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A Columbia attorney hoping to enshrine abortion rights in the Missouri Constitution is suing to force a review of his initiative petition.

A software integration company was awarded $23 million in its lawsuit alleging contract breaches over Missouri's Medicaid system.

Filed by attorney Chuck Hatfield on behalf of three plaintiffs, the lawsuit names the Judicial Redistricting Commission and Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft as defendants. The commission created the map and Ashcroft implemented it for this year’s elections.

Filed by attorney Chuck Hatfield on behalf of three plaintiffs, the lawsuit names the Judicial Redistricting Commission and Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft as defendants. The commission created the map and Ashcroft implemented it for this year’s elections.

A lawsuit challenging the state Senate redistricting map being used for Tuesdays primaries alleges it violates the Missouri Constitution because it "packs" Black residents into two St. Louis area districts and splits Buchanan County without good cause.

A lawsuit challenging the state Senate redistricting map being used for Tuesday’s primaries alleges it violates the Missouri Constitution because it “packs” Black residents into two St. Louis area districts

Facing a staffing crisis, the Cole County Commission has approved an increase in the starting pay for deputy juvenile officers at the Prenger Family Center.

A Jefferson City man was ordered to be placed into long-term drug treatment in the Department of Corrections after pleading guilty to an amended charge in connection with what authorities had reported as a robbery in the Capital City in March 2020.

A Cole County man pleaded guilty to amended charges in connection with a domestic assault in April 2021 where the Cole County Sheriffs SWAT Team was called out to take him into custody.

Its the lone contested race for an elected office in Cole County on the Aug. 2 primary ballot.