launching its 1st mobile clinic

By Gabrielle Hays

Missouri was one of the first states to outlaw abortion after Roe v. Wade fell. Now providers are hoping a mobile clinic across the border will help those who are seeking access.

Law blocking federal gun regulation sows confusion in Missouri

By Gabrielle Hays

The act, which Gov. Parson signed at a gun shop in June of 2021, states that any gun law that violates a citizen’s Second Amendment rights, by Missouri’s standards, cannot be enforced, essentially invalidating federal authority to regulate guns.

Religious leaders file lawsuit to block Missouri's abortion ban

By Jim Salter, Associated Press

The lawsuit was filed Thursday in St. Louis is one of many challenges to restrictive abortion laws that conservative states have enacted since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June.

Missouri Democrats criticize 'ridiculous' debate over House dress code

By Josh Funk, Associated Press

Women who serve in the Missouri House will face a tougher dress code when they return to the floor this week after a debate that Democrats panned as a pointless distraction from the issues facing the state.