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Sales tax for Nixa Fire Protection District is approved by voters Tuesday

Michele Skalicky

The 1% tax will help the district fund higher salaries and additional staff among other things.

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Incumbent U.S. 7th District Representative Eric Burlison defeats challengers Grayson Hunt and John Casey in the Republican Primary

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Incumbent Greene County Circuit Clerk Bryan Feemster will run unopposed in November

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MLS named LAFC co-owner Larry Berg as its next commissioner. Here's what to know

Becky Sullivan

For their commissioner of the future, MLS owners chose a soccer native. Berg's team is seen as one of MLS's best-run franchises, and he has embraced rule changes designed to modernize the league.
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People opposed to Amendment 4 gather at Springfield watch party

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The event was hosted by Protect Majority Rule Missouri.

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Hoskins rejects Missouri congressional redistricting map referendum, setting up court fight

Jason Rosenbaum

The Republican secretary of state's decision was expected. Proponents of placing the GOP-leaning map up for a statewide vote will go to court to put the plan on the November ballot.
Jason Rosenbaum and Tristen Rouse

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St Louis Public Radio

Missouri voters choose contenders for state auditor race in November

Jayden Bates-Bland

Republicans elected incumbent State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick to face off against Democrat-elected challenger Quentin Wilson and Libertarian candidate Dustin Coffell, who ran unopposed.

Officials have confirmed that an immigrant in ICE custody at Delaney Hall has died

Vanessa Romo, Mary Louise Kelly

The major of Newark, New Jersey's has announced a death in Delaney Hall.
TMZ trades Hollywood gossip for Capitol Hill scoops with new D.C. bureau

Claudia Grisales

Over the past 20 years, TMZ has made a name for itself with big scoops on celebrity culture. Now, the popular gossip and news site is taking on Capitol Hill.
Conservation project protects stretch of Maine's Magalloway River from development

Susan Sharon

A unique habitat embedded in a newly conserved 78,000-acre tract of land along Maine's Magalloway {muh-GAL-uh-way} River is beloved by outdoor enthusiasts.
After years of delays, alleged victims in Camp Lejeune trials may see progress

Jay Price

Judges handling thousands of lawsuits filed by those who believed they were sickened by the water at Camp Lejeune are now pushing for a plan for a mass settlement by October.
The role of data centers in the Democratic primaries

Tamara Keith

Democratic candidates in some key Midwestern races are focusing on data centers. Resistance to data centers is proving to be politically salient as voters distrust big tech.
Ukraine's air defenses are proving to be a weak point

Greg Myre

Ukraine's defenses have held the line on most fronts, but there's one glaring weakness -- Russian ballistic missiles. Ukraine is desperately short of U.S.-made Patriot air defense missiles needed to defend against the Russians.
How Lionel Messi's legend is driving tourism in his hometown

Manuel Rueda

In the city where Lionel Messi grew up, fans are coming to celebrate a legend — and city leaders are hoping they'll discover much more.
How do newborns react to the smell of their fathers?

Gabriel J. Sánchez

A new study tests the scent of fathers and newborns recognition of dad's smell
Some of the most pristine ecosystems in the U.S. are losing protections

Lauren Sommer

Some of the most pristine ecosystems in the U.S. are in the Pacific Ocean. They're federally protected, but now, the Trump administration is rolling back some of those protections.
One Maine community's fight to save a birthing center

Elaine Appleton-Grant

In mid-coast Maine a grassroots coalition is fighting to prevent the proposed closure of Miles Hospital's labor and delivery center.