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Missouri man makes life-or-death effort to prove innocence before execution scheduled for next month
Testimony begins Wednesday in a hearing with life-or-death implications for Missouri inmate Marcellus Williams. The case before St. Louis County Circuit Judge Bruce Hilton is on a motion filed by Prosecuting Attorney Wesley Bell seeking to vacate Williams’ 1998 murder conviction. Time is of the essence: Williams is scheduled to be executed Sept. 24, and neither Missouri Gov. Mike Parson nor Attorney General Andrew Bailey has shown any inclination to delay the process. Williams, 55, was convicted of first-degree murder in the 1998 stabbing death of Lisha Gayle. He was hours away from execution in August 2017 when then-Gov. Eric Greitens, a Republican, granted a stay after DNA testing unavailable at the time of the killing showed that DNA on the knife matched someone else, not Williams. That evidence prompted Bell to reexamine the case.
Missouri changes gender ID rules following incident at area gym
It has become more difficult for Missourians to change their gender on state-issued IDs. An incident at an Ellisville gym involving a transgender woman using the women's locker room led to the rule change, which the Missouri Department of Revenue confirmed this week.
CDC reports a reduction of drug overdoses in Missouri
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - Signs of relief in the nation’s overdose crisis. New state-level data from the CDC shows both fatal and nonfatal overdose cases are down in the Ozarks and across Missouri. “An overdose can happen to anyone at any place,” said Julie Viele with the Springfield Greene...
Yes, Nukes Travel on Missouri Highways and You Should Be Afraid
Ever learn something that you wish you didn't know? This is one of those things for me. I've discovered more facts than I wanted to know about how nuclear weapons really are transported on Missouri highways and there are lots of legitimate reasons to be very afraid. The National Nuclear...
First Case of Insect Transmitted Corn Stunt Disease Confirmed in Missouri
COLUMBIA, Mo. — University of Missouri Extension specialists have confirmed the first case of corn stunt in Missouri. The disease, which is transmitted by an insect, was found in southwest Missouri. Corn leafhopper is the insect capable of infecting corn with three pathogens that results in corn stunt disease....
Abortion-rights proponents sue Missouri secretary of state over fair ballot language
Organizers behind an abortion-rights amendment that will appear on Missouri’s November ballot filed a lawsuit last week alleging the “fair ballot language” written by the secretary of state’s office is “intentionally argumentative” and bound to create confusion for voters. Amendment 3 asks voters if they want to legalize abortion up until the point of fetal […]
5 local teachers up for Missouri Teacher of the Year honor
Back-to-school means back to work for nearly 66,000 teachers across Missouri. Among the thousands, five local teachers are in the running for the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) Teacher of the Year award. 16 teachers state-wide are nominated for the honor. The list includes teachers from multiple grade levels, subject areas and nearly […]
Does Chiefs’ future in Missouri depend on passage of sports betting initiative?
Three citizen-led proposals will appear on the Missouri ballot in November, including sports betting. In the past, Missouri’s six professional sports teams have heavily promoted the idea of legalizing sports gambling. Sports betting has been legal in Kansas since 2022 and that state is trying to lure the Kansas...
Bailey demands answers on how many migrants are being sent to Missouri from border
(The Center Square) – As the border crisis continues, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey is demanding answers from the Department of Homeland Security to learn how many foreign nationals the Biden-Harris administration is flying from the border to Missouri. He’s also demanding answers from the Democratic leaders of St. Louis and Kansas City as well as from county clerks, county prosecutors, airlines and transportation companies. Bailey sued DHS requesting the court require it to comply with a Freedom of Information request seeking documents and communications...
$3.7 million available to help food projects, here's how to apply
(KOAM) - The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Heartland Regional Food Business Center (RFBC) have announced over $3.7 million in Business Builder Grants intended to empower small, mid-sized, and diverse food and farm entrepreneurs across Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Nebraska, and northwest Arkansas.
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