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(AP) A Missouri judge has found that a voter-approved ballot measure to expand Medicaid is unconstitutional. Cole County Circuit Court Judge Jon Beetem on Wednesday said the amendment unconstitutionally sought to force lawmakers to set aside money for the expansion. Under the Constitution, lawmakers can’t be forced to make appropriations unless the ballot measure includes …

The Joplin Health Department has another death to report with Covid-19 being a significant contributor. The latest resident was a 38-year-old female. Click here to find a location near you for a Covid-19 vaccine.    

(AP) – As the U.S. emerges from the COVID-19 crisis, Missouri is becoming a cautionary tale for the rest of the country: It is seeing an alarming rise in cases because of a combination of the fast-spreading delta variant and stubborn resistance among many people to getting vaccinated. The state now leads the nation with …

(AP) – A 36-year-old Kansas City man faces a possible life sentence after being convicted of sexually abusing a young girl. A Jackson County jury on Tuesday recommended a life sentence plus 25 years for Adalberto Gaitan. He was convicted of two counts of first-degree statutory rape, two counts of statutory sodomy and one count …

(AP) – Jim Bakker and his southwestern Missouri church will pay restitution of $156,000 to settle a lawsuit that accused the TV pastor of falsely claiming that a health supplement could cure the coronavirus. Missouri court records show that a settlement agreement was filed Tuesday. It calls for refunds to people who paid money or …

Yesterday, Colonel Eric Olsen of the Missouri State Highway Patrol announced the results of the Driver and Vehicle Safety Division’s 2021 annual school bus inspection program. 10,807 school buses were rated “approved” upon initial inspection, 822 were rated “defective”, and 264 were rated as “out-of-service” after the initial inspection. The busses that were found defective …

(AP) The grandmother of an 11-year-old Tennessee boy who was injured on a roller coaster in Branson, Missouri, says doctors are concerned his legs might have to be amputated. Aalondo Perry, who is visually impaired, was injured Sunday when he fell while getting off of The Branson Coaster during a visit to the southwest Missouri …

(AP) — St. Louis lawyer and U.S. Senate candidate Mark McCloskey may have been forced to give up his old semi-automatic rifle, but now, he has a new one. McCloskey on Saturday posted on Twitter of photo of himself posing with an AR-15 at a gun store. McCloskey and his wife, Patricia, earned national attention …

(AP) Missouri Gov. Mike Parson is calling lawmakers back for a special session to work out a deal on a critical piece of Medicaid funding. Parson announced Tuesday that he is calling a special session beginning noon Wednesday so lawmakers can pass a tax on medical providers that draws down a significant amount of federal …

During a vote on the nomination of Kiran Ahuja to be the director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Missouri U.S. Senator Josh Hawley took to the Senate floor to slam the idea of critical race theory being taught in schools across the country. “The advocates of critical theory tell us we have to …