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Month: June 2019

ACLU sues state leaders over abortion law

The American Civil Liberties Union of Missouri is demanding that HB126, aka the “heartbeat bill,” be put to a statewide vote. {“url”:”https://twitter.com/aclu_mo/status/1137050356607795201″,”author_name”:”ACLU of Missouri”,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/aclu_mo”,”html”:”&#lt;blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”&#gt;&#lt;p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”&#gt;Denying the people their constitutional right to referendum is a sad and cynical ploy, but it is not surprising given that HB126’s entire purpose is to elevate the legislature

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New Franklin evacuation order lifted

Friday around 10:30 a.m. the New Franklin Police Department announced the mandatory evacuation order for the town was lifted because floodwaters had started to go down. According to the department’s Facebook page, six homes in New Franklin still have water around them. Alycia and John Ewings were in New Franklin on Friday to check on

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Commission paves way for medical marijuana dispensary at Broadway Shops

UPDATE, 10:52 p.m.: The Planning and Zoning Commission unanimously approved the changes at Thursday night’s meeting. Jay Lindner, owner of the Broadway Shops, said about ten businesses have contacted his company about space for medical marijuana-related industries. He said all talk with companies and commercial real estate owners is preliminary, since the state Department of

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Drying out by the end of the weekend

TONIGHT: Isolated showers and a few thunderstorms are possible south of I-70, otherwise it’s dry with mostly cloudy skies overnight. Lows in the low to mid-60s. FRIDAY: Isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon, especially south of I-70. Highs in the low 80s. EXTENDED: An area of low pressure to our southwest continues

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