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Photo illustration by Marci Suela/The Marshall Project. Source images: Katie Moore/The Marshall Project; Getty Images; Circuit Court of Cole County; and U.S. District Court for the Western District of MissouriCurrent and former employees at Jefferson City Correctional Center say the shortage is causing unrest. They blame the state’s contractor, Centurion Health. -
The leading candidates, Juliana Stratton, Robin Kelly and Raja Krishnamoorthi, propose solutions on housing, health care and other cost-of-living issues.
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A fight is brewing even as a judge considers whether St. Louis Sheriff Alfred Montgomery will get to keep his job.
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Only about $56 million of the $159 million in funding for the county has been allocated to projects so far.
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Wilson is vying to be the Democratic nominee in Missouri’s only 2026 campaign.
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The ballot measure also includes a ban on gender affirming health care for minors. Judges reissued the summary statement that voters will see on November 2026 ballots to make clear rights were being repealed, not newly established.
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St. Louis sheriff's lawyers said it cost $6,852.54 for U.S. marshals to transport Alfred Montgomery to and from jail during the five-day trial.
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Officials in charge of the Dome at American’s Center in Downtown St. Louis approved a plan to merge with Explore St. Louis in hopes of shaking up the management of the two complexes.
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Four dogs and six cats found homes on the first day of the event, and shelter leaders want more opportunities for free adoptions.
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The new law will allow the state to publish guidelines that differ from the CDC.
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The program provides a long-term look at water quality in some of Missouri’s most famous lakes. It will end in 2027 after a state agency will no longer provide federal funding.
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Attorney General Catherine Hanaway is using Missouri’s consumer protection laws to require some pornography websites to verify someone’s age.