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Missouri State Parks director retires Ben Ellis retired last week as director of Missouri State Parks, according to the Missouri Department of Natural Resources. by Phillip Sitter Published Nov. 19 2019 @ 4:25pm

Missouri lawmakers vow to go after carjackers, but not guns Republican legislators and Republican Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt have laid out legislative priorities for 2020 aimed at fighting violent urban crime, but they're making it clear that those priorities don't include stricter gun laws. Published Nov. 19 2019 @ 12:15pm

Missouri launches 'Clear the Air' vaping danger campaign Gov. Mike Parson announced Monday the launch of the campaign that seeks to inform youth of the dangers of vaping, which Parson directed state departments to begin building last month, but he and other state leaders did not immediately commit to more direct actions such as lawsuits or bans against electronic cigarette companies or their products. by Phillip Sitter Published Nov. 18 2019 @ 5:10pm

Washington University contributes $250,000 toward Medicaid expansion Washington University has contributed $250,000 to an effort to place a Medicaid expansion question on Missouri's November 2020 ballot. Published Nov. 18 2019 @ 2:00pm

Judge orders Trump to pay $2M for charity foundation misuse A New York judge on Thursday ordered President Donald Trump to pay $2 million to an array of charities to resolve a lawsuit alleging he misused his own charitable foundation to further his political and business interests. Published Nov. 7 2019 @ 2:35pm

Special prosecutor clears Greitens' legal team A special prosecutor tasked with determining if attorneys for former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens threatened St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner says in a report that no crime was committed. Published Nov. 7 2019 @ 2:30pm

State employees to have day after Thanksgiving off Missouri's state offices will be closed Friday, Nov. 29, Gov. Mike Parson announced Monday. Published Nov. 4 2019 @ 1:35pm