Missouri voters to decide whether to legalize abortion in a state with a near-total ban

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri voters will decide Tuesday whether to enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution and undo a near-total ban on the procedure. The measure would guarantee people's right to make decisions about their reproductive health, such as whether to...

Biden's student loan cancellation is put on hold again after day of legal whiplash

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge in Missouri put a temporary hold on President Joe Biden's latest student loan cancellation plan on Thursday, slamming the door on hope it would move forward after another judge allowed a pause to expire. Just as it briefly appeared the Biden...

Missouri governor and state Supreme Court both refuse to halt the execution of man convicted of a 1998 fatal stabbing

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri governor and state Supreme Court both refuse to halt the execution of man convicted of a 1998 fatal stabbing.

The prison where the ‘In Cold Blood’ killers were executed will soon open for tours

LANSING, Kan. (AP) — The shuttered Kansas prison where the killers chronicled in Truman Capote 's “In Cold Blood” were executed is now a tourist attraction. Starting Friday, former wardens and corrections officers will lead two-hour tours of the stone-walled building in Lansing...

Abortion-rights measure will be on Missouri's November ballot, court rules

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — A measure undoing Missouri’s near-total abortion ban will appear on the ballot in November, the state’s high court ruled Tuesday, marking the latest victory in a nationwide fight to have voters weigh in on abortion laws since federal rights to the procedure ended in...

Missouri high court rules a measure to restore abortion rights will be on the ballot, despite Republican opposition

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri high court rules a measure to restore abortion rights will be on the ballot, despite Republican opposition.

Courts in Nebraska and Missouri weigh arguments to keep abortion measures off the ballot

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — With ballot deadlines approaching, courts in Nebraska and Missouri are weighing legal arguments that could take measures seeking to expand abortion rights out of the hands of voters. In Missouri, a day before the state's Supreme Court plans to hear arguments over...

Missouri now requires proof of surgery or court order for gender changes on IDs

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri residents now must provide proof of gender-affirmation surgery or a court order to update their gender on driver's licenses following a Revenue Department policy change. Previously, Missouri required doctor approval, but not surgery, to change the...

Missouri voters pass constitutional amendment requiring increased Kansas City police funding

Missouri voters have once again passed a constitutional amendment requiring Kansas City to spend at least a quarter of its budget on police, up from 20% previously. Tuesday’s vote highlights tension between Republicans in power statewide who are concerned about the possibility of...