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| Included are the daily clippings for Missouri Municipal League - October 23, 2026. |
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| Officials are pursuing the change after learning that the city's public safety sales tax would not cover an all-new jail and other key projects as planned. Kansas City's latest changeup in a yearslong... |
10/23/2026  USA Online
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| In the Nov. 3 election, Missouri voters will decide whether 15 judges, including a supreme court justice and appellate court justice, will keep their seats. Here's what to know about the retention process... |
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10/23/2026 USA Online
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| Clayton-Richmond Heights Patch.com +2 other publications
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| ...(Answer below!) ☑️ Important voting information: The Nov. 3 general election is coming up. Official Missouri election resources: Find your polling place | Register to vote | Check your registration | Absentee,... |
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10/23/2026 USA Online
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| KTTN Trenton |
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| Click the + Icon To See Additional Sharing Options Missouri State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick has launched a performance audit of the City of Brookfield in Linn County following a citizen petition expressing... |
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10/22/2026 USA Online
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| ...Week Weekly St. Louis News Roundup: What Led Reader Interest This Week Public accountability, municipal crises, election rules, and high-profile courtroom battles dominated reader attention this week... |
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10/22/2026 USA Online
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| El Dorado Springs Sun |
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| ...during 2026, shattering the statewide goal of 50,000 and more than doubling the number reported during Missouri Good Neighbor Week in 2025. The results were announced on Friday, October 9, following Missouri... |
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10/22/2026 USA Online
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| West Side Leader |
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| ...josephineemde@yahoo.com. Bingo, 10-11 a.m., Quad Cities Senior Center at the Summit Building at the Crystal City Municipal Park, 1511 Park Drive, Crystal City. Sponsored by Festus VFW. Call 24 hours in advance for lunch... |
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10/22/2026 USA Online
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| Carthage was honored with a 2026 Missouri Arbor Award of Excellence for its urban tree canopy restoration efforts. 7:00 a.m. Monday, Oct 19 By SW Missouri News Staff Reports The City of Carthage has... |
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10/22/2026 USA Online
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| Government
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| Officials are pursuing the change after learning that the city's public safety sales tax would not cover an all-new jail and other key projects as planned. Kansas City's latest changeup in a yearslong... |
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10/23/2026 USA Online
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| Missouri Independent |
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| ...more. The victim in the Washington, D.C., incident was Talib Shakir, who worked in the office of D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser. Police said neither Shakir nor the woman he collided with was wearing a helmet, and... |
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10/23/2026 USA Online
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| Richmond Daily News |
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| ...Williams & Campo, P.C., has served Richmond as city attorney since 2009. He was recently recognized at a city council meeting for his retirement, where City Administrator Tonya Willim read a proclamation of appreciation... |
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10/23/2026 USA Online
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| KTTN Trenton |
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| Click the + Icon To See Additional Sharing Options Missouri has launched Operation Show-Me the Money, a coordinated state and federal initiative designed to uncover, investigate, and prosecute fraud involving... |
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10/23/2026 USA Online
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| Jefferson City News Tribune |
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| ...government and Lincoln University reporter for the Jefferson City News Tribune. She mostly writes about state agencies, the Missouri legislature and features on Lincoln University. Lizbeth joined the News Tribune... |
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10/23/2026 USA Online
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| ...state-supported program is helping families receive child care support through their employers. The Missouri Child Care Works program uses a cost-sharing structure to split the cost of child care among an employee,... |
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10/23/2026 USA Online
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| ...of Independence history. I wrote in a column at the time that the sale was "a bad idea." In April, City Manager Troy Anderson said the city was spending more than $125,000 a year to operate historic sites,... |
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10/23/2026 USA Online
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| Springfield News-Leader +1 other publication
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| ...predictions. Cincinnati takes down Texas Tech Scott Satterfield hardly is in position to run for mayor of Cincinnati. His Bearcats program had both direct and tangential ick from Brendan Sorsby's gambling... |
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10/23/2026 USA Online
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| ...Hough, House District 133 is up for grabs. The area is in the heart of Springfield, west of the Missouri State University campus and encompassing the county's botanical garden. Two Springfieldians are... |
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10/23/2026 USA Online
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| In the Nov. 3 election, Missouri voters will decide whether 15 judges, including a supreme court justice and appellate court justice, will keep their seats. Here's what to know about the retention process... |
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10/23/2026 USA Online
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| 93.9 The Eagle +1 other publication
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| By Brian Hauswirth The Missouri Chamber of Commerce and Industry says it is proud to be part of the revitalization taking place on Jefferson City’s East Capitol Avenue. Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe spoke... |
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10/23/2026 USA Online
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| Southeast Missourian |
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| ...graduations to election filings and drought-breaking rain, this Oct. 23 look back revisits Southeast Missouri headlines from 1926, 1951, 1976 and 2001. Patrolman Ellen K. Bailey receives a handshake from ... |
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10/23/2026 USA Online
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| The St. Joseph City Council is set to convene at 5:30 p.m. on Monday in the Council Chambers of City Hall. Key agenda items include the consideration of taxable industrial development revenue bonds for... |
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10/22/2026 USA Online
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Missouri announced a partnership with the Justice Department taking aim at fraud with less than two weeks to go before the midterms. JEFFERSON CITY — State leaders announced a partnership between Missouri... |
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10/22/2026 USA Online
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| KMIZ-TV (ABC 17) Columbia |
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| JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A new childcare subsidy program helped one Mid-Missouri mother cut her childcare costs by more than half. Kids Win Missouri oversees the Child Care Works program, which is designed... |
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10/22/2026 USA Online
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| Spectrum News St. Louis |
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| ST. LOUIS — Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe said board members he appointed to oversee the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department "might not have gotten the best advice" in the way they approved a new contract... |
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10/22/2026 USA Online
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| KBSI-TV Fox 23 |
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| ...renew that funding source at the higher rate. Nothing has been approved. Public feedback will go to City Council, with discussions expected at its Nov. 2 and Nov. 9 meetings. If council advances the proposal,... |
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10/22/2026 USA Online
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| KCTV 5 |
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| ...come January. The new statement said that approximately 400 Children’s Mercy patients in Kansas and Missouri may lose coverage due to Medica exiting the Kansas City metro market for marketplace plans. The counties... |
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10/22/2026 USA Online
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| KCTV 5 +2 other publications
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Missouri is cracking down on welfare fraud, teaming up with the feds to catch cheaters. KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - Missouri is cracking down on welfare fraud, teaming up with the feds to catch cheaters.... |
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10/22/2026 USA Online
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| ...Week Weekly St. Louis News Roundup: What Led Reader Interest This Week Public accountability, municipal crises, election rules, and high-profile courtroom battles dominated reader attention this week... |
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10/22/2026 USA Online
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| Heartlander News |
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| Kaylee Obisesan is a Heartlander News staff reporter based in Kansas City, Missouri. A Miami University graduate, she has also reported for news outlets in Indiana and Ohio. Share Kansas City opened... |
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10/22/2026 USA Online
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| Published: Oct. 22, 2026 at 1:16 PM CDT|Updated: 2 hours ago MISSOURI (Heartland News) - Governor Mike Kehoe announced Operation Show-Me the Money on Thursday, saying it would help fight fraud in some... |
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10/22/2026 USA Online
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| Spectrum News St. Louis |
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| ST. PETERS, Mo.—MAC.BID cut the ribbon on its first Missouri location Thursday morning. The retail auction platform’s new warehouse is in Saint Peters, bringing dozens of jobs to the region and as of Thursday,... |
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10/22/2026 USA Online
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| KQTV ABC 2 Saint Joseph |
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| ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (KQTV) -- The St. Joseph City Council plans to hold a public hearing to rezone several properties along Mitchell Avenue and one property at 1207A South 33rd St. at its Monday meeting. The... |
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10/22/2026 USA Online
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| Heartlander News |
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| ...constituencies for rent regulation, eviction restrictions, right-to-counsel programs, social housing, collective bargaining with landlords, and similar policies," she said. Such organizing could transform "a... |
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10/22/2026 USA Online
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| KZRG 1310 AM/102.9 FM Joplin |
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Missouri targets food stamp fraud in expanded state-federal investigation Missouri's food stamp program will be among the first targets of a coordinated state and federal investigation into suspected fraud... |
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10/22/2026 USA Online
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| Northwest Missourian |
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| Maryville resident Scott Wilson voices concerns about the proposed data center to members of the city council during the council meeting Aug. 24. Wilson is an independent candidate running for presiding... |
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10/22/2026 USA Online
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Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe announces Operation Show-Me the Money on Thursday morning during a press conference at the Missouri State Capitol alongside Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway, State ... |
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10/22/2026 USA Online
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| Governor Michael L. Parson - State of Missouri +3 other publications
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| Jefferson City Today, during a press conference at the Missouri State Capitol alongside Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Missouri Thomas C.... |
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10/22/2026 USA Online
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| Nemo News +1 other publication
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| Palmyra City Council Members heard from several different residents from various wards, each discussing topics they wish their representatives would listen to and hopefully seek the same interests as their... |
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10/22/2026 USA Online
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| Jefferson City News Tribune |
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| ...Erin Schrimpf, recaps the News Tribune and Jefferson City Chamber of Commerce candidate forum for Missouri House Districts 59 and 60, where candidates discussed farm costs, veterans, child care and the November... |
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10/22/2026 USA Online
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| Springfield News-Leader |
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| ...unanimous. According to the application materials acquired by the News-Leader through the state's Sunshine Law, Daugherty lives in the McCracken township just east of Ozark and has more than 20 years of experience... |
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10/22/2026 USA Online
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| Jefferson City News Tribune |
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| ...government and Lincoln University reporter for the Jefferson City News Tribune. She mostly writes about state agencies, the Missouri legislature and features on Lincoln University. Lizbeth joined the News Tribune... |
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10/22/2026 USA Online
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| KBIA (NPR) Columbia |
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| ...talks with federal agencies and TV producers about a potential reality show about St. Louis crime. Mayor Cara Spencer has objected to the pitch, and police commissioners have tabled the conversations. St.... |
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10/22/2026 USA Online
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| Taxes
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| Officials are pursuing the change after learning that the city's public safety sales tax would not cover an all-new jail and other key projects as planned. Kansas City's latest changeup in a yearslong... |
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10/23/2026 USA Online
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| Kansas City Star |
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| ...increases to make it work," Vest said. "We understand that owners of buildings have been affected by the property tax increases. I don’t think it’s wholly predatory to expect you to pay some of that... people are... |
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10/23/2026 USA Online
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| St. Joseph News Press |
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| ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — Missouri State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick is seeking another four years in office, pointing to investigations into government spending, property tax assessments and financial... |
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10/23/2026 USA Online
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| ...of Independence history. I wrote in a column at the time that the sale was "a bad idea." In April, City Manager Troy Anderson said the city was spending more than $125,000 a year to operate historic sites,... |
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10/23/2026 USA Online
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| Platte County Landmark |
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| ...top-tier status in early reading and math. Ten states have also successfully followed their example and Missouri should join them. Inflation has increased 22% since 2020, but Platte County property tax rates have... |
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10/22/2026 USA Online
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| krcgtv.com |
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| Comment on this story0Comment JEFFERSON CITY — For the second time in five years, a public safety sales tax appears on the November ballot in Jefferson City. In 2021, 69.8 percent of voters approved a... |
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10/22/2026 USA Online
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| krcgtv.com |
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| ...November 3. The proposal would allow Sheriff Dwayne Carey to build a new jail by increasing the county’s sales tax. Carey said jail overcrowding was a crisis in Boone County. Carey said he needed more space and... |
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10/22/2026 USA Online
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| St. Louis Call Newspapers |
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| ...propositions alike. Between the state and county, a total of seven measures will appear on the ballot. Missouri Amendments and Propositions Missouri voters will weigh in on four amendments to the Missouri state... |
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10/22/2026 USA Online
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| Outgoing Missouri House Speaker Jon Patterson and Rep. Keri Ingle are running in a competitive race to represent Lee's Summit, Blue Springs and other cities in eastern Jackson County. Democrats are targeting... |
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10/22/2026 USA Online
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| Osage County Unterrified Democrat |
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| By Elise Brochu, Staff Writer OSAGE COUNTY — A complaint about CR 604, two road right-of-way matters, and questions about livestock valuations occupied Osage County commissioners during their Oct. 13 meeting,... |
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10/22/2026 USA Online
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| KMIZ-TV (ABC 17) Columbia |
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| ...detainees in other county jails across the state. Sheriff Dwayne Carey's solution is to pass a 3/8-cent sales tax to build a new jail that would be more than twice the size of the current jail. The current jail... |
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10/22/2026 USA Online
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| Overview: Missouri State Representative Del Taylor hosts a community watch party for Sunday Night Football on October 25 at 6:30 PM at the Fraternity House on 3615 N 19th Street in St. Louis. Free food,... |
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10/22/2026 USA Online
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| Posted PLATTE CITY, Mo — KSHB 41 reporter Marlon Martinez covers Platte and Clay counties in Missouri. Share your story idea with Marlon. — A judge is moving forward with a lawsuit over a voter-approved... |
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10/22/2026 USA Online
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| The Missouri 12th District Senate race includes an incumbent and a challenger on the November ballot. On the Republican ticket is the incumbent, Rusty Black of Chillicothe. Black explained why he is seeking... |
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10/23/2026 USA Online
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| Richmond Daily News |
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| ...with the firm in February and the remaining steps before construction can begin. He explained the Missouri Department of Transportation’s reasonable progress guidelines allow approximately 17 months from... |
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10/23/2026 USA Online
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| Waterways Journal |
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| ...freight infrastructure, planning and economic development across an eight-county bi-state area in Missouri and Illinois. It acts as a single point of contact and authority to optimize the region’s freight... |
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10/23/2026 USA Online
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| ...was flown to a regional hospital Wednesday night after being struck by a vehicle. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the incident occurred shortly after 7 pm Wednesday night on Highway PP in Puxico.... |
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10/23/2026 USA Online
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| Jefferson City News Tribune |
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| ...millions of dollars in wasteful and fraudulent spending in a federal food program administered by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, Missouri State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick is now calling... |
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10/23/2026 USA Online
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| ...Kate Grumke Published October 23, 2026 at 5:00 AM CDT Kate Grumke / St. Louis Public Radio Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe addresses a crowd of politicians, utility leaders and other stakeholders at the Power... |
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| St. Joseph News Press |
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| ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — Missouri State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick is seeking another four years in office, pointing to investigations into government spending, property tax assessments and financial... |
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10/23/2026 USA Online
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| ...Marketplace plan networks starting Jan. 1. Holscher said more than 55,000 children in Kansas and Missouri use ACA coverage. Holscher said eight Kansas hospitals closed in the past decade and more risk closure.... |
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10/23/2026 USA Online
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| ...Hough, House District 133 is up for grabs. The area is in the heart of Springfield, west of the Missouri State University campus and encompassing the county's botanical garden. Two Springfieldians are... |
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10/23/2026 USA Online
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| Columbia Maneater |
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| ...Yorker Julie Schwietert Collazo to open a GoFundMe to pay González's $7,500 bond and organize transportation from the Eloy Detention Center in Arizona to New York to reunite her with her kids. Many documentaries... |
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10/22/2026 USA Online
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| ...communities. The program was launched in February 2025 through a partnership between the University of Missouri Extension in St. Francois County and Bismarck United Methodist Church. Its inaugural event—a homemade... |
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| ...of Clark Lane at Hanover Boulevard in northeast Columbia is expected to reopen Friday afternoon. Missouri Department of Transportation Improve I-70 Program Director Eric Kopinski told ABC 17 News on Thursday... |
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10/22/2026 USA Online
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| KTTN Trenton |
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| Click the + Icon To See Additional Sharing Options Missouri State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick has launched a performance audit of the City of Brookfield in Linn County following a citizen petition expressing... |
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10/22/2026 USA Online
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| Spectrum News St. Louis |
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| ...Cabinet level-department to a quasi-public agency. It’s supposed to operate like a private business, funding itself mostly by selling stamps, postage and shipping services. But it’s required to serve nearly... |
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| ...propositions alike. Between the state and county, a total of seven measures will appear on the ballot. Missouri Amendments and Propositions Missouri voters will weigh in on four amendments to the Missouri state... |
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| KMIZ-TV (ABC 17) Columbia |
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| .../ KMIZ Gov. Mike Kehoe speaks at a news conference announcing Operation Show-Me the Money at the Missouri State Capitol in Jefferson City, Mo., on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2026. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Gov.... |
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| STL Partnership among the sponsors of event During Oct. 13 through 15, St. Louis hosted Missouri’s first ever Innovation Week, an event meant to celebrate innovation and build new connections to advance... |
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| KQTV ABC 2 Saint Joseph |
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| JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KQTV)-- Missouri State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick is asking federal officials to step in and provide guidance to help protect taxpayers. Fitzpatrick sent a letter to the U.S. Department... |
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| ...constituencies for rent regulation, eviction restrictions, right-to-counsel programs, social housing, collective bargaining with landlords, and similar policies," she said. Such organizing could transform "a... |
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| ...to do in order to afford the teacher union contract that it was about to sign." Prior to those collective bargaining agreements, the Los Angeles County Office of Education had warned district leaders of... |
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| Osage County Unterrified Democrat |
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| By Elise Brochu, Staff Writer OSAGE COUNTY — A complaint about CR 604, two road right-of-way matters, and questions about livestock valuations occupied Osage County commissioners during their Oct. 13 meeting,... |
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Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe announces Operation Show-Me the Money on Thursday morning during a press conference at the Missouri State Capitol alongside Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway, State ... |
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| ...County. Previous projects have transformed locations at Emerson Park, Belleville, North Hanley, 5th & Missouri and Fairview Heights transit centers, as well as MetroBus stops in Maplewood, Soulard and East St.... |
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| Palmyra Spectator |
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| ...discussed the progress in the band program from grades 5 through 12. The band has been working hard on fundamentals and gaining confidence throughout the fall season. They will perform this Friday at the home football... |
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10/22/2026 USA Online
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| Nemo News +1 other publication
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| Palmyra City Council Members heard from several different residents from various wards, each discussing topics they wish their representatives would listen to and hopefully seek the same interests as their... |
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| Springfield Daily Citizen |
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| ...excluded the pediatric health system as an in-network provider. The exclusion is specific to the Kansas City region, and patients in the Springfield region will not be affected by the changes, according to Children’s... |
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| ...unanimous. According to the application materials acquired by the News-Leader through the state's Sunshine Law, Daugherty lives in the McCracken township just east of Ozark and has more than 20 years of experience... |
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| KFTK Radio 97.1 St. Louis |
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| ...sanction waivers and 2026 midterm forecasts. Kate Sickles of Freedom Principle MO outlines opposition to Missouri Amendment 6. Fox News Sunday host Shannon Bream examines Tennessee school voucher rulings, while... |
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| KBIA (NPR) Columbia |
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| ...talks with federal agencies and TV producers about a potential reality show about St. Louis crime. Mayor Cara Spencer has objected to the pitch, and police commissioners have tabled the conversations. St.... |
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