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The case centers on a student in the Blue Springs School District. A 5-2 ruling from the state's highest court recently found that the Missouri Human Rights Act “does not cover claims based on gender identity," but it used a definition of "sex" that's more than two decades old.

One lawmaker said Missouri runs the risk of becoming a "sanctuary state for pedophiles" if the General Assembly doesn't pass a bill that would give victims of child sex abuse more time to press civil charges against their abusers.

Gabrielle Steinhauser, reporter with The Wall Street Journal; Suzanne Lynch, European Correspondent with The Irish Times; and NPR's Dina Temple-Raston, report on latest in Brussels explosions.

The Jackson County Legislature passed a resolution to declare June 10 as “Dragon Boat Festival Day." The annual event at Country Club Plaza began in 2005, and is the only one in the world that takes place on a creek.

Kansas City Council passed a resolution declaring the city a safe haven for gender-affirming care and making enforcement of state bans a low priority.

The former president helped Republicans cruise to statewide victories twice — but some at the Missouri GOP celebration in Springfield doubt that he can win a general election next year.

Braisen Cain, 42, is the city’s 18th victim of intimate partner violence so far this year, a significant increase from last year. Experts say cases are growing more violent, with survivors reporting an escalation of threats like use of guns and strangulation.

The bill would bring back some penalties that were cast aside six years ago when Senate Bill 367 was passed.

The Missouri Freedom Caucus, a faction of the state GOP, has vowed to debate the budget in detail and attempt to cut hundreds of millions in spending. That could push final votes on spending past the constitutional deadline of May 10.

Sheena Greitens’ attorney says phone logs show no calls to Karl Rove, Mitch McConnell or the Associated Press to push out her allegations of child and spousal abuse by former Missouri governor and current U.S. Senate candidate Eric Greitens.