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D.C. group blasts state ethics commission, refiles complaint against senator

A Washington, D.C.-based group refiled an ethics complaint against a Missouri state senator, questioning the state’s ethics commission’s decision to drop the first one. The Foundation for Accountability and Civic Trust, or FACT D.C., called the decision by the Missouri Ethics Commission to decline an investigation into Sen. Kurt Schaefer (R – Columbia) an “unusual”

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Storm chances return this weekend

We will have dry weather from Wednesday through Saturday afternoon as high pressure settles over the Midwest, keeping the storm track to our north. Temperatures will stay mild through Thursday but a wind shift to the south will bring temperatures up to the lower 80s Friday and Saturday. A warm front will lift to the

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Special Report: Prescription for Overdose

Opioids, or certain medications designed to relieve pain, are the leading cause of accidental death in the United States. According to the Centers for Disease Control, nearly half a million people died from prescription drug overdose in 2014. More than 40 people die each day from opioid overdose. The American Society of Addiction Medicine claims

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Special Report: Rebuilding Joplin

It’s been five years since a massive tornado ripped through Joplin, Missouri one Sunday afternoon. It killed more than 150 people, injured more than a 1,000 and caused millions of dollars worth of damage. ABC 17 News returns to where it all happened to see how the city has recovered after a devastating natural disaster

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