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Kansas City defends limits on perks for companies owned by minorities, women
A pair of businesses claim the city’s addition of a personal net worth cap unfairly stripped them of their status as certified minority- and women-owned companies.
Second Dairy Giant Files for Bankruptcy as Milk Sales Fall
One of America’s oldest and most recognized dairy producers, Borden Dairy, announced it is filing for bankruptcy, making it the second dairy dynasty to do so in as many months as consumption of milk continues to decline.
Judge Rules Against Missouri Lawmaker Who Blocked Twitter Critic
Finding that her page constitutes a public forum, a federal judge in Missouri ruled Friday that a Republican state lawmaker violated the free speech rights of a constituent she blocked on Twitter.
Missouri Justices Weigh Teacher Liability for Student Injuries
The Missouri Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday over whether immunity should be granted to a high school teacher accused of carelessly restraining a combative student, breaking his arm in the process.
Missouri Justices Hear Case of Boy’s Horrific Death
Attorneys from both sides of the Kansas-Missouri border appeared before the Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday to determine which state has jurisdiction over a wrongful death lawsuit about a boy who was starved and tortured by his father and stepmother before his body was fed to pigs.
Trump Touts Crime-Fighting Efforts in Missouri
President Donald Trump praised a room full of law enforcement officers, attorneys general and prosecutors Friday during his speech at a national conference on crime prevention, promising to “make America safe again.”
North Dakota Clinic Merger Hits Eighth Circuit
A panel of Eighth Circuit judges grappled Tuesday with the question of whether two of the largest health care providers in North Dakota should be allowed to merge amid concerns the deal will result in a monopoly detrimental to patients in the Bismark area.
Dem Senator Fights to Keep Seat in Red Missouri
Admitting his candidate isn’t perfect, a union worker in deep-red Missouri says Democrat Claire McCaskill cares about working families and deserves to hold on to her Senate seat in her neck-and-neck battle with the state’s Republican attorney general.