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News Articles: Missouri

Family members cull through the debris of their home that was destroyed by a severe storm in London, Ky., on Saturday.

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  • National

At least 27 dead after tornadoes sweep through Kentucky and Missouri

Powerful storms and tornadoes tore through Midwestern and Southern states overnight Friday, leaving carnage and flattened buildings in their wake.

May 17, 2025
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  • Alana Wise and
  • Sandhya Dirks
Anthony Broughton digs through the debris of his destroyed home following a severe storm in London, Ky., on Saturday.

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  • National

Photos: Deadly tornadoes hit Kentucky and Missouri

Over 20 people have died since severe storms and tornadoes hit Kentucky and Missouri overnight. Meteorologists are beginning to survey the damage.

May 17, 2025
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By:
  • Emily Bogle
A Kansas City Chiefs fan, ChiefsAholic, poses for photos while walking toward Empower Field at Mile High before an NFL football game between the Denver Broncos and the Chiefs,on  Jan. 8, 2022, in Denver.

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  • National

Chiefs superfan 'ChiefsAholic' sentenced to 32 years in Oklahoma prison

A Kansas City Chiefs superfan known as "ChiefsAholic" was sentenced Monday in an Oklahoma courtroom to serve 32 years in state prison for robbing a Tulsa-area bank.

May 13, 2025
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  • The Associated Press
Oriel Moore describes her life without her brother, Othel Moore Jr., to reporters Dec. 19, 2023, at the Missouri Capitol in Jefferson City, Mo.

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  • National

Family releases video of final moments before Black man's death in Missouri prison

A criminal complaint alleges that guards pepper-sprayed Othel Moore Jr., placed a mask over his face and left him in a position that caused him to suffocate.

October 30, 2024
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  • The Associated Press
A memorial to Michael Brown is displayed on Canfield Drive in Ferguson, Mo., on Aug. 7.

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  • News

10 years later, Michael Brown’s mom asks a global panel to look into her son's death

Brown’s mother Lezley McSpadden filed a claim against the U.S. with the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights in 2023, alleging that the government deprived her son’s right to life. A hearing on the matter was held last month

August 17, 2024
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  • Kristin Wright
GPB News NPR

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  • Politics

The abortion debate is headed to the ballot box. Here's where voters will decide

From Florida to Arizona, reproductive rights supporters seek to add abortion access to state constitutions after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the federal right to abortion in 2022.

May 29, 2024
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  • The NPR Network
Missouri law requires women seeking divorce to disclose whether they're pregnant — and state judges won't finalize divorces during a pregnancy.

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  • National

Pregnant women in Missouri can't get divorced. Critics say it fuels domestic violence

The state's law requires women seeking divorce to disclose whether they're pregnant — and state judges won't finalize divorces during a pregnancy. Texas and Arkansas have similar laws on the books.

May 03, 2024
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By:
  • Katia Riddle
Alice Kitchen, 81, canvasses for signatures at a Costco parking lot in Kansas City, Mo. She and other abortion rights advocates are trying to collect 172,000 valid signatures by May 5 to ensure a statewide ballot measure in November on whether to enshrine abortion rights in Missouri's constitution.

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  • National

For many Missouri Catholics, abortion rights means choosing between faith, politics

The state is shaping up to be big battleground over abortion rights in November. Research shows a majority of U.S. Catholics supports abortion rights — even though church leadership does not.

May 01, 2024
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  • Katia Riddle
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments Monday on the role of the First Amendment in the internet age.

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  • Law

Supreme Court examines whether government can combat disinformation online

The plaintiffs in the lawsuit are Missouri, Louisiana and five individuals who were either banned from social media during the pandemic or whose posts, they say, were not prominently featured.

March 18, 2024
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  • Nina Totenberg
Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally Saturday, March 2, 2024, in Richmond, Va.

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  • Politics

Trump wins caucuses in Missouri and Idaho and sweeps Michigan GOP convention

Former President Donald Trump continued his march toward the GOP nomination on Saturday, winning caucuses in Idaho and Missouri and sweeping the delegate haul at a party convention in Michigan.

March 03, 2024
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  • GPB Newsroom
Janice Jernigans, 75, of St. Louis' Hyde Park neighborhood, signs a petition for a Missouri constitutional amendment that would legalize abortion up until fetal viability on Feb. 6 at The Pageant in St. Louis.

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  • National

Missouri advocates gather signatures for abortion legalization, but GOP hurdle looms

Missouri has one of the strictest abortion bans in the U.S. Abortion rights supporters have until May to gather over 171,000 signatures to have the issue appear before voters this fall.

February 28, 2024
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By:
  • Jason Rosenbaum
Taylor Swift celebrates a touchdown during the Kansas City Chiefs and Los Angeles Chargers game at Arrowhead Stadium on Oct. 22 in Kansas City, Mo.

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  • Pop Culture

If Taylor Swift is living in Kansas City, here's what locals say she should know

Even if you don't know burnt ends from a short end, here's a (brief!) introduction for Taylor Swift and the rest of the world to understanding Kansas City and what makes it so enchanting.

December 04, 2023
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  • Gabe Rosenberg
The U.S. Supreme Court

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  • Law

Supreme Court leaves Missouri gun law blocked and in limbo

The high court left the lower court decisions in place, effectively preventing the Missouri's law from going back into effect, at least for now.

October 20, 2023
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By:
  • Nina Totenberg and
  • Annie Gersh
GPB News NPR

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  • Politics

'I think chaos is the operative word,' says Rep. Mark Alford on McCarthy's ousting

Missouri Republican Mark Alford speaks about his disappointment with McCarthy removal vote.

October 04, 2023
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By:
  • Leila Fadel and
  • Claire Murashima
Debris covers the ground as homes are damaged after severe weather in Glen Allen, Mo., on Wednesday.

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  • Weather

At least 5 people are dead after a tornado tore through Missouri

A large tornado hit southeastern Missouri before dawn, causing widespread destruction as a broad swath of the Midwest and South braced for further storms that could spawn additional twisters and hail.

April 05, 2023
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  • The Associated Press
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