JEFFERSON CITY — A Cole County judge struck down key elements of a Republican-led “voter integrity” law Wednesday as unconstitutional and vague, setting up a possible appeal or further legislative action.

A Missouri judge threw out a lawsuit from the Missouri NAACP and other groups challenging the state's law requiring a government-issued ID to vote. But the plaintiffs say "the court got the test wrong" and ignored the burden the law places on voters.

Pension systems for Missouri sheriffs and prosecuting attorneys raised concerns when they contributed to a campaign for Amendment 6 in October.

A Cole County judge called requirements for obtaining photo identification "generalized grievances shared by the population as a whole."

Sydney Thomas, the ring girl who went viral during the Jake Paul-Mike Tyson fight, insisted she has plenty of brains to go along with her brawn. Thomas, 21, took to TikTok — where she recently hit 1 million followers — to update her new fans about who she is outside of the ring. “I feel

A Missouri state law requiring a photo ID to vote will remain intact. Cole County Circuit Judge Jon Beetem ruled Monday that a lawsuit challenging the photo ID requirement lacks standing. In his ruling, Beetem said the individual plaintiffs did not provide “sufficient evidence” that they are harmed by the law’s voter ID provisions.

JEFFERSON CITY — A Republican-backed law requiring Missouri voters to present a photo ID at their polling places survived a second court challenge Monday. The $570 million project, which received incentives Tuesday from both the city and state, has strong backing from the federal government.

It was another Sunday morning of sometimes heated but always civil political debate on Hancock and Kelley for Sunday, Nov. 24, 2024.

Readers weigh in on the short- and long-term effects they expect after the November election in this week's letters.

Every public pension program in Missouri should adopt policies against making political contributions from retirement funds, State Treasurer Vivek Malek wrote in a letter sent Monday to system managers.