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State legislators were surprised to learn the Capitol has no formal alert system for riots, or for health- or weather-related emergencies.
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States will not receive large increases in COVID-19 vaccine doses that some had expected.
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During the Obama administration, the unofficial motto for many farmers was "feed the nine billion." When the Trump administration took office, the message shifted to "trade not aid."
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Gov. Mike Parson announced Thursday that law enforcement personnel, firefighters, emergency medical technicians and other emergency workers are now eligible to receive the coronavirus vaccine.
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Doctors' offices and medical clinics that aren't affiliated with a hospital or other large institution may have difficulty securing COVID-19 shots for their patients.
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Wyandotte County District Attorney Mark Dupree promised to hold law enforcement officers accountable in a community with a history of “open wounds” from police brutality.
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Nurses are the only employees at most schools able to get COVID-19 vaccines right now. State education officials don't know when vaccines will be available for teachers and other school staff.
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The Senate is expected to finish the trial after Joe Biden is sworn in as president. Missouri and Kansas Senators don’t support impeachment.
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The article of impeachment accuses President Trump of "incitement of insurrection" for his comments and actions leading up to last week's riot at the Capitol.
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The governor's State of the State speech called for bipartisanship, cooperation in fighting the pandemic and, less realistically, expansion of Medicaid.
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U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley is facing mounting scrutiny after challenging the election results, but the Missouri Republican created his political brand around defiance to the mainstream.
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After Chief Rick Smith made his report to the Board of Police Commissioners Tuesday, City Councilmember Eric Bunch called for the chief’s resignation or firing. “Enough is enough,” Bunch wrote on Twitter.
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“It was clear the mob had approached our doors and started screaming and was trying to crash through the doors,” said Adam Sachs, a Kansas City attorney, who was at the nation's Capitol for his son's first day as a congressional intern.
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U.S. Rep. Cori Bush is also preparing for the potential impeachment of President Donald Trump for inciting last Wednesday's insurrection.