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City of Columbia officials say Sunday’s storms destroyed the city’s Material Recovery Facility, and it may be days before they know what it’ll take to rebuild.
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Missouri is one of 25 states considering a legalization of physician-assisted death. -
About $378 million of Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program funding remains to be distributed, and experts worry that low-income customers won't be able to pay for cooling. -
The department announced that some of the project funds in the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities program could be renewed under a new program, called the Advancing Markets for Producers initiative. -
Deandra Buchanan, an inmate at the Jefferson City Correctional Center is serving a first degree murder sentence for killing his girlfriend and two others in 2000. -
MoDOT shared on social media Sunday morning that the road was reopened. -
The legislation also removes the cap on how much can be spent on an investigation.
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Ukraine said it would reciprocate any genuine ceasefire by Moscow, but voiced skepticism after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a temporary Easter truce in Ukraine starting Saturday. -
Corporate sponsors for the usually apolitical event held on the White House South Lawn include tech giants Meta, YouTube and Amazon. -
NPR's Scott Simon reflects on the Chicago Bulls cap that is being cited as evidence of a deported Maryland man's gang membership.
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The SAVE Act could force eligible voters to provide proof of U.S. citizenship in order to register and vote. But the lack of resources, potential to disenfranchise applicants and criminal penalties worry some county clerks in Missouri. -
The rescue team deployed 48 people to southeastern Missouri Thursday. -
MU Health Care says Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield walked out of negotiations with MU Health Care this week. The previous contract served more than 100,000 individuals in the region - including thousands of unionized workers. Anthem’s withdrawal discontinues care for Missouri’s unionized labor force. -
A spokesperson for Missouri’s Whiteman Air Force Base says no suspensions of transgender service members are being processed due to a memorandum sent out April 2 by the Department of Defense. -
An entire staff was laid off at a $4.1 billion program that provides financial assistance for households with low income. -
Eli is a 16-year-old teenage member of the LGBTQ+ community who uses any pronouns. They spoke about not needing to confine their queerness to a specific label, and the importance of allowing young people to fluidly explore their identity.
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