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Editorial Roundup: Missouri
St. Louis Post-Dispatch. March 17, 2024. Editorial: A legislator with a court record put a veil on court records. This can’t stand. We can’t think of a single good reason why a new Missouri law would require redacting the names of all victims and witnesses from...
Supreme Court seems favorable to Biden administration over efforts to combat social media posts
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court seemed likely Monday to side with the Biden administration in a dispute with Republican-led states over how far the federal government can go to combat controversial social media posts on topics including COVID-19 and election security in a case that could set...
Today in History: March 18, FDR signs executive order on internment of Japanese-Americans
Today in History Today is Monday, March 18, the 78th day of 2024. There are 288 days left in the year. Today’s highlight in history: On March 18, 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed an executive order authorizing the War Relocation Authority,...
Undeterred: Kansas City crowds go to St. Patrick's Day parade, month after violence at Chiefs' rally
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — April Coleman spent Sunday cavorting in the street with family and friends, passing out green beads at the St. Patrick's Day parade in Kansas City, Missouri, and she said she would not be deterred by last month's deadly shooting at another big mass gathering. ...
Miller beats buzzer and Drake women win Missouri Valley Tournament in dramatic fashion
MOLINE, Ill. (AP) — Anna Miller scored 25 points, including the winning two-pointer as time expired, and top-seeded Drake defeated No. 3 seed Missouri State 76-75 on Sunday for the Missouri Valley Conference championship and another trip to the NCAA Tournament. The Bulldogs made it...
KC Current hold off Portland for a 5-4 victory in their new stadium
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Vanessa DiBernardo scored the first goal for Kansas City in its new stadium and the Current held off the Portland Thorns 5-4 on Saturday in the regular-season opener for the National Women's Soccer League. Debinha's rebound shot deflected off Thorns...
Supreme Court rules public officials can sometimes be sued for blocking critics on social media
WASHINGTON (AP) — A unanimous Supreme Court ruled Friday that public officials can sometimes be sued for blocking their critics on social media, an issue that first arose for the high court in a case involving then-President Donald Trump. Justice Amy Coney Barrett, writing for the...
Iowa State Cyclones and Baylor Bears play in Big 12 Tournament
Baylor Bears (23-9, 12-7 Big 12) vs. Iowa State Cyclones (25-7, 14-5 Big 12) Kansas City, Missouri; Friday, 9:30 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Cyclones -1.5; over/under is 137 BOTTOM LINE: No. 7 Iowa State faces No. 14 Baylor in the Big 12...
Dennis, Bridges help No. 14 Baylor pull away from Cincy for 68-56 Big 12 tourney win
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Baylor got to experience the downside of earning a double-bye in the Big 12 Tournament on Thursday night: a slow start when the Bears were finally able to step on the floor against Cincinnati for the quarterfinal round. The Bearcats experienced the downside...
St. Patrick's parade will be Kansas City's first big event since the deadly Super Bowl celebration
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of people are expected at this weekend's St. Patrick’s Day parade in Kansas City, where they should expect much tighter security measures than in past years due to last month's deadly mass shooting at the Chiefs’ Super Bowl celebration. ...