Missouri

The Republican secretaries of state in Ohio, West Virginia and Missouri all have promoted their states’ elections as fair and secure.
If the more than 100 bills in state legislatures aiming to ban books fail, lawmakers want to cut library budgets — which could mean cuts to resources for America's most vulnerable.
The ACLU is suing to block new Missouri restrictions on both adults and children seeking gender-affirming health care.
The 16-year-old also chatted with President Biden for almost an hour, according to an update shared by attorney Lee Merritt and activist Shaun King.
The Black 16-year-old is "doing considerably well" physically, but is still dealing with emotional trauma from the shooting, Cleo Nagbe said.
The state’s attorney general announced an "emergency regulation" that, among other things, introduces a three-year waiting period for gender-affirming care.
“I do not support adults marrying children,” state Sen. Mike Moon told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch on Thursday. “That’s preposterous to even think that I do.”
Missouri state Sen. Mike Moon suggested letting young kids marry while pushing a bill that would block gender-affirming care for transgender minors.
Surveillance video shows Bonnie Gooch banging on the counter, asking the teller to hurry.
Authorities say a tornado that tore through southeastern Missouri has caused widespread destruction and killed and injured multiple people.