Missouri

Maps show how Texas, California, Missouri, North Carolina and Utah redistricting could affect congressional seats

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Several states undertook mid-decade redistricting efforts to try to alter the makeup of their congressional delegations this year, after President Trump began last summer to press Republican-led states to increase the number of GOP-friendly districts to help his party hold the House in next year’s midterm elections. Indiana became the first of these to reject … Read more

Missouri Supreme Court upholds new GOP-drawn congressional map

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The Missouri Supreme Court upheld a new Republican-drawn congressional map on Tuesday, ruling that state law does not explicitly prohibit lawmakers from conducting mid-decade redistricting. The map, which Missouri’s Republican governor signed into law last year, is designed to net the GOP a House seat in the 2026 midterm elections. Typically, states redraw their district … Read more

Fentanyl found inside Barbies sold at Missouri discount store, police say

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Fentanyl was found inside Barbie doll packages being sold at a discount store in Missouri, police said on Saturday. The Independence Police Department said in a social media post that they were contacted by security at Cargo Largo, a local discount store, after finding a suspicious powder substance in the packaging of a Barbie doll. Tests … Read more

Man facing questions about Missouri teacher’s murder caught on camera eating pages of notebook

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Lead homicide detective Mark Biondolino began the investigation into Jocelyn Peters’ murder on March 24, 2016. Since then, he has remained connected to the case even though he’s now retired from the St. Louis, Missouri, Police Department.  Mark Biondolino: I think you have a responsibility to do that.  Anne-Marie Green: You wanted to see it … Read more

Missouri judge rejects a challenge to new US House districts backed by Trump

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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A Missouri court has rejected a legal challenge to new U.S. House districts backed by President Donald Trump that are aimed at helping Republicans win an additional seat in the midterm elections. Opponents of the new districts claimed they violated a state constitutional provision requiring districts to be compact. But Jackson … Read more

2 Missouri deputies killed, 2 wounded as driver opens fire during traffic stop; suspect is dead

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Two sheriff’s deputies were killed while conducting a traffic stop in southwestern Missouri on Monday, triggering a manhunt that eventually led to the death of a suspect and wounding of two more officers, officials said. The two deputies from the Christian County Sheriff’s Office died from gunshot wounds after a driver opened fire when they … Read more