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This quilt features hand-embroidered flag patterns by Darron Simpson and design and sewing work by John Askew, Jarrod Vandergrift and Ricky Sanders, all inmates at the South Central Correctional Center in Licking, Missouri. The quilt was created for the Dixon (Missouri) American Legion Hall and auctioned off in May 2026, with proceeds benefiting the American Legion. (Photo courtesy of Missouri Department of Corrections)

Stitching amends: Inside Missouri’s restorative justice quilt program

By Juliet La Sala - The Washington Times

Emergency personnel investigate the site of a plane crash at the Butler Memorial Airport in Butler, Mo., Sunday, June 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Reed Hoffmann)

Investigators find no evidence of engine failure in fiery crash of skydiving plane that killed 12

By Marc Levy - Associated Press

Containers of Roundup are displayed on a store shelf in San Francisco, Feb. 24, 2019. Bayer, the manufacturer of the popular weedkiller, won support Wednesday, April 24, 2024, from the Missouri House for a proposal that could shield it from costly lawsuits alleging it failed to warn customers its product could cause cancer. (AP Photo/Haven Daley) **FILE**

Bayer wins in Roundup cancer case in the Supreme Court

By Mary McCue Bell - The Washington Times

People wait for the bus at a transit center Friday, June 5, 2026, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

A city’s push for facial recognition on public buses ignites debate over security and privacy

By Jeff McMurray - Associated Press

Smoke plumes rise from a B-52 bomber that crashed shortly after takeoff at a U.S. Air Force base in Southern California, Monday, June 15, 2026. (Debbie Reyes Katz via AP Photo)

A look at recent deadly aviation accidents in the U.S.

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This Aug. 2024 photo provided by Richard Thacker shows Blake Thacker during a skydiving outing in Florida. (Richard Thacker via AP)

Skydivers killed in Missouri plane crash found thrills and peace through jumping

By Jack Brook and Dave Collins and Travis Loller - Associated Press

Emergency personnel investigate the site of a plane crash at the Butler Memorial Airport in Butler, Mo., Sunday, June 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Reed Hoffmann)

Some of the skydivers killed in Missouri plane crash were experienced jumpers

By Kristin M. Hall and Cathy Bussewitz - Associated Press

The wreckage of a plane crash burns in a field in Butler, Mo, Sunday, June 14, 2026. (Mid America News Review via AP Photo )

Skydiving airplane crash investigations often reveal poor maintenance and weak safety oversight

By Josh Funk - Associated Press

Ambulance. File image credit Chris D swabb via Shutterstock.

All 12 occupants dead in Missouri plane crash, state highway patrol says

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In this image from video provided by the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainee Brayan Rayo Garzon looks towards a surveillance camera in the Phelps County jail in Rolla, Mo., on April 7, 2025, shortly before he died by suicide. (Missouri State Highway Patrol via AP)

ICE detainees are dying by suicide at an ‘alarming’ rate, an AP investigation finds

By Ryan J. Foley, Michael Biesecker and Morgan Lee - Associated Press

Missouri running back Ahmad Hardy, left, is congratulated after his team defeated Mississippi State in an NCAA college football game Nov. 15, 2025, in Columbia, Mo. (AP Photo/L.G. Patterson)

Missouri’s Ahmad Hardy thanks supporters as he continues his recovery from gunshot wound

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Missouri running back Ahmad Hardy, left, is congratulated after his team defeated Mississippi State in an NCAA college football game Nov. 15, 2025, in Columbia, Mo. (AP Photo/L.G. Patterson)

Suspect in shooting of Missouri running back Ahmad Hardy arrested in Kentucky

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Missouri running back Ahmad Hardy, left, is congratulated after his team defeated Mississippi State in an NCAA college football game Nov. 15, 2025, in Columbia, Mo. (AP Photo/L.G. Patterson)

Missouri running back Ahmad Hardy is in stable condition after being shot at a concert

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Emu grazing in the Australian bush. File photo credit: Lukas_Vejrik via Shutterstock.

Emu at Missouri zoo killed by hail, another flightless bird left needing care

By Brad Matthews - The Washington Times

People opposed to new the U.S. House districts passed by the Missouri General Assembly demonstrate outside the state Capitol, in Jefferson City, Mo., Tuesday, March 10, 2026. (AP Photo/David A. Lieb)

Missouri court says new Trump-backed U.S. House districts are in effect ahead of midterm elections

By David A. Lieb - Associated Press

A person holds a sign opposing the new U.S. House districts passed by the Missouri General Assembly during a protest outside the state Capitol, in Jefferson City, Mo., Tuesday, March 10, 2026. (AP Photo/David A. Lieb)

Missouri judge strikes ballot summary for Trump-backed congressional redistricting plan

By David A. Lieb - Associated Press

Interior view of the Ancient Ozarks Natural History Museum. File photo credit: Kit Leong via Shutterstock.

Two men accused of shattering mammoth tusk in Missouri museum

By Juliet La Sala - The Washington Times