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Ferguson Police Release Video Showing Moments Before Anniversary Shooting
Authorities in Ferguson released on Tuesday a surveillance video they say shows a teenager pulling out a gun moments before he was shot and critically injured by plainclothes police. According to the...
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Protests Turn Peaceful in Ferguson After Two Nights of Tension
(FERGUSON, Mo.) — Police outnumbered protesters along West Florissant Avenue in Ferguson on Tuesday night, perhaps signaling the demonstrations around the anniversary of Michael Brown’s death are...
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How to Go to College for Free
Instead of paying tuition, students at College of the Ozarks in Point Lookout, Mo., work at one of over 100 different on-campus jobs. The 1,000-acre campus has dairy, hog, and beef farms; a hotel; a...
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Photographing Life in Ferguson a Year After Michael Brown’s Death
One year ago, on August 9, the quiet St. Louis suburb of Ferguson, Mo. made the national headlines. The body of a black teenager, Michael Brown, who was fatally shot by white police officer Darren...
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White Supremacist Convicted of Killing 3 People at Kansas City Jewish Sites
(OLATHE, Kan.) — The man who admitted killing three people at two suburban Kansas City Jewish sites was convicted of murder and other charges Monday, shortly after he told jurors he hoped to “die a...
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Missouri Executes Man for 15-Year-Old Girl’s 1989 Killing
(BONNE TERRE, Mo.) — A man who spent nearly 25 years on Missouri’s death row was executed Tuesday for the kidnapping, rape and fatal stabbing of a 15-year-old girl who was waiting for a school bus....
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Man Charged in Plot to Bomb 9/11 Memorial in Missouri
(JACKSONVILLE) — A Florida man faces up to 20 years in federal prison after authorities say he was trying to help plan an attack on an upcoming 9/11 memorial in Missouri. The U.S. Attorney’s Office...
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Captive Snake With No Male Companion Gives Birth, Again
(ST. LOUIS) — For the second time in two years, a captive snake in southeast Missouri has given birth without any interaction with a member of the opposite sex. Officials at the Missouri Department of...
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St. Louis County Must Improve Handling of Protests, DOJ Says
(ST. LOUIS) — St. Louis County police must strengthen policies for handling protests, improve training on diversity and community policing, and do a better job of hiring and promoting minorities and...
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Missouri Governor Commutes Sentence of Death Row Inmate 4 Days Before Execution
(ST. LOUIS) — Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon on Friday spared the life of a death row inmate four days before the scheduled execution, saying he did so after “significant consideration” of the circumstances...
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Olive Garden Kicks Out Uniformed Officer for Carrying a Gun
A Kansas City, Mo., uniformed cop was hoping to celebrate his birthday with lunch at an Olive Garden in the city on Sunday, but was asked to leave because he was carrying a gun, KMBC reports. Michael...
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Gun Control Advocates Eye a New Strategy: Taking Firearms Dealers to Court
The jury decision finding a Wisconsin gun seller liable for selling a firearm that was used to shoot two police officers is a rare legal victory for gun control advocates that could open a new front in...
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Photographing Life in Ferguson a Year After Michael Brown’s Death
One year ago, on August 9, the quiet St. Louis suburb of Ferguson, Mo. made the national headlines. The body of a black teenager, Michael Brown, who was fatally shot by white police officer Darren...
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St Louis Archdiocese Urges TV Exorcists Not to ‘Play Games With Satan’
A live exorcism due to be broadcast on cable television from a house in St. Louis Friday risks exposing all involved to “hidden Satanic attack,” according to the local Catholic archdiocese. Discovery...
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Man Arrested in Connection With St. Louis Church Fires
A 35-year-old man has been charged with two of seven fires set in the span of two weeks in St. Louis, authorities said Friday. David Lopez Jackson was arrested Thursday and is facing two counts of...
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Missouri Town Sued After Citing Residents for Saggy Pants, Mismatched Curtains
In Pagedale, Mo., residents can get fined for not mowing their lawn, wearing their pants too low, or having a beer within 150 feet of a grill. But a lawsuit filed in federal court Wednesday is...
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Missouri Football Players Pressure School Leaders Over Race
(COLUMBIA, Mo.) — Student protests over the way leaders of the University of Missouri have responded to racially charged incidents escalated dramatically over the weekend when 32 black football players...
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What Happened in Missouri Puts the Nation on Notice
What happened at the University of Missouri has sent shockwaves throughout this country: A startling coalition of students and faculty just forced the top leadership of the University to resign. The...
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Mizzou Prof: ‘I Have Been Called the N-Word Too Many Times to Count’
I’ve lived in Columbia and been at the university for almost 18 years. During this time, I have been called the n-word too many times to count. My most recent experience was while jogging on Route K...
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Missouri Journalism School Will Review Appointment of Professor Who Blocked...
The dean of the Missouri School of Journalism announced Tuesday that the school was taking immediate action to review the appointment of the professor who called for “muscle” on a journalist taking...
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