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Missouri’s abortion ban: What’s next?

Missouri lawmakers truly agreed and finally passed HB126 on Friday, on the final day of the 2019 legislative session. The controversial legislation outlaws abortions procedures after eight weeks of pregnancy, only allowing an exception in the case of a medical emergency, and not for rape or incest. What’s Next? With approval from both the Missouri

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House passes 8-week abortion ban

5 p.m. Live playback of Gov. Mike Parson’s end of session press conference is available in the player below. 2:30 p.m. A Missouri state lawmaker says he misspoke on the House floor when he referred to “consensual rapes” during a highly charged debate on a bill to ban abortions at eight weeks, including in cases

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Missouri AG ends probe of former Gov. Greitens’ use of staff

Missouri’s attorney general is closing an investigation into whether former Gov. Eric Greitens improperly used his office staff to work on his campaign’s social media accounts. The Kansas City Star reports Eric Schmitt’s announcement on Thursday concludes what is believed to be the last investigation into alleged wrongdoing during Greitens’ administration. Greitens resigned last June

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One adult, four children killed in crash on Highway 54

Five people died in a single vehicle crash on Highway 54 in Miller County on Wednesday night, according to officials with the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Troop F confirmed in a tweet that one adult and four children died in the crash. {“url”:”https://twitter.com/MSHPTrooperF/status/1128885429560852480″,”author_name”:”MSHP Troop F”,”author_url”:”https://twitter.com/MSHPTrooperF”,”html”:”&#lt;blockquote class=”twitter-tweet”&#gt;&#lt;p lang=”en” dir=”ltr”&#gt;&#lt;a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/MillerCounty?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”&#gt;#MillerCounty&#lt;/a&#gt; – US 54 Final Update:&#lt;br&#gt;&#lt;br&#gt;Family has

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Federal investigation alleges Old Hawthorne homicide connected to drug trafficking scheme

An investigation by the Drug Enforcement Administration alleges an unsolved homicide in the Old Hawthorne subdivision was tied to a drug trafficking scheme. Augustus Roberts was killed in Columbia’s Old Hawthorne subdivision on Dec. 11, 2017. ABC 17 News previously reported, police said the investigation revealed that suspects targeted the home and forced entry into

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