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Last update: 4 hours agoRedistricting Fight: Missouri’s Supreme Court is set to hear a challenge Tuesday over whether the GOP-backed congressional map can stay in place for 2026 even as a petition pushes for a statewide referendum—after the court previously signaled Republicans can delay implementation while verification drags on. Election Access: The state’s secretary of state says petition verification won’t finish until Aug. 4, raising fears voters could be stuck with an “illegal map” in primaries. Local Governance: Columbia’s city council votes Monday on whether to ban video lottery terminals, with the attorney general calling them illegal. Public Safety: A threat call triggered lockdowns at Algona schools Wednesday, then shelter-in-place was lifted and the threat remains under investigation. Sports & Community: Civil Air Patrol will run an emergency search exercise near Sedalia; and Capital City baseball beat Sedalia Smith-Cotton 4-1. Human Interest: South Carolina lawmakers marked Robert Smalls’ escape with a planned monument—164 years later.
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