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City leaders are bringing back what they say is an improved “focused deterrence” program to help reduce homicides and gun violence. But critics point to the model's modest, short-term success rates and the way it often targets minorities for “draconian punishment.”

Christopher Dunn is serving a life sentence for the 1990 murder of Ricco Rogers. But two adolescent eyewitnesses have recanted, and prosecutors say they no longer believe that Dunn is guilty.

It’s been a year since NASA kicked off an effort to provide farmers with useful information garnered from satellite images of Earth. The program includes research at two universities in the Midwest.

Christopher Dunn's situation is similar to that of Sandra Hemme, who spent 43 years in prison for the fatal stabbing of a woman in 1980 before her conviction was overturned. In both cases, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey has fought to keep them in prison.

More than two-thirds of local governments had not spent any of the funds they received from suing drug companies and distributors over the opioid crisis. Missouri law requires that the money be used for treatment, prevention and other addiction abatement.

While the Missouri House and Senate have both passed their own versions of bills restricting access for gender-affirming health care and sports participation for transgender youth, no bill has passed both chambers. With two weeks remaining in session, Parson said he’s prepared to call lawmakers back to pass the bills.

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The rally comes after the Republican-led Senate passed two bills limiting transgender youth from accessing health care that affirms their gender, and participating in sports that match their gender identity. Both bills still need to pass the House.

Kansas City officials unveiled the budget for the 2023-2024 fiscal year on Thursday. The city will spend even more on police than the 25% of its general fund required after Missouri voters passed Amendment 4 in November.

The lawsuit alleges Missouri is wrongly depriving thousands of low-income residents access to food assistance and violating federal SNAP rules. It also argues that the state’s overburdened call center particularly affects those with disabilities.