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St​.‌ Louis Magazine
  Assault case against bedridden 85-year-old gets dismissed—for now
...Norman Fishel, however, worry prosecutors may try to compel their elderly client back to Creve Coeur municipal court. July 24, 2026 at 5:30 AM July 23, 2026 Photography by Ryan Krull Norman Fishel had to...
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KSHB-TV ABC Kansas City
  Lee's Summit Municipal Court
'drowning' in cases; staff says court's system's outdated City manager says city's looking at solutions to ease the crowds and wait times during days court is session. Posted and last updated KSHB...
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Southeast Missourian
  / Paywall
  Out of the past: July 24
...each group and other state library officials; the crux of the issue is a state law that froze all Missouri’s municipal library boundaries in 1965. Richard Rioux of Jackson is a one-in-a-million winner in...
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Park Hills Daily Journal
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  St. Francois County Sheriff's Community Education Series: Missouri ROHV, ATV & UTV Laws
Test your knowledge of Missouri ROHV, ATV and UTV laws with this Sheriff's quiz and guide to where you can ride, who must wear helmets and how local rules apply. St. Francois County Sheriff Jeff Crites...
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KMBC ABC 9 Kansas City
  Manny Abarca discusses charges, controversies ahead of Jackson County executive primary
...criticized former County Executive Frank White and became one of the most visible voices during the property tax assessment controversy. What he had not publicly discussed, until now, was his personal life....
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KMOV 4 St​.‌ Louis
  Slow flip investor speaks out as state, city investigations continue
...but the contracts are built to fail," said Attorney Rob Swearingen with Legal Services of Eastern Missouri. Since earlier reports aired, the Missouri Attorney General has promised action, and the city of...
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Southeast Missourian
  / Paywall
  Rising concerns: After repeated flash floods, Cape Girardeau officials confront an 'atypical' new reality
...two more heavy rainfalls, with another vehicle partially submerged in Sunday’s flash floodwaters. Municipal officials and National Weather Service meteorologists agree — the repetitive heavy downpours the...
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Heartlander News
  Documentary: The unknown history of Kansas City Chiefs basketball
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 A documentary from...
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stjosephpost​.‌com (Blog)
  Citing a hunger ‘crisis,' US mayors call for end to federal SNAP cuts
By Kevin Hardy More than 200 American mayors are calling on the federal government to reverse changes that will cost states billions and push millions of people off the food stamp program. This week, the...
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The Narrative Matters
  AG Bailey’s KC Lawsuit, $3B Chiefs Dome Renderings, and Property Tax Settlements Shake Kansas City: This Week Now in St. Louis and Missouri
...$3 billion domed Chiefs stadium, and a settlement covering roughly 200,000 homeowners in a massive property tax dispute. Rescue operations underway in southeast Missouri following record-breaking 24-hour...
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St​.‌ Louis Call Newspapers
  Five candidates from three parties vie for St. Louis County Executive seat
...Mosley — will face the two remaining contenders in the Nov. 3 general election: Republican County Councilman Dennis Hancock, R-Fenton, and Green Party candidate JD McFarland. Brian Williams Williams was...
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KZRG 1310 AM/102​.‌9 FM Joplin
  Beat the Heat: Comprehensive Guide to Local Cooling Centers Across Four Counties
...Across Four Counties (Google Street View) With dangerous summer temperatures rising across Southwest Missouri, staying cool is a critical public health concern. To help residents find relief, local municipalities,...
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El Dorado Springs Sun
  Rural Justice Report
...information available for review at the time of publication. Records indicate Golden was received from the Missouri Department of Corrections. The arrest date is listed as July 20, 2026, and jail records classify...
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KMMO-AM 1300 Marshall
  CREWS PULLED FROM LEXINGTON FIBER INSTALLATION AFTER STRIKING GAS LINE
...Drive, and that all the subcontractor’s crew members and supervisors will be required to complete the Missouri 811 Damage Prevention Course and provide proof of certification before they’re allowed to perform...
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Sikeston Standard Democrat
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  Kathy Medley to retire after three decades shaping Sikeston tourism and rodeo history
...— essentially taking on any task that needed to be done. For a time, she worked with Bill Green at City of Sikeston’s Economic Development Department, and for many years, both before and after the merger...
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Missouri business alert
  Citing a hunger ‘crisis,' US mayors call for end to federal SNAP cuts
More than 200 American mayors are calling on the federal government to reverse changes that will cost states billions and push millions of people off the food stamp program. (0) comments Welcome to the...
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Kansas City Star
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  Government & Politics
...bribery, conspiracy By Ben Wheeler and Jack Harvel July 24, 2026 6:00 AM The plaintiff in a Missouri lawsuit accusing Kansas City of running a contracting system that discriminated against men and white...
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Osage County Unterrified Democrat
  Governor signs FY27 budget
By State Rep. Bruce Sassmann, Missouri’s 61st District Missouri’s Fiscal Year 2027 budget is now in effect following the Governor’s approval of the state’s operating and capital improvement appropriations...
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Jefferson City News Tribune
  ‘Hire a Veteran Day’ to take place today
The State of Missouri will host an in-person "Hire a Veteran Day" today at the Missouri Capitol. The event will include a recognition ceremony. All veterans from any branch of the armed forces is invited...
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Jefferson City News Tribune
  Parks, pints, public input: JC Parks hosts brewery event
...Bolivar Street. Located at 102 Bolivar St. is a scenic overlook with benches and tables facing the Missouri River. The city also places the mayor's Christmas tree there each December. But Lahmeyer said overgrown...
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Jefferson City News Tribune
  Republican House candidates come out for News Tribune election forum
...Wednesday night. Contenders for House Districts 59 and 60 and Senate District 6 appeared at the Missouri Soybean Association for a campaign forum hosted by the News Tribune and the California Democrat that...
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Jefferson City News Tribune
  HCJC delays request for downtown homeless shelter approval
...(HCJC), a local nonprofit focused on homelessness, announced Wednesday that it will ask the Jefferson City Council to postpone a vote on its proposed shelter at 107 Adams St. The City Council had been scheduled...
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Kansas City Star
  / Paywall
  Missouri AG defends plaintiff in KC lawsuit who was previously sentenced for bribery
...RealityCheck@kcstar.com. Have the latest Reality Checks delivered to your inbox with our free newsletter. Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway’s office on Thursday defended its decision to sue Kansas City...
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Kansas City Star
  / Paywall
  K-State Q&A: Football beer sales and a dream roster of Wildcat basketball alums
...Hudgins, as a Manhattan High graduate who helped launch Ben McCollum to coaching stardom at Northwest Missouri State, is also welcome to play for my team even though he never actually suited up for the Wildcats....
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Osage County Unterrified Democrat
  Westphalia aldermen agree to seek RFP for new sewer system
...30. Aldermen have been discussing building a new wastewater system over the past several meetings. Mayor Delbert Wieberg is concerned that since the current sewer system is reaching the end of its life expectancy,...
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St​.‌ Joseph News Press
  U.S. House of Representatives District 6 candidates share perspectives ahead of Aug. 4 primary
...JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — The News-Press reached out to the Republican and Democrat candidates for Missouri’s Sixth Congressional District. We asked them for their name, family, occupation and place of residence...
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St​.‌ Louis patch​.‌com
  ​🌱 Patch AM: What St. Louis homebuyers should know about the ‘slow flip’ investigation.
...the investor at the center of state and city investigations publicly defending the practice. While Mayor Cara Spencer and Legal Services of Eastern Missouri argue the contracts exploit would-be homeowners,...
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St​.‌ Joseph News Press
  Moberly representative appointed to council against human trafficking, child exploitation
Missouri Rep. Ed Lewis, R-Moberly, was appointed by House Speaker Jon Patterson to the new Statewide Council Against Adult Trafficking and the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children, according to a...
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KSHB-TV ABC Kansas City
  Lee's Summit Municipal Court
'drowning' in cases; staff says court's system's outdated City manager says city's looking at solutions to ease the crowds and wait times during days court is session. Posted and last updated KSHB...
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93​.‌9 The Eagle
  (LISTEN): Columbia’s police chief wants voters to make an informed decision on August’s Proposition One
...the answers and that’s okay. We just want people to make informed votes," Chief Schlude. Columbia city manager De’Carlon Seewood says $38-million annually would be generated, if voters approve Proposition...
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Excelsior Citizen
  / Paywall
  Candidate Profiles for the Aug. 4 Primary Election for Clay and Ray Counties
Missouri voters will head to the polls Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026, to select their parties’ nominees for federal, state, and county offices. Clay County voters will also choose among three candidates in the...
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KSHB-TV ABC Kansas City
  Lawrence rugby community sees opportunity in Kansas City’s 2031 World Cup ambitions
The Kansas City, Missouri, City Council introduced an ordinance Thursday to prepare for the host city bid process for the 2031 Men's Rugby World Cup. Posted KSHB 41 reporter Lily O’Shea Becker covers...
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KSHB-TV ABC Kansas City
  Costco Midtown store conversion vote delayed as Kansas City customers say they want store to stay the same
Posted and last updated KSHB 41 reporter La’Nita Brooks covers stories in Kansas City, Missouri, and stories offering solutions on crime. Share your story idea with La’Nita. A vote on an ordinance that...
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KMOV 4 St​.‌ Louis
  Slow flip investor speaks out as state, city investigations continue
...but the contracts are built to fail," said Attorney Rob Swearingen with Legal Services of Eastern Missouri. Since earlier reports aired, the Missouri Attorney General has promised action, and the city of...
07/23/2026   USA USA    Online
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KOMU -TV8 Columbia   +4 other publications
  Moberly representative appointed to council against human trafficking, child exploitation
Missouri Rep. Ed Lewis, R-Moberly, was appointed by House Speaker Jon Patterson to the new Statewide Council Against Adult Trafficking and the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children, according to a...
07/23/2026   USA USA    Online
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Columbia Missourian
  Fatal police shooting of man with knife roils Madison, Wisconsin
...The group of roughly 20 protesters burst into the room at the Madison police station, shortly after Mayor Satya Rhodes-Conway and Common Council President Sabrina Madison identified the man killed by police...
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St​.‌ Louis Public Radio NPR
  Hawley pushing for disaster money to help St. Louis recover from 2025 tornado
...Academy Park just over nine months after an EF3 tornado tore through North St. Louis on May 16, 2025. Missouri U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley is pushing his colleagues to authorize funding for a program that could help...
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Martin City Telegraph
  4th District to choose Maloney or Townsend in Legislator primary
Grandview Ward 3 Alderman John Maloney and Hickman Mills School Board member Byron Townsend are Jackson County’s sole Democratic candidates for the 4th District Legislator race. The winner of the Aug. 4...
07/23/2026   USA USA    Online
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Kansas City Dos Mundos
  City leaders rally support for KCMO ballot questions
By Roberta Pardo Kansas City, Missouri, leaders are urging residents to support five ballot questions on Aug. 4. Appearing last on the ballot, the questions and the issues they address are as follows:...
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Joplin Globe
  Attorneys for Nevada hospital seek dismissal of Joplin lawsuit
...Regional Medical Center about delivering individuals to Joplin who have no place to stay. After that, the City Council passed an ordinance "prohibiting the displacement of transient individuals." The city said...
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Kansas City Star
  / Paywall
  KC was urged to pivot from minority-owned business goals to withstand court test
...factual predicate, which makes the city more vulnerable," Jenkins said. The program is now targeted by Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway, who alleges Kansas City’s Minority and Woman Business Enterprise...
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Kansas City Star
  / Paywall
  Missouri AG’s anti-diversity suit shows KC contractor policy was working | Porter
July 23, 2026 3:45 PM Here we go again. That was my initial, exasperated reaction after Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway’s office announced a lawsuit against Kansas City, alleging the city’s...
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Heartlander News
  Kansas City under legal fire by Missouri AG for discriminatory business contracts
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 is being...
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Southeast Missourian
  / Paywall
  Rising concerns: After repeated flash floods, Cape Girardeau officials confront an 'atypical' new reality
...two more heavy rainfalls, with another vehicle partially submerged in Sunday’s flash floodwaters. Municipal officials and National Weather Service meteorologists agree — the repetitive heavy downpours the...
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Jackson Cash-Book Journal
  Jackson R-2 School District ends school year with $40 million reserve
...of the Board Report, which is the district’s official year-end financial summary submitted to the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education. In other action: • As of July 9, the new roof...
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Jackson Cash-Book Journal
  Governor Mike Kehoe provides ‘State of the State’ address in Cape
...Girardeau. Kehoe was joined by Cape Girardeau County Presiding Commissioner Clint Tracy, Cape Girardeau Mayor Robbie Guard and Southeast Missouri State University President Brad Hodson to provide updates to the...
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KMIZ-TV (ABC 17) Columbia
  Autopsia independiente no pudo determinar cómo murió Nolan Wells. Esto es lo que los expertos dicen que podría ocurrir ahora
...trató de una muerte accidental o de un homicidio. No obstante, los expertos advirtieron que, aun con mayor acceso a pruebas que el examinador independiente, el estado también podría enfrentar limitaciones...
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KMIZ-TV (ABC 17) Columbia
  La odisea de ver "La Odisea" en IMAX como la concibió Nolan: por qué los cinéfilos hacen fila en estas 41 salas de todo mundo
...suene algo técnico, pero es relevante: entre las 1.829 salas IMAX que existen en todo el mundo, la mayoría de ellas (más de 1.780) usan sistemas de proyección láser digitales. Eso implica que su calidad es...
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Martin City Telegraph
  At-Large 2nd District Legislator Donna Peyton faces Brandon Ellington in primary
...County’s At-Large 2nd District Legislator race. The district includes western Kansas City from the Missouri River down to about 80th Street, as well as Raytown. Voters from all over Jackson County vote on...
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KBSI-TV Fox 23
  Golconda police chief relieved of duties
...Golconda Police Chief Steve Walker has been relieved of his duties effective immediately, according to Mayor Gail Barger. The city did not provide a reason for the decision. The Pope County Sheriff’s Department...
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St​.‌ Louis City Hall   +1 other publication
  SLATE Awarded $1.29 Million YouthBuild Grant to Expand Career Pathways for St. Louis Youth The grant from the U.S. Department of Labor will help young people overcome barriers to education and employment.
...skills training, and participating in leadership development and community service projects. This funding expands career opportunities through a Construction Plus model. In partnership with Ranken Technical...
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stjosephpost​.‌com (Blog)
  Citing a hunger ‘crisis,' US mayors call for end to federal SNAP cuts
By Kevin Hardy More than 200 American mayors are calling on the federal government to reverse changes that will cost states billions and push millions of people off the food stamp program. This week, the...
07/23/2026   USA USA    Online
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Kansas City Star
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  New NKC law authorizes police to remove camps, give tickets for sleeping outside
...North Kansas City’s temporary camping ban for the World Cup was set to expire Tuesday evening, the City Council approved a permanent ordinance aimed at preventing people from sleeping on public property....
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Maries County Advocate
  Belle approves additional spending to keep Rock Island Trail project moving
Alderman Steve Vogt, below left, presents a framed 500-piece jigsaw puzzle featuring a bald eagle to the city of Belle during the July 14 Board of Aldermen meeting. Vogt donated the piece in honor of the...
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Kansas City Star
  / Paywall
  Mayor Lucas says lawsuit over Kansas City contracts is political stunt, frivolous
...Hanaway's suit alleges Kansas City discriminates and resisted its own study's findings. Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas said Mo. Attorney General Catherine Hanaway was politically grandstanding when she filed...
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Platte County Landmark
  Landmark On the Road at Alcatraz
A copy of The Landmark accompanied Frank Offutt, former longtime mayor of Platte City, on a recent trip to Alcatraz Island. Alcatraz is a 22-acre rocky island located a little more than a mile offshore...
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KCMO
  Mayor Lucas Responds to Today’s New Missouri Lawsuit Looking to Put Women and People of Color Out of Work Mayor Lucas Press
...Grandstanding Continues at the State Attorney General's Office Post Date:07/22/2026 KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Mayor Quinton Lucas today issued the following statement in response to a lawsuit filed by the Missouri...
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KMZU 100​.‌7 FM Carrollton
  Representative Ed Lewis appointed to new state council
...and collaboration among state and local partners. The council operates within the Office of the Missouri Attorney General. It includes representatives from the General Assembly, law enforcement, state...
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St​.‌ Louis Call Newspapers
  Five candidates from three parties vie for St. Louis County Executive seat
...Mosley — will face the two remaining contenders in the Nov. 3 general election: Republican County Councilman Dennis Hancock, R-Fenton, and Green Party candidate JD McFarland. Brian Williams Williams was...
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St​.‌ Louis American
  Democrats make their case for St. Louis County executive
...Assessor Jake Zimmerman competing in the Aug. 4 Democratic primary for the chance to succeed him. Missouri state Sen. Brian Williams of the 14th District made history in 2018 when he was elected the first...
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Missouri Independent   +10 other publications
  Missouri maternal deaths remain mostly preventable, sixth state report finds
...after pregnancy, according to the sixth annual Pregnancy-Associated Mortality Review published by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (Oscar Wong/Getty Images). From 2019 to 2023, 340 Missourians...
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KMMO-AM 1300 Marshall
  BRUNSWICK’S WASTEWATER UPGRADES, WATER LINE REPLACEMENTS NEAR COMPLETION
The Brunswick City Council received updates Tuesday, July 21 on work to upgrade the city’s wastewater system, as well as a project to replace a water line. The council authorized a number of change orders...
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Southeast Missourian   +4 other publications
  After a man dies in police custody, residents in a Missouri town demand answers
...Gilmore dies in Sikeston police custody following a Taser shock and restraints, residents in this Missouri town with a fraught racial past demand answers. Cara Anthony ~ KFF Health News Cynthia Gilmore...
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Southeast Missourian
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  Readers tackle Cape Girardeau taxes and services, Trump and election fraud, Iran and Pentagon spending, CDC parasite monitoring and more in this Speak Out column.
...grace. To submit a comment, go to: Submit Speak Out comment. Mall questions It's nice to see some City Council members actually ask serious questions about the mall. Flood relief Thank you Jason Smith...
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KY3-TV Springfield
  Ozarks Life: Cookbook offers a feast of history along the Buffalo River
...outside a Branson restaurant ends in a guilty conviction. Updated: 9 hours ago The August primary in Missouri features contested races for both Republicans and Democrats for U.S. House District 8. The district...
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Kansas City Star
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  KCK youth sports complex up for sale just 2 years after STAR bonds helped build it
...an apartment complex. STAR bonds are Kansas-specific financing tools that use both state and local sales tax revenues generated within a specific project area to pay for the bond debt it cost to build in...
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Jefferson City News Tribune
  YOUR OPINION: Opposed to Amendments 4, 5
Dennis Morrissey, Jefferson City Dear Editor, Amendment 4 changes the Missouri initiative petition process making it almost impossible for citizens to impose the will of the people and change laws. Currently...
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Jefferson City News Tribune
  Tanner Bridge replacement on track to finish by year’s end
...in rural municipalities are paid for out of each rural community's allotment of Capital Improvement Sales Tax money. The county administers the money, and the projects, for the rural communities, which add...
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Springfield News-Leader
  Letters to the Editor: More readers say no to Missouri Amendments 4, 5
...scale from nearly 20 years ago, while the costs of groceries, utilities, insurance, medical care and property taxes continue to rise. After years of inflation, I am falling further behind. Need a news break?...
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KCUR
  Jackson County could return $250 million to property owners under tax assessment settlement
The settlement would include more than 200,000 people who paid property taxes in 2024 and 2024, and would return all the money Jackson County charged in assessments that was over the state-mandated 15%...
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KTTN Trenton
  State audit gives Bates County Sheriff’s Office lowest possible rating
Click the + Icon To See Additional Sharing Options Missouri State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick has given the Bates County Sheriff’s Office the lowest possible audit rating after a report concluded the office...
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Sheridan Express
  AARP Says Amendment 5 Disproportionately Harms Seniors
...disproportionately harm senior citizens, especially adults on fixed incomes. Amendment 5 would eliminate the Missouri Income Tax and replace it with a state sales tax. The measure would give legislators a blank check...
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93​.‌9 The Eagle
  (LISTEN): Columbia’s police chief wants voters to make an informed decision on August’s Proposition One
...the answers and that’s okay. We just want people to make informed votes," Chief Schlude. Columbia city manager De’Carlon Seewood says $38-million annually would be generated, if voters approve Proposition...
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KOMU -TV8 Columbia
  What Missouri can learn from efforts to cut income taxes in Kansas and Tennessee
TOPEKA, Kan. — Many Missouri lawmakers supporting Amendment 5, which would phase out the state's individual income tax and allow lawmakers to broadly raise sales taxes to replace it, point to Tennessee...
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Excelsior Citizen
  / Paywall
  Candidate Profiles for the Aug. 4 Primary Election for Clay and Ray Counties
Missouri voters will head to the polls Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026, to select their parties’ nominees for federal, state, and county offices. Clay County voters will also choose among three candidates in the...
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Maries County Advocate
  Wrong for Missouri
...August primary ballot. That was my first gut feeling that Amendment 5 was wrong for the state of Missouri. Anytime PACs spend tons of money to change the of Missouri, it means someone has something to gain,...
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KMBC ABC 9 Kansas City
  Manny Abarca discusses charges, controversies ahead of Jackson County executive primary
...criticized former County Executive Frank White and became one of the most visible voices during the property tax assessment controversy. What he had not publicly discussed, until now, was his personal life....
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Excelsior Springs Standard
  Three vie for Clay County presiding commissioner
...Woods Community College and serves as Clay County presiding commissioner. He previously served as a Missouri state representative from 2004 to 2012 and has been involved with numerous community and regional...
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Warrensburg Daily Star Journal
  LETTER: Pay attention this election
...plan to VOTE and show up as we celebrate this 250th Anniversary of the freedom of the United States. Missouri has some very important issues on the ballot that our politicians have tried to bury in the primary...
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Columbia Missourian
  Voters to decide whether to renew 0.1% parks, soils and water tax
Missouri voters will decide on Aug. 4 whether to continue a 0.1% parks, soils and water sales tax that has been in effect for 42 years. The one-tenth-of-one-percent sales tax, passed for the first time...
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KY3-TV Springfield
  City of Lebanon, Mo., asking voters to renew transportation sales tax
...CDT|Updated: 47 minutes ago KY3's Emma McDaris reports. Updated: 44 minutes ago The August primary in Missouri features contested races for both Republicans and Democrats for U.S. House District 7. The district...
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Martin City Telegraph
  4th District to choose Maloney or Townsend in Legislator primary
Grandview Ward 3 Alderman John Maloney and Hickman Mills School Board member Byron Townsend are Jackson County’s sole Democratic candidates for the 4th District Legislator race. The winner of the Aug. 4...
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Kansas City Dos Mundos
  City leaders rally support for KCMO ballot questions
By Roberta Pardo Kansas City, Missouri, leaders are urging residents to support five ballot questions on Aug. 4. Appearing last on the ballot, the questions and the issues they address are as follows:...
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Springfield Daily Citizen
  Letter: The cost of Amendment 5
...does not reduce taxes, but rather shifts your tax burden from your personal income tax to general sales tax. The state of Missouri will still need funds to fund schools, highways, courts, law enforcement,...
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Columbia Missourian
  Support for police and fire is what's on the ballot in Proposition 1
...currently on, or do we turn onto a paved highway with a better future ahead? If approved, the 1% sales tax will generate an estimated $38 million annually that will be dedicated solely to our police and...
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Jackson Cash-Book Journal
  Governor Mike Kehoe provides ‘State of the State’ address in Cape
...Girardeau. Kehoe was joined by Cape Girardeau County Presiding Commissioner Clint Tracy, Cape Girardeau Mayor Robbie Guard and Southeast Missouri State University President Brad Hodson to provide updates to the...
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Nemo News   +7 other publications
  Back-to- School Sales Tax Holiday August 7 - August 9
JEFFERSON CITY — Missouri’s annual Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday begins at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, August 7, and runs through midnight on Sunday, August 9. During this time, certain purchases such as school...
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Martin City Telegraph
  At-Large 2nd District Legislator Donna Peyton faces Brandon Ellington in primary
...County’s At-Large 2nd District Legislator race. The district includes western Kansas City from the Missouri River down to about 80th Street, as well as Raytown. Voters from all over Jackson County vote on...
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KCHI-FM 102​.‌5 CHILLICOTHE
  August 4th Primary Election - Non-Partisan Ballot - Amendment 5
...constitutional amendments. Constitutional Amendment 5 ballot language reads as follows. Shall the Missouri Constitution be amended to: Require legislative phase-out of the individual state income tax based...
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Platte County Landmark
  Eligible homesteads for tax credit identified
Determination of eligible homesteads for the Homestead Property Tax Credit program in Platte County has been officially approved. Approval of the eligible parcels was done by the Platte County Commission...
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KY3-TV Springfield
  Lebanon, Mo., transportation sales tax renewal heads to August ballot
...11:15 AM CDT|Updated: 1 hour ago KY3's Emma McDaris reports. Updated: 57 minutes ago One in five Missouri children is eligible for subsidized childcare by the state but is not receiving it. More than 4,000...
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KBSI-TV Fox 23
  Trump expands a voluntary pledge to protect consumers from high utility bills from AI data centers
...center companies say their facilities help to generate tax revenues for school districts and reduce property tax burdens for homeowners. The opposition has spread into the Republican stronghold of rural Texas...
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The Narrative Matters
  AG Bailey’s KC Lawsuit, $3B Chiefs Dome Renderings, and Property Tax Settlements Shake Kansas City: This Week Now in St. Louis and Missouri
...$3 billion domed Chiefs stadium, and a settlement covering roughly 200,000 homeowners in a massive property tax dispute. Rescue operations underway in southeast Missouri following record-breaking 24-hour...
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Southeast Missourian
  / Paywall
  Our opinion: Opportunity zones can lead to fresh investments
Tax-favored opportunity zones in and around Cape Girardeau could spur redevelopment, as Missouri updates its zone list ahead of a July 31 public comment deadline. Opportunity zones in and around Cape Girardeau...
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Hannibal Courier-Post
  School supply donations sought for Pike County
BOWLING GREEN — The North East Community Action Corporation (NECAC) is asking Pike County, Missouri, residents to donate school supplies as part of an annual drive to stock local classrooms ahead of the...
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Heartlander News
  Indianapolis Public Schools backs referendum increasing property taxes to avoid ‘significant cuts’ or state takeover
...organization serving thousands of homeschool families not only in the KC metropolitan area of Kansas and Missouri, but also in neighboring states such as Arkansas, Iowa, Oklahoma and Nebraska. Share Voters will...
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KY3-TV Springfield
  Fact Finders: Does Amendment 4 shift the balance of power?
Missouri Amendment 4 would require approval from every congressional district for ballot measures Supporters say Amendment 4 balances power across Missouri; opponents call it a system rigged to silence...
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St​.‌ Louis American
  Amendments 4 and 5 could reshape Missouri law
...Florissant Avenue ahead of the Aug. 4 primary election to rally against two statewide ballot measures — Missouri Amendments 4 and 5. Another large group gathered in St. Charles for similar demonstrations during...
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KTVO-TV (ABC 3)   +10 other publications
  Missouri early voting period opens with a rush that points to high primary turnout
The first day of early voting in Missouri indicates a strong primary turnout, comparable to or possibly exceeding past primaries where hotly contested ballot measures drew more votes than candidate races....
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St​.‌ Louis Call Newspapers
  Missouri House primaries across South County largely uncontested
Amongst a variety of other races, primary elections for the Missouri House of Representatives will take place on Aug. 4. State Representative - District 92 The only competitive primary race in South County...
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KCUR   +1 other publication
  Catholic bishops in Missouri join to argue Amendment 5's tax changes will hurt the poor
A statement signed by four Missouri diocese leaders doesn't specifically tell voters to reject the August ballot issue, which would allow expanded sales taxes and end the state income tax. But the bishops...
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Sikeston Standard Democrat
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  Kathy Medley to retire after three decades shaping Sikeston tourism and rodeo history
...— essentially taking on any task that needed to be done. For a time, she worked with Bill Green at City of Sikeston’s Economic Development Department, and for many years, both before and after the merger...
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Missouri Independent
  As national death rate dips, some states did better than others
...efforts that are threatened by today’s Trump administration moves to curtail Medicaid expansion and cut funding for rural hospitals. Some states in the Northeast have seen death rates drop by the most between...
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The Narrative Matters
  St. Louis Region News: Weekly Roundup on Crime, Courts, Community, and Culture July 24
...public safety, government transparency, and statewide ballot measures. Key headlines included transportation disruptions and streetcar strike threats in Kansas City and St. Louis, a federal $68M healthcare...
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Springfield Daily Citizen
  Eric Burlison faces two challengers in GOP primary for 7th Congressional District
...(left) and Grayson Hunt (right) are challenging U.S. Rep. Eric Burlison in the Republican primary for Missouri's 7th Congressional District. The primary election will take place on Tuesday, Aug. 4. (Photo on...
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Osage County Unterrified Democrat
  Governor signs FY27 budget
By State Rep. Bruce Sassmann, Missouri’s 61st District Missouri’s Fiscal Year 2027 budget is now in effect following the Governor’s approval of the state’s operating and capital improvement appropriations...
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Jefferson City News Tribune
  Tanner Bridge replacement on track to finish by year’s end
...in rural municipalities are paid for out of each rural community's allotment of Capital Improvement Sales Tax money. The county administers the money, and the projects, for the rural communities, which add...
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St​.‌ Joseph News Press
  U.S. House of Representatives District 6 candidates share perspectives ahead of Aug. 4 primary
...JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — The News-Press reached out to the Republican and Democrat candidates for Missouri’s Sixth Congressional District. We asked them for their name, family, occupation and place of residence...
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KTTN Trenton
  State audit gives Bates County Sheriff’s Office lowest possible rating
Click the + Icon To See Additional Sharing Options Missouri State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick has given the Bates County Sheriff’s Office the lowest possible audit rating after a report concluded the office...
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Maries County Advocate
  © Copyright 2026 Maries County Advocate | Powered by Creative Circle Media Solutions
...nine commissioners to serve staggered … Previous Next Commissioners approve legal rewrite of right-of-way agreement Wednesday, July 15 VIENNA — The Maries County commissioners approved 2-1 July...
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KOMU -TV8 Columbia
  What Missouri can learn from efforts to cut income taxes in Kansas and Tennessee
TOPEKA, Kan. — Many Missouri lawmakers supporting Amendment 5, which would phase out the state's individual income tax and allow lawmakers to broadly raise sales taxes to replace it, point to Tennessee...
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KSMO Radio
  News - Friday, July 24th, 2026
...of their filled out ballots anywhere, as this is considered a class four election offense within Missouri. Curley also commended a Dent County poll worker of over 55 years, Joan Gray, and shared that this...
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Excelsior Citizen
  / Paywall
  Candidate Profiles for the Aug. 4 Primary Election for Clay and Ray Counties
Missouri voters will head to the polls Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026, to select their parties’ nominees for federal, state, and county offices. Clay County voters will also choose among three candidates in the...
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KSHB-TV ABC Kansas City
  Lawrence rugby community sees opportunity in Kansas City’s 2031 World Cup ambitions
The Kansas City, Missouri, City Council introduced an ordinance Thursday to prepare for the host city bid process for the 2031 Men's Rugby World Cup. Posted KSHB 41 reporter Lily O’Shea Becker covers...
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Maryville Daily Forum   +2 other publications
  Columbia voters redrawn into 3rd congressional district
...congressional map, approved at the urging of President Donald Trump by the Republican-controlled Missouri General Assembly during a special legislative session last fall, moved much of Columbia from the...
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KSHB-TV ABC Kansas City
  Bates County sheriff disputes audit’s finding of ‘wasteful spending’
Posted KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Missouri Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick released an audit Wednesday of the Bates County, Missouri, Sheriff’s Office, calling $178,000 in expenditures "wasteful." Fitzpatrick said...
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Joplin Globe
  MoDOT studying 2 major highway projects around Joplin
CARTHAGE, Mo. — The Missouri Department of Transportation is studying two major highway projects in Jasper County and got a heavy dose of public opinion this week on both. Public meetings were held to...
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Kansas City Dos Mundos
  City leaders rally support for KCMO ballot questions
By Roberta Pardo Kansas City, Missouri, leaders are urging residents to support five ballot questions on Aug. 4. Appearing last on the ballot, the questions and the issues they address are as follows:...
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Southeast Missourian
  / Paywall
  Rising concerns: After repeated flash floods, Cape Girardeau officials confront an 'atypical' new reality
...two more heavy rainfalls, with another vehicle partially submerged in Sunday’s flash floodwaters. Municipal officials and National Weather Service meteorologists agree — the repetitive heavy downpours the...
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St​.‌ Louis City Hall   +1 other publication
  SLATE Awarded $1.29 Million YouthBuild Grant to Expand Career Pathways for St. Louis Youth The grant from the U.S. Department of Labor will help young people overcome barriers to education and employment.
...skills training, and participating in leadership development and community service projects. This funding expands career opportunities through a Construction Plus model. In partnership with Ranken Technical...
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Kansas City Jewish Chronicle
  JCRB|AJC hiring for two positions
...combating antisemitism, building bridges across differences and strengthening the community. Director of Better Together and Special Programs The first new position will lead the growth of Better Together, a community-building...
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KSMU Radio
  City of Springfield seeks private sector partner or partners for renewable natural gas project
...PM CDT Springfield-Greene County Health Department Noble Hill Sanitary Landfill in southwest Missouri. The Department of Environmental Services is looking for someone to build renewable energy production...
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MissouriNet
  Missouri Senators Weigh In As Congress Considers Potential Iran War Funding
...Reserve, Whiteman Air Force Base, departs after receiving fuel in the skies near the border of Iowa and Missouri on July 7, 2020. U.S. Air National Guard photo: Senior Master Sgt. Vincent De Groot Missouri’s two...
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Missouri Independent   +10 other publications
  Missouri maternal deaths remain mostly preventable, sixth state report finds
...after pregnancy, according to the sixth annual Pregnancy-Associated Mortality Review published by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (Oscar Wong/Getty Images). From 2019 to 2023, 340 Missourians...
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St​.‌ Louis American
  Amendments 4 and 5 could reshape Missouri law
...Florissant Avenue ahead of the Aug. 4 primary election to rally against two statewide ballot measures — Missouri Amendments 4 and 5. Another large group gathered in St. Charles for similar demonstrations during...
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KTVO-TV (ABC 3)   +10 other publications
  Missouri early voting period opens with a rush that points to high primary turnout
The first day of early voting in Missouri indicates a strong primary turnout, comparable to or possibly exceeding past primaries where hotly contested ballot measures drew more votes than candidate races....
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El Dorado Springs Sun
  Commission approves FY 2027-2031 Statewide Transportation Improvement Program
The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission today approved the FY 2027-2031 Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP). The program lists transportation projects planned by state and regional...
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