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A "violent tornado" touched down in Jefferson City, Missouri, causing heavy damage, according to the US National Weather Service, but there were no immediate reports of fatalities.

A "violent tornado" touched down in Jefferson City, Missouri, causing heavy damage, according to the US National Weather Service, but there were no immediate reports of fatalities.

Missouri's state capital was on Thursday assessing the damage caused by a tornado that tore apart buildings overnight as part of an outbreak of severe weather across the state that left at least three people dead.

Missouri's state capital was on Thursday assessing the damage caused by a tornado that tore apart buildings overnight as part of an outbreak of severe weather across the state that left at least three people dead.

Jonathan Irons was serving a 50-year sentence related to his 1998 burglary and assault conviction. He said he was misidentified.

Missouri's top election official has rejected a third petition for a public vote on a new law banning abortions at eight weeks of pregnancy.

Missouri's top election official has rejected a third petition for a public vote on a new law banning abortions at eight weeks of pregnancy.

A car dealership in Jefferson City, Missouri suffered extensive damage after a tornado tore through the capital city as part of an outbreak of severe weather across the state overnight.

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SOUNDBITE (English) Christian Kinsey, Florissant, Missouri Resident:

"People coming out here, we get to kind of get away. We get to go and bring back what we see from here. You know, it's a really...

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Missouri Gov. Mike Parson has signed one of the nation's most restrictive abortion bills, banning the procedure on or beyond eight weeks of pregnancy.

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Utility crews weren't the only ones providing assistance to Missouri residents whose neighborhood was walloped by a tornado.

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A car dealership in Jefferson City, Missouri suffered extensive damage after a tornado tore through the capital city as part of an outbreak of severe weather across the state overnight.

Voters in six states across the U.S. made their pick for the Democratic presidential nominee on Tuesday. Primaries were held in Idaho, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri and Washington and the North Dakota Democratic caucuses were also held...

Voters in six states across the U.S. made their pick for the Democratic presidential nominee on Tuesday.