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Editorial: If Schmitt wants to root out 'radical ideology,' he should start in the mirror

Eric Schmitt, Missouri’s lawsuit-happy attorney general and Republican Senate nominee, recently declared that school children are being exposed to “radical ideology.” He’s right: Any kids who happen to follow political news in Missouri are seeing the worst kind of radicalism being advanced by Schmitt himself.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Woman found with electric dog collar on neck flees from Missouri home claiming she was kept as ‘sex slave’

‘It was readily apparent that she had been held against her will for a significant period of time’

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Woman was held captive in basement for a month and repeatedly raped say police

Charging documents say a Missouri woman was held captive in a basement room for about a month and was raped repeatedly before she was able to escape

The Independent UK

All candidates for Missouri House of Representatives District 65 complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey

Both of the candidates running in the November 8, 2022, general election for Missouri House of Representatives District 65 — Eric Nowicki (D) and Wendy Hausman (R) — completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run for…

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Police: Woman held captive for a month, repeatedly raped

Charging documents say a Missouri woman was held captive in a basement room for about a month and was raped repeatedly before she was able to escape

The Independent UK

Will Missouri Legalize Cannabis? Amendment 3 Suffers Another Attack This Time By State NAACP

Cannabis legalization efforts in Missouri are under attack once again, this time by The Missouri State Conference of the NAACP.

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Missouri Senate could be shifting further right this election. What policies could pass?

With a new crop of hard-right Republicans expected to join the Missouri Senate, some Democrats are worried that the upper chamber’s priorities will swing more to the right in the next legislative session.

Tribune News Service

Florida Army vet walking 1,000 miles to Missouri for epilepsy awareness

From his career in the Army to a life-changing medical diagnosis in his 30s, Ryan O’Connor doesn’t view life’s obstacles as roadblocks but rather as challenges he can overcome.

Orlando Sentinel

Legendary NHL Star Brett Hull Talks About His Weed Strain And Cannabis For Chronic Pain

Brett Hull, Hockey Hall of Famer, now has a cannabis strain named after himself as well as a cannabis dispensary. In 2021, he teamed with former Blues players Kelly Chase and Barret Jackman to launch Hippos dispensary in Missouri.

Benzinga

Updated Chiefs 53-man roster by jersey number for Week 5

Be sure you know all of the players on the #Chiefs' roster ahead of their Week 5 game with the #Raiders.

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Eric Schmitt says children are exposed to 'radical ideology' in schools

FENTON, Mo. — The GOP nominee for U.S. Senate in Missouri spoke to a group of St. Louis County Republicans on Sunday and talked about concerns of "radical ideology" in schools.

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Republican nominee for Missouri auditor wants to investigate schools, ‘Critical Race Theory’

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Republican Scott Fitzpatrick has vowed to audit Missouri school districts if elected as the state’s next auditor.

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Florida drop tower will be taken down after teen's death

A towering amusement ride in central Florida’s tourism district where a Missouri teen fell to his death will be taken down because of the accident

Tribune News Service

Commentary: The threat to democracy that no one’s talking about

Few people would characterize the conservative South as enlightened when it comes to electoral politics. But the truth is that in some respects it is more advanced than many Democratic strongholds. While states like Oregon and New York continue to employ closed party primary elections, even as the electorate becomes…

The Independent UK

EXPLAINER: Tax cut trend reaches two-thirds of states

About two-thirds of U.S. states have adopted some sort of tax relief this year

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Florida vs Missouri Prediction, Game Preview

Florida vs Missouri game preview, prediction, and breakdown for the Week 6 game on Saturday, October 8

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‘This is trans health care’: Barriers to testosterone limit care options in Missouri

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — In April, Kenny Caldwell walked into a Costco pharmacy in Kansas City to pick up their monthly medication. They walked out empty-handed.

Tribune News Service

Missouri farmer pleads guilty to federal charges linked to death of Wisconsin brothers

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Missouri farmer pleaded guilty Tuesday to federal charges related to his role in a cattle fraud scheme, just days after admitting he killed two Wisconsin brothers to cover it up, according to federal prosecutors.

Ballotpedia

Three candidates running for Missouri state auditor in November

Alan Green (D), Scott Fitzpatrick (R), and John Hartwig (L) are running for Missouri state auditor on Nov. 8, 2022. Green and Fitzpatrick have led in fundraising and polling. Incumbent Nicole Galloway (D) announced in June 2021 that she would not seek re-election.

Tribune News Service

Mark Story: No time to mope. UK football’s next five foes have an axe to grind with the Cats.

The ardor with which Kentucky football pursued victory Saturday at then-No. 14 Mississippi was impeccable.

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All candidates for Missouri House of Representatives District 140 complete Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey

Both of the candidates running in the November 8, 2022, general election for Missouri House of Representatives District 140 — Amy Freeland (D) and Jamie Ray Gragg (R) — completed Ballotpedia’s Candidate Connection survey. These survey responses allow voters to hear directly from candidates about what motivates them to run…

Tribune News Service

Missouri prosecutors, legalization advocates spar over public safety impact of marijuana vote

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — Prosecuting attorneys and marijuana legalization advocates are battling over the public safety impact from Missouri’s potential approval of recreational marijuana in November.

Chicago Sun-Times

Planned Parenthood to launch its first mobile abortion clinic in southern Illinois within next few months

The announcement comes 100 days after the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. And it comes as wait times in Illinois for abortion procedures have skyrocketed from four days to two-and-a-half weeks at Planned Parenthood’s clinic in downstate Fairview Heights.

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