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| Included are the daily clippings for Missouri Municipal League - April 9, 2026. |
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| Click the + Icon To See Additional Sharing Options Trenton Municipal Utilities has announced a scheduled flushing of the water distribution system beginning April 9, as part of routine maintenance required... |
04/09/2026  USA Online
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| ...ON WRONG WARDS ON FISK BALLOTS It has been discovered that ballots were misprinted in a Southeast Missouri town for the Tuesday municipal elections. Butler County Clerk Donna Hillis tells KWOC News that... |
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04/09/2026 USA Online
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| Florissant Patch.com +3 other publications
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| ...Click here to submit your Shout Out to Patch AM! It's free! 🗓 Events Nearby Thursday April 9 Municipal Court Black Jack, MO Calendar , 12500 Old Jamestown Road , Black Jack 10:00 am April 2026 Off... |
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04/09/2026 USA Online
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| Mid America Live |
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| Trending news Bates County sample ballot for April 7, 2026 municipal election Click images to enlarge #MidAmericaLive Bates County 2026 Municipal election results Click images to enlarge *UNOFFICIAL... |
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04/09/2026 USA Online
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| KSHB-TV ABC Kansas City |
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| Nearly 13,000 ballots were cast Tuesday in Independence's mayoral election. Lingering anger over the city council’s decision to approve an AI data center drove a 36% increase in voter turnout. Posted... |
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04/08/2026 USA Online
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MISSOURI - Voters in a majority of Show-Me State counties decided on the Homestead Act during Tuesday's municipal election. The measure freezes property tax rate increases or caps them at 5%. This would... |
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| ...4/7/26 A missing juvenile from Pennsylvania was safely recovered during a traffic stop in central Missouri, leading to the arrest of an 18-year-old Seneca man now facing felony charges. The Missouri … ... |
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04/08/2026 USA Online
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| Spectrum News St. Louis |
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| ...latest news and more local stories from across the country. Today's Big Stories 1. Four Festus council members ousted week after data center approved A week after the Festus City Council approved a data... |
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04/08/2026 USA Online
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| St. Louis Magazine |
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| ...Friday to avoid prosecution he Wildwood company faces an ongoing joint criminal investigation by the Missouri AG and the two U.S. Attorney’s Offices in the state. April 8, 2026 at 3:19 PM April 8, 2026 Photography... |
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| krcgtv.com |
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| ...wait until Friday to find out who won the Ashland Boards of Aldermen’s races. Voters across Mid-Missouri went to the polls on April 7 for municipal elections. Residents in Ashland had to write-in their... |
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04/08/2026 USA Online
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| The big winner from Tuesday’s municipal elections? Freezing property taxes. The question was on the ballot in 97 Missouri counties. Voters in numerous counties across Missouri passed resolutions to freeze... |
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04/08/2026 USA Online
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| KOMU -TV8 Columbia |
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| Election results are rolling in for Missouri's April 2026 municipal election. Polling places were open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. for the municipal election across the state. No-excuse absentee voting opened... |
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04/08/2026 USA Online
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| KFTK Radio 97.1 St. Louis |
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| ...expectations, and investor sentiment amid Trump-era negotiations. The hour concludes with a critique of Missouri school board elections, low voter turnout, NEA influence, and deceptive initiative petition tactics,... |
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04/08/2026 USA Online
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| Springfield Business Journal Check |
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| ...tax measure. As votes were coming in and the failure of the tax issue appeared likely, Springfield City Manager David Cameron said while City Council is the body with the final say, he would not recommend... |
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04/08/2026 USA Online
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| Spectrum News St. Louis |
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| ST. LOUIS—A question to cap property tax bills was on the ballot in three area counties and failed in the largest. St. Charles County voters struck down Proposition RT which called for a property tax... |
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04/08/2026 USA Online
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| Benton County Enterprise |
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| ...J. Dysart, age 19, passed away Friday, April 3, 2026, at Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri. He was born on January 11, 2007, the son of Michelle Komm and Lewis Dysart. River grew up in Benton... |
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04/08/2026 USA Online
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| ...law changes, and passes new parking limits on narrow streets. By JOSH AYERS Dexter Statesman Dexter City Administration BuildingDexter Statesman file photo The Dexter Board of Aldermen heard from two concerned... |
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04/08/2026 USA Online
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| ...CDT|Updated: 31 minutes ago Share on X (formerly Twitter) ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - Many of the municipal races Tuesday were decided by a handful of votes, and some races are tied as of Wednesday morning.... |
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04/08/2026 USA Online
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| Benton County Enterprise |
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| ...in Sun City West. She was born on September 14, 1932, in the small farming community of Cole Camp, Missouri, the daughter of Theodore Joachim and Anna Sophia (Brauer) Klindworth. She was the youngest of four... |
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04/08/2026 USA Online
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| ...7:46 AM Kansas City has wrapped up its spring local elections, deciding on dozens of important municipal, school and tax issues across the Missouri side of the metro. The Star was up late providing live... |
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04/08/2026 USA Online
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| ...8, 2026 11:53 AM The Kansas City area’s local elections have wrapped up, after voters across the Missouri side of the metro cast ballots on mayors, city councils, school board and tax issues. Unofficial... |
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04/07/2026 USA Online
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| ...In 1935, Leila Welsh enrolled in the newly opened University of Kansas City, now the University of Missouri-Kansas City. She was instantly swept up in campus life, joining the Cho Chin sorority and serving... |
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| ...geográfica como políticamente, mientras pone a prueba su mensaje en los últimos meses ante audiencias en Missouri, Idaho, el oeste de Pensilvania, Wisconsin, Iowa y Ohio. Sus apariciones tienen como objetivo fortalecer... |
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04/09/2026 USA Online
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| KMOV 4 St. Louis |
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| ...like a fountain after an excavator hit her electric line Updated: 12 hours ago Four incumbent Festus City Council members were voted out of office Tuesday by residents opposed to a planned data center Updated:... |
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04/09/2026 USA Online
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| ...Construction and Lewis Rice. The Board of Public Service was slated to vote on the permit last week when Mayor Cara Spencer postponed the action to allow more time to review conditions the developer would need... |
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| ...would be a terrible mistake (Scott Olson/Getty Images). The State Police Board quashed St. Louis Mayor Spencer’s plans for a revamped civilian review board for police misconduct. The board, which now runs... |
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04/09/2026 USA Online
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| ...its iconic shape. "The most exciting thing for me is that we planted three-foot saplings that the Missouri Department of Conservation provided," explained Berkebile, co-founder of the Foundation For Regeneration... |
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04/09/2026 USA Online
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| Also check out CLUTCH: Suffer No Evil US Tour on the Kansas City Patch calendar Posted Thu, Apr 9, 2026 at 6:04 am CT Greetings Kansas City! We’re your go-to source for what’s happening in town. Read... |
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| ...ON WRONG WARDS ON FISK BALLOTS It has been discovered that ballots were misprinted in a Southeast Missouri town for the Tuesday municipal elections. Butler County Clerk Donna Hillis tells KWOC News that... |
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04/09/2026 USA Online
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| KMBC ABC 9 Kansas City |
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| Iran accuses Israel of breaking the terms of its ceasefire, a woman is killed in a Kansas City, Missouri shooting overnight, the Teal Rising Cup begins today, and more. Thursday's 9 Things To Know: Disagreement... |
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04/09/2026 USA Online
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| ...in countywide races are Republicans. Statewide, three Audrain County residents are running for the Missouri Senate in the 18th District, representing communities across Adair, Audrain, Clark, Knox, Lewis,... |
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04/09/2026 USA Online
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| ...Click here to submit your Shout Out to Patch AM! It's free! 🗓 Events Nearby Thursday April 9 Municipal Court Black Jack, MO Calendar , 12500 Old Jamestown Road , Black Jack 10:00 am April 2026 Off... |
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04/09/2026 USA Online
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| Voters in a Missouri town ousted every incumbent council member over $6 billion data center plan St. Louis Public Radio | By Kavahn Mansouri One week after a controversial vote to approve rules for a CRG... |
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04/09/2026 USA Online
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| Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas addresses the crowd at an earnings tax election night watch party. He campaigned in favor of the tax, along with most of the City Council and Jackson County Prosecutor Melesa... |
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04/09/2026 USA Online
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| Trending news Bates County sample ballot for April 7, 2026 municipal election Click images to enlarge #MidAmericaLive Bates County 2026 Municipal election results Click images to enlarge *UNOFFICIAL... |
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04/09/2026 USA Online
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| Maries County Advocate |
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| By Edward Gehlert, Staff Writer Posted 4/8/26 BELLE — Records released by the city of Vienna in response to a Sunshine Law request show that the board of aldermen voted Aug. 25, 2025, to terminate Police... |
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04/09/2026 USA Online
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| ...continuously as a Laundromat since 1947; Cynthia Ping, a historic preservation major at Southeast Missouri State University, has researched the building’s history; the business was opened by John Wescoat... |
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04/09/2026 USA Online
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| Columbia Missourian |
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| Residents across Boone County voted in various mayor, Board of Aldermen and Board of Trustees races on Tuesday. In Centralia, voters also struck down a proposed ballot measure. × This page requires... |
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04/08/2026 USA Online
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| KSHB-TV ABC Kansas City |
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| Posted KSHB 41 reporter Ryan Gamboa covers Cass County in Missouri. He also covers agricultural topics. Ryan has continued to cover topics in regarding growth and development in Belton and across Cass... |
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04/08/2026 USA Online
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| KMBC ABC 9 Kansas City |
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| ...SCHOOL DISTRICTS. WE’RE TALKING ABOUT LOCAL LEADERSHIP ALL DECIDED AT THE BALLOT BOX YESTERDAY IN KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, THE HEADLINE VOTERS IN A LANDSLIDE SAYING YES TO RENEWING THE CITY’S 1% EARNINGS TAX, A... |
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04/08/2026 USA Online
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| KMBC ABC 9 Kansas City |
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| ...OF THE CHAIN’S BUSINESS CENTERS. KMBC9 NEWS JACKSON KURTZ IS GETTING ANSWERS AFTER SPEAKING TO THE MAYOR AND PEOPLE WHO SHOP AND LIVE NEARBY. KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI MAYOR QUINTON LUCAS DID NOT GIVE A CONCRETE... |
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04/08/2026 USA Online
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| KMOV 4 St. Louis |
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| Updated: 3 hours ago Share on X (formerly Twitter) Gun deaths in Missouri increased by 8% in the past 10 years, according to the CDC Updated: 3 hours ago Four incumbent Festus City Council members... |
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04/08/2026 USA Online
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| KMBC ABC 9 Kansas City |
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| ...DIRECTED AT THE SCHOOL OR THE PUBLIC. A PUSH TO BAN MANY LIQUOR BOTTLES IN PARTS OF KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, IS GETTING SOME PUSHBACK AT THE STATE LEVEL, THE MISSOURI HOUSE SPEAKER TRYING TO BLOCK THIS PLAN,... |
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| ...graduated from Fox High School in 1987 and earned a Bachelor of Science in social science fro Northwest Missouri State University in 1991. He previously served as a police officer and code enforcement officer in... |
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04/08/2026 USA Online
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| KSHB-TV ABC Kansas City |
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| ...Independence voted to ban synthetic 7-OH and regulate its parent product, kratom, at its Wednesday night city council meeting. Independence is the latest community to take action against what experts have referred... |
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04/08/2026 USA Online
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| KSHB-TV ABC Kansas City |
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| Nearly 13,000 ballots were cast Tuesday in Independence's mayoral election. Lingering anger over the city council’s decision to approve an AI data center drove a 36% increase in voter turnout. Posted... |
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| COLUMBIA — The Columbia City Council approved funding Monday for a program that will provide fixed ambassadors that will roam downtown Columbia overnight on weekends. Through the Downtown Ambassador Program,... |
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04/08/2026 USA Online
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MISSOURI - Voters in a majority of Show-Me State counties decided on the Homestead Act during Tuesday's municipal election. The measure freezes property tax rate increases or caps them at 5%. This would... |
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| ...4/7/26 A missing juvenile from Pennsylvania was safely recovered during a traffic stop in central Missouri, leading to the arrest of an 18-year-old Seneca man now facing felony charges. The Missouri … ... |
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| WDAF-TV (FOX 4) Kansas City |
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| ...restricting the sale of Kratom products to people 21 years of age or older. This ordinance is sponsored by Mayor Rory Rowland. The city council initially had this on their regular agenda two weeks ago, but decided... |
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| Spectrum News St. Louis |
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| ...latest news and more local stories from across the country. Today's Big Stories 1. Four Festus council members ousted week after data center approved A week after the Festus City Council approved a data... |
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04/08/2026 USA Online
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| St. Joseph News Press |
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| ...Please enable it in your browser settings. "I look forward to serving the citizens of St. Joseph, Missouri," he said. "St. Joseph is a city with a great past and historical significance. I will work hard... |
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| centralmissourinews.com |
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| ...to exercise caution and plan for possible delays. Government Lebanon receives second consecutive Missouri Blue Shield designation for public safety Lebanon has received its second straight Missouri Blue... |
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| ...By comparison, Fenton recorded the largest total in Medicaid payments for COVID-19 services within Missouri in 2024, at $361,948 in virus-specific claims. Records show Lake Regional Health System was the... |
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| Springfield News-Leader +1 other publication
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| April 8, 2026, 3:13 p.m. CT Missouri's main operator of video lottery terminals, or VLTs, has agreed to suspend all operations in order to avoid prosecution, the Missouri Attorney General's Office announced... |
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| KBIA (NPR) Columbia |
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| ...John Hayden Jr. finds his seat after testifying in support of legislation to elect, not appoint, Missouri sheriffs Tuesday. Interim St. Louis Sheriff John Hayden Jr. made the trip to Jefferson City on Tuesday... |
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| ...wait until Friday to find out who won the Ashland Boards of Aldermen’s races. Voters across Mid-Missouri went to the polls on April 7 for municipal elections. Residents in Ashland had to write-in their... |
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| The big winner from Tuesday’s municipal elections? Freezing property taxes. The question was on the ballot in 97 Missouri counties. Voters in numerous counties across Missouri passed resolutions to freeze... |
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| Election results are rolling in for Missouri's April 2026 municipal election. Polling places were open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. for the municipal election across the state. No-excuse absentee voting opened... |
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| ...expectations, and investor sentiment amid Trump-era negotiations. The hour concludes with a critique of Missouri school board elections, low voter turnout, NEA influence, and deceptive initiative petition tactics,... |
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| Springfield Business Journal Check |
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| ...tax measure. As votes were coming in and the failure of the tax issue appeared likely, Springfield City Manager David Cameron said while City Council is the body with the final say, he would not recommend... |
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| ...in post-resignation payments. Media and legal experts questioned withholding and urged disclosure. City cited Missouri Sunshine Law statutes to withhold resignation terms. Reality Check is a Star series... |
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| Click the + Icon To See Additional Sharing Options The Trenton City Council continued its review of the proposed fiscal year 2026-2027 budget on April 7, focusing on enterprise funds during a session characterized... |
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| ...across the community, leading to reduced water pressure and the early dismissal of elementary students. City Administrator Jake Taylor said the breaks occurred at opposite ends of the city, with one located at... |
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| ST. LOUIS—A question to cap property tax bills was on the ballot in three area counties and failed in the largest. St. Charles County voters struck down Proposition RT which called for a property tax... |
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| ...J. Dysart, age 19, passed away Friday, April 3, 2026, at Children’s Mercy Hospital in Kansas City, Missouri. He was born on January 11, 2007, the son of Michelle Komm and Lewis Dysart. River grew up in Benton... |
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| ...Marsha Brown (26.1%) Melissa Bellante (26.1%) Stokely spent 11 years as an attorney for the state of Missouri. She wants to "optimize funding to support teachers," publicize the support available for families... |
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| ...law changes, and passes new parking limits on narrow streets. By JOSH AYERS Dexter Statesman Dexter City Administration BuildingDexter Statesman file photo The Dexter Board of Aldermen heard from two concerned... |
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| ...(Empire) Fuel Adjustment and Purchased Power Adjustment Clause Request JEFFERSON CITY, Mo.---The Missouri Public Service Commission (PSC) set an intervention deadline of April 17, 2026, for cases filed by... |
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| KMOV 4 St. Louis |
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| ...CDT|Updated: 31 minutes ago Share on X (formerly Twitter) ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - Many of the municipal races Tuesday were decided by a handful of votes, and some races are tied as of Wednesday morning.... |
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| Updated Election results are in for several races in mid-Missouri cities and counties. In Jefferson City, Ward 1 Councilman Randy Hoselton and Ward 5 Councilwoman Mackenzie Job kept their seats. They were... |
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| ...upset for Fifth Ward incumbent Don Waterman, his challenger Christina Hartman won a seat on Columbia City Council on Tuesday night with 58% of the vote, according to unofficial results. Valerie Carroll ran... |
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| ...in Sun City West. She was born on September 14, 1932, in the small farming community of Cole Camp, Missouri, the daughter of Theodore Joachim and Anna Sophia (Brauer) Klindworth. She was the youngest of four... |
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| ...7:46 AM Kansas City has wrapped up its spring local elections, deciding on dozens of important municipal, school and tax issues across the Missouri side of the metro. The Star was up late providing live... |
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| ...his constituents complain to him about are parking and infrastructure issues. All of the Jefferson City Council’s incumbents will remain in their respective seats. Ward 1 Councilman Randy Hoselton won re-election... |
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| ...Ilana Arougheti Updated April 7, 2026 9:59 PM Two new faces have been elected to the Independence City Council, ousting one incumbent. Independence voters selected Cody Atkinson and Jackie Dorman in Tuesday’s... |
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| ...hometown is under new leadership. Independence residents voted to elect Kevin King as the city’s next mayor. King secured about 60% of the vote in Tuesday’s election, according to unofficial results from the... |
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| ...8, 2026 11:53 AM The Kansas City area’s local elections have wrapped up, after voters across the Missouri side of the metro cast ballots on mayors, city councils, school board and tax issues. Unofficial... |
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| ...Across the district’s three counties, the measure passed with 64.35% approval from voters. Because of Missouri law, the bond issue required a 57.1% majority for approval. Superintendent Rocky Valentine said... |
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| ...Catherine Hanaway: "Torch Electronics, the largest provider of illegal gambling devices in the State of Missouri, has agreed to suspend all operations, effective Friday, April 10, 2026. This action follows an ongoing... |
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| Also check out CLUTCH: Suffer No Evil US Tour on the Kansas City Patch calendar Posted Thu, Apr 9, 2026 at 6:04 am CT Greetings Kansas City! We’re your go-to source for what’s happening in town. Read... |
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| By: Rudi Keller - Missouri Independent A top business lobbying group is stepping up its opposition to a proposed constitutional amendment to replace the Missouri income tax with sales taxes, arguing Missouri... |
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| Posted: Updated: KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Missouri residents will have the chance to save money on major home appliances this spring, as the state's annual "Show Me Green" sales tax holiday returns April 19-25.... |
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| April 9, 2026, 3:55 a.m. CT The National WWI Museum and Memorial in Missouri aims to help today's citizens remember and understand the Great War and how it impacted the global community, according to its... |
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04/09/2026 USA Online
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| Kansas City Star |
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| ...in Wyandotte County, the metropolitan area’s most impoverished county, pay the highest effective property taxes. "We make sure that the poor stay poor." When asked, K described how young people acquire... |
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04/09/2026 USA Online
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| Mexico Ledger |
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| ...has a legal equitable interest in the property such as a trust; is liable for the payment of real property taxes on the home; and occupies the home as their primary residence. Applications are available from... |
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04/09/2026 USA Online
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| KCUR |
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| Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas addresses the crowd at an earnings tax election night watch party. He campaigned in favor of the tax, along with most of the City Council and Jackson County Prosecutor Melesa... |
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04/09/2026 USA Online
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| Phelps County Focus |
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| ...deduction instead of claiming itemized deductions which are deductions like home mortgage interest, property taxes, and state and local taxes. For tax year 2025 the standard deduction is $15,750 single, $23,625... |
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04/09/2026 USA Online
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| Maries County Advocate |
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| By Jeremiah Yonemura; Staff Writer Posted 4/8/26 VIENNA — The Missouri Department of Revenue (DOR) will start collecting the 1 percent sales tax on May 1 for the Maries County Emergency Services Board... |
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04/09/2026 USA Online
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| Washington Missourian |
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| IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF FRANKLIN COUNTY STATE OF MISSOURI Most Popular A measure on the April 7 ballot could allow all Franklin County residents to freeze what they pay in property taxes at their 2024... |
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04/09/2026 USA Online
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| Columbia Missourian |
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| ...lobbying group is stepping up its opposition to a proposed constitutional amendment to replace the Missouri income tax with sales taxes, arguing Missouri is already an attractive place to do business. The... |
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04/08/2026 USA Online
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| KMBC ABC 9 Kansas City |
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| ...SCHOOL DISTRICTS. WE’RE TALKING ABOUT LOCAL LEADERSHIP ALL DECIDED AT THE BALLOT BOX YESTERDAY IN KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, THE HEADLINE VOTERS IN A LANDSLIDE SAYING YES TO RENEWING THE CITY’S 1% EARNINGS TAX, A... |
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04/08/2026 USA Online
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| KMOV 4 St. Louis |
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| Updated: 3 hours ago Share on X (formerly Twitter) Gun deaths in Missouri increased by 8% in the past 10 years, according to the CDC Updated: 3 hours ago Four incumbent Festus City Council members... |
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04/08/2026 USA Online
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| KSHB-TV ABC Kansas City |
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| Ryan Gamboa/KSHB Cass County voters overwhelmingly approved a property tax freeze on Tuesday and local taxing districts are responding. Posted KSHB 41 reporter Ryan Gamboa covers Cass County in Missouri... |
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04/08/2026 USA Online
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MISSOURI - Voters in a majority of Show-Me State counties decided on the Homestead Act during Tuesday's municipal election. The measure freezes property tax rate increases or caps them at 5%. This would... |
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04/08/2026 USA Online
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| Maryville Daily Forum +3 other publications
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| Peter S. Pynadath, Columbia Missourian Removing individual income tax and replacing it with a broader sales tax base has been a top priority for the Republican Party this legislative session. If this proposed... |
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04/08/2026 USA Online
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| Columbia Missourian +1 other publication
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| Removing individual income tax and replacing it with a broader sales tax base has been a top priority for the Republican Party this legislative session. If this proposed tax reform is approved by Missouri... |
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04/08/2026 USA Online
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| Spectrum News St. Louis |
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| ...latest news and more local stories from across the country. Today's Big Stories 1. Four Festus council members ousted week after data center approved A week after the Festus City Council approved a data... |
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04/08/2026 USA Online
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| KBSI-TV Fox 23 |
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| ...published locally. The department noted that changes to the multiplier do not directly determine property tax bills, which are set by local taxing districts. Instead, the multiplier helps determine each... |
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04/08/2026 USA Online
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| KMIZ-TV (ABC 17) Columbia |
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| JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Some Missouri voters approved a ballot measure on Tuesday that would freeze or cap property taxes — a measure lawmakers included in legislation to keep the Kansas City Chiefs... |
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04/08/2026 USA Online
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| Springfield News-Leader |
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| April 8, 2026, 1:27 p.m. CT Voters across southwest Missouri headed to the polls Tuesday, April 7. In several counties, voters weighed in on whether to freeze or cap property taxes increases on their primary... |
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04/08/2026 USA Online
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| 680 KFEQ |
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| The big winner from Tuesday’s municipal elections? Freezing property taxes. The question was on the ballot in 97 Missouri counties. Voters in numerous counties across Missouri passed resolutions to freeze... |
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04/08/2026 USA Online
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| KFTK Radio 97.1 St. Louis |
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| ...and one-vote races, alongside debates over Mizzou cutting DEI-style funding. Hour 2 examines local property tax battles, Jennifer Newsom controversies, and market reactions to the U.S.-Iran ceasefire, with... |
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04/08/2026 USA Online
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| KOMU -TV8 Columbia |
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| Election results are rolling in for Missouri's April 2026 municipal election. Polling places were open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. for the municipal election across the state. No-excuse absentee voting opened... |
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04/08/2026 USA Online
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| Springfield Business Journal Check |
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| ...tax measure. As votes were coming in and the failure of the tax issue appeared likely, Springfield City Manager David Cameron said while City Council is the body with the final say, he would not recommend... |
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04/08/2026 USA Online
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| Springfield Business Journal Check |
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| Christian County last night rejected a proposal that would have capped property tax increases on their primary residence by a margin of 52%-48%, according to unofficial election results posted by the Christian... |
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04/08/2026 USA Online
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| Spectrum News St. Louis |
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| ST. LOUIS—A question to cap property tax bills was on the ballot in three area counties and failed in the largest. St. Charles County voters struck down Proposition RT which called for a property tax... |
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04/08/2026 USA Online
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Missouri Independent is part of States Newsroom, a network of news bureaus supported by grants and a coalition of donors as a public charity. It can be found at missouriindependent.com |
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04/08/2026 USA Online
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| KSMU Radio |
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| ...The Christian County Courthouse in Ozark, MO (photo taken July 2024). The measure would have set property tax rates for primary residences at the 2024 rate indefinitely. Senate Bill 3, which caps property... |
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04/08/2026 USA Online
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| Columbia Missourian |
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| JEFFERSON CITY — A bill aimed at limiting property tax increases and simplifying levies drew both support and concern during a public hearing April 1. House Bill 2780, sponsored by Rep. Tim Taylor, R-Bunceton,... |
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04/08/2026 USA Online
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| KSHB-TV ABC Kansas City |
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| Posted KSHB 41 reporter Marlon Martinez covers Platte and Clay counties in Missouri. Share your story idea with Marlon. — Platte County voters overwhelmingly approved a new homestead property tax credit... |
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04/08/2026 USA Online
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| KCHI-FM 102.5 CHILLICOTHE |
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| ...issues are: Shall the County of Livingston exempt senior citizens aged 62 and older from increases in property tax liability due on such senior citizen’s primary residence? Yes: 1,043, No: 178 Shall the County... |
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04/08/2026 USA Online
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| KJLU 88.9 FM |
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| Updated Election results are in for several races in mid-Missouri cities and counties. In Jefferson City, Ward 1 Councilman Randy Hoselton and Ward 5 Councilwoman Mackenzie Job kept their seats. They were... |
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04/08/2026 USA Online
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| KBIA (NPR) Columbia |
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| ...upset for Fifth Ward incumbent Don Waterman, his challenger Christina Hartman won a seat on Columbia City Council on Tuesday night with 58% of the vote, according to unofficial results. Valerie Carroll ran... |
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04/08/2026 USA Online
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| ...7:46 AM Kansas City has wrapped up its spring local elections, deciding on dozens of important municipal, school and tax issues across the Missouri side of the metro. The Star was up late providing live... |
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04/08/2026 USA Online
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| ...knocked out of the race Tuesday night. Terms on the seven-person board are six years long, though a Missouri bill to shorten the terms to three years passed the state Senate and is working its way through the... |
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04/07/2026 USA Online
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| ...8, 2026 11:53 AM The Kansas City area’s local elections have wrapped up, after voters across the Missouri side of the metro cast ballots on mayors, city councils, school board and tax issues. Unofficial... |
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04/07/2026 USA Online
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| Southeast Missourian +7 other publications
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Missouri business groups ramp up opposition to plan phasing out income tax for broader sales taxes, warning of revenue risks despite Senate committee approval. A top business lobbying group is stepping... |
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04/07/2026 USA Online
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| ...Catherine Hanaway: "Torch Electronics, the largest provider of illegal gambling devices in the State of Missouri, has agreed to suspend all operations, effective Friday, April 10, 2026. This action follows an ongoing... |
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04/09/2026 USA Online
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| Missouri Independent |
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| ...would be a terrible mistake (Scott Olson/Getty Images). The State Police Board quashed St. Louis Mayor Spencer’s plans for a revamped civilian review board for police misconduct. The board, which now runs... |
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04/09/2026 USA Online
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| Kansas City patch.com |
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| Also check out CLUTCH: Suffer No Evil US Tour on the Kansas City Patch calendar Posted Thu, Apr 9, 2026 at 6:04 am CT Greetings Kansas City! We’re your go-to source for what’s happening in town. Read... |
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04/09/2026 USA Online
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| Springfield Daily Citizen |
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| ...Settings page. Sign up for our newsletters A new era began in 1916 when Congress approved some funding for roads. By this time, nearly every state had a highway department of some kind, Kelly says. But... |
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04/09/2026 USA Online
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| KWOC |
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| ...ON WRONG WARDS ON FISK BALLOTS It has been discovered that ballots were misprinted in a Southeast Missouri town for the Tuesday municipal elections. Butler County Clerk Donna Hillis tells KWOC News that... |
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04/09/2026 USA Online
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| KCUR |
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| Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas addresses the crowd at an earnings tax election night watch party. He campaigned in favor of the tax, along with most of the City Council and Jackson County Prosecutor Melesa... |
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04/09/2026 USA Online
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| Perryville Republic-Monitor |
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| A recent business survey conducted by the Perry County Economic Development Authority and the City of Perryville offers a detailed look at the county's strengths, as well as ongoing challenges related to... |
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04/09/2026 USA Online
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| Maries County Advocate |
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| By Edward Gehlert, Staff Writer Posted 4/8/26 BELLE — Records released by the city of Vienna in response to a Sunshine Law request show that the board of aldermen voted Aug. 25, 2025, to terminate Police... |
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04/09/2026 USA Online
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| KMBC ABC 9 Kansas City |
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| ...SCHOOL DISTRICTS. WE’RE TALKING ABOUT LOCAL LEADERSHIP ALL DECIDED AT THE BALLOT BOX YESTERDAY IN KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI, THE HEADLINE VOTERS IN A LANDSLIDE SAYING YES TO RENEWING THE CITY’S 1% EARNINGS TAX, A... |
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04/08/2026 USA Online
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| KSHB-TV ABC Kansas City |
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| Ryan Gamboa/KSHB Cass County voters overwhelmingly approved a property tax freeze on Tuesday and local taxing districts are responding. Posted KSHB 41 reporter Ryan Gamboa covers Cass County in Missouri... |
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04/08/2026 USA Online
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| billboard.com |
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| Trending on Billboard Record Store Day 2026 will honor a longtime record store enthusiast this year with its coveted Record Store Legend award. The 77-year-old recipient, born in West Bromwich, England,... |
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04/08/2026 USA Online
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| ... The dream Route 66, which runs for roughly 2,400 miles (3,860 kilometers) from Chicago through Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico and Arizona before ending in Santa Monica, California, was stitched... |
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04/08/2026 USA Online
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| Springfield Daily Citizen |
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| ...maker of slot machines known as video lottery terminals, agreed to suspend all operations across Missouri, according to a Missouri Attorney General press release. Torch will suspend operations beginning... |
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04/08/2026 USA Online
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| Northeast News |
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| ...Funded through the department’s Forestry division, this effort focuses on planting trees in the public right-of-way, typically the strip of land between the sidewalk and the curb. "We try to get engagement... |
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04/08/2026 USA Online
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| ...in post-resignation payments. Media and legal experts questioned withholding and urged disclosure. City cited Missouri Sunshine Law statutes to withhold resignation terms. Reality Check is a Star series... |
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04/08/2026 USA Online
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| ...law changes, and passes new parking limits on narrow streets. By JOSH AYERS Dexter Statesman Dexter City Administration BuildingDexter Statesman file photo The Dexter Board of Aldermen heard from two concerned... |
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| ...upset for Fifth Ward incumbent Don Waterman, his challenger Christina Hartman won a seat on Columbia City Council on Tuesday night with 58% of the vote, according to unofficial results. Valerie Carroll ran... |
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| ...7:46 AM Kansas City has wrapped up its spring local elections, deciding on dozens of important municipal, school and tax issues across the Missouri side of the metro. The Star was up late providing live... |
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04/08/2026 USA Online
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| ...8, 2026 11:53 AM The Kansas City area’s local elections have wrapped up, after voters across the Missouri side of the metro cast ballots on mayors, city councils, school board and tax issues. Unofficial... |
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