Missouri
Missouri Democrats want to put gun safety measure on the ballot after Chiefs parade shooting
Republicans are shelving bills allowing concealed weapons in churches and exempting firearms from sales tax to avoid a public “freak out” in the wake of Wednesday’s mass shooting during the Kansas City Chiefs’ Super Bowl celebration, Missouri House Democrats said Monday.
During his weekly news conference Monday, House Majority Leader Jonathan Patterson, a Lee’s Summit Republican, said the bills have merit but are opposed by Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas.
Democratic leader Crystal Quade of Springfield, at a press conference calling for stricter gun laws, said GOP leaders are worried about voter reaction if they move legislation to loosen restrictions on firearms.
The GOP’s real worry, she said, is losing the supermajority of more than two-thirds that they enjoy.
“All they care about is winning their elections,” Quade said. “That’s it.”
The bill allowing guns in churches, which is awaiting debate near the top of the House agenda, would also allow people with a concealed weapons permit to carry a gun on public transit. It would also lower the age for obtaining a concealed weapon permit to 18 and loosen the restrictions on when someone should be denied a gun because of a past criminal conviction.
“The thing that really struck me was that we offered the Kansas City mayor thoughts and prayers, and then how could we take up a bill that he specifically has said that Kansas City does not want?” Patterson said at his weekly news conference. “I just thought that it would be very disrespectful to do that.”
Republicans are not concerned about whether Lucas or other local officials support or oppose any measure, Quade said at a news conference with most members of the Democratic caucus.
“That is not an honest answer,” she said. “The real answer is that they know that if they move those bills right now that the public will freak out. They know that we will freak out.”
The explosion of gunfire stemming from a personal dispute between two juveniles left one woman dead, 23 wounded and 16 suffering from other injuries sustained in the effort to flee. It put a pallor of tragedy on a celebration that brought hundreds of thousands together to revel in a rare repeat championship.
There was little direct discussion of the Kansas City tragedy in the state Senate. The Senate remembered the dead and injured with a moment of silence before resuming debate on legislation to make it harder to pass a constitutional amendment.
Long before the shootings, officials in the state’s major cities were asking for authority to write local gun laws that are stricter than state laws.
Quade said Monday she is introducing a proposed constitutional amendment granting that authority and it will be similar to an initiative currently being circulated to allow cities to regulate concealed weapons, cooperate with federal law enforcement on gun investigations and seize weapons in certain circumstances.
State law currently requires cities to allow anyone with a concealed weapons permit to openly carry a firearm in any city and bars police from stopping anyone carrying a gun unless there is suspicion of criminal activity.
“Last year, we tried to offer an amendment to make it so that law enforcement officers, when they see a juvenile with a gun, they can take the gun from them,” Quade said. “And they said no, they were okay with children walking our streets with guns and they said that on the floor.”
Two juvenile suspects are in custody in the shooting but restrictions on information about juvenile offenders means most details have been withheld.
Kansas City has an ordinance banning minors from possessing concealable guns “without the consent of the minor’s custodial parent or guardian.” The city’s ordinances allow a juvenile to be charged with unlawful possession of a gun unless the young person “has the prior written consent in the minor’s possession at all times when a handgun is in the possession of the minor.”
The House on Monday approved a bill that makes minor changes to penalties for gun law violations. If enacted into law, the bill includes a ban on celebratory gunfire known a “Blair’s Law;” increases the penalty for unlawful use of a firearm and using a gun in commission of a crime; and make adults criminally liable for gun crimes committed by juveniles if it is proven they encouraged the criminal behavior.
The bill passed on a 126-20 bipartisan vote, but not until after a debate in which Democrats painted Republicans as indifferent to the violence stemming from easily available firearms.
“I would hope that you all would listen to children who got shot and hear their cries and hear how they had to protect their friends from bleeding out,” state Rep. Emily Weber, a Kansas City Democrat, said. “I hope that you would sit and listen to them but you don’t.”
Republicans counter-attacked that Democrats were grandstanding for bills that would not change behavior.
“There’s always a call for stricter gun laws,” said state Rep. Ben Baker, a Neosho Republican. “It’s the almost immediate reaction by many in this body when something happens like this but the fact is no law that we could pass in this body would have prevented the terrible tragedy that happened last week.”
Patterson told reporters Monday afternoon that he would have an open mind about advancing legislation Democrats would support.
“We should be willing to look at gun policy, social policy, mental health policies, public safety and crime policy to address those problems,” Patterson said.
The promise to discuss is actually a promise to do nothing, Quade said.
“What’s gonna happen is we’re gonna stand here and we’re gonna yell over the next few weeks we’re going to cause as much chaos as we can to try to get them to draw attention to this and do something,” Quade said. “They’re going to offer thoughts and prayers, and say now’s not the time, don’t politicize this, and then move on about their day.”
This story was originally published by the Missouri Independent.
A Jackson County judge on Friday denied Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway’s attempt to immediately stop Kansas City-based CBD American Shaman and several affiliated companies from selling kratom products.
The motion for a temporary restraining order, which was filed alongside the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, took particular aim at the more potent 7-OH products, which Hanaway argues are “hazardous opioids” banned by state and federal law.
Jackson County Circuit Judge Charles McKenzie’s ruling Friday stated there are “competing affidavits” from experts on both sides of the argument, following a hearing on the motion earlier this week.
“The court cannot find, based on the oral argument of the parties, the respective competing affidavits presented and the pleadings, whether the plaintiff is likely to succeed on the merits at this juncture in the proceedings in order for the court to grant relief in the form of a temporary restraining order,” McKenzie’s order states.
Hanaway’s argument was backed by sworn statements from an undercover narcotics officer with the highway patrol who said 7-OH is being used to cut fentanyl and a woman whose brother died from a kratom overdose.
Her office also submitted an FDA report that points to 7-OH as “a potent opioid that poses an emerging public health threat” and states health data showing synthetic 7-OH was involved in at least 197 Missouri deaths.
American Shaman submitted statements of its own from five toxicology and addiction experts, who largely said there wasn’t enough evidence to show that 7-OH and kratom posed a public health risk. One who researched narcotics said she had never heard of 7-OH being used to cut fentanyl.
Company owner Vince Sanders’ statement detailed how he came up with the idea to create 7-OH products, which now have an “enormous” demand, particularly among people who need pain management.
Sanders could not be reached for comment about the ruling on Friday.
McKenzie denied a temporary restraining order “without prejudice,” meaning that he would like to see more evidence.
“It is because of this finding that the court determines it necessary to hold an additional hearing,” he wrote, “where it can consider the parties’ respective positions with the potential of testimonial evidence and other properly introduced evidence, all as more fully developed by the parties, in order to further analyze these issues.”
The judge will consider “other injunctive relief sought in the pleadings at a future hearing to consider the issues,” the order states.
Hanaway filed a similar lawsuit Thursday against Relax Relief Rejuvenate Trading LLC, and its owners Dustin Robinson and Ajaykumar Patel.
The group received a warning letter from the FDA for producing 7-OH products last year, similar to one received by Shaman Botanicals.
“This is another step in our ongoing crackdown on kratom manufacturers who flout the law and try to justify endangering Missourians in the name of profit,” Hanaway said in a press release Thursday.
“Our mission is to safeguard Missourians from unregulated and addictive substances, and we will continue to pursue every legal tool available to protect public health and safety.”
The Missouri Lottery offers several draw games for those aiming to win big.
Here’s a look at May 10, 2026, results for each game:
Winning Pick 3 numbers from May 10 drawing
Midday: 7-2-5
Midday Wild: 7
Evening: 9-6-8
Evening Wild: 7
Check Pick 3 payouts and previous drawings here.
Winning Pick 4 numbers from May 10 drawing
Midday: 7-1-9-9
Midday Wild: 1
Evening: 6-9-8-9
Evening Wild: 2
Check Pick 4 payouts and previous drawings here.
Winning Cash Pop numbers from May 10 drawing
Early Bird: 02
Morning: 11
Matinee: 10
Prime Time: 12
Night Owl: 11
Check Cash Pop payouts and previous drawings here.
Winning Show Me Cash numbers from May 10 drawing
09-18-23-31-39
Check Show Me Cash payouts and previous drawings here.
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Are you a winner? Here’s how to claim your lottery prize
All Missouri Lottery retailers can redeem prizes up to $600. For prizes over $600, winners have the option to submit their claim by mail or in person at one of Missouri Lottery’s regional offices, by appointment only.
To claim by mail, complete a Missouri Lottery winner claim form, sign your winning ticket, and include a copy of your government-issued photo ID along with a completed IRS Form W-9. Ensure your name, address, telephone number and signature are on the back of your ticket. Claims should be mailed to:
Ticket Redemption
Missouri Lottery
P.O. Box 7777
Jefferson City, MO 65102-7777
For in-person claims, visit the Missouri Lottery Headquarters in Jefferson City or one of the regional offices in Kansas City, Springfield or St. Louis. Be sure to call ahead to verify hours and check if an appointment is required.
For additional instructions or to download the claim form, visit the Missouri Lottery prize claim page.
When are the Missouri Lottery drawings held?
- Powerball: 9:59 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
- Mega Millions: 10 p.m. Tuesday and Friday.
- Pick 3: 12:45 p.m. (Midday) and 8:59 p.m. (Evening) daily.
- Pick 4: 12:45 p.m. (Midday) and 8:59 p.m. (Evening) daily.
- Cash4Life: 8 p.m. daily.
- Cash Pop: 8 a.m. (Early Bird), 11 a.m. (Late Morning), 3 p.m. (Matinee), 7 p.m. (Prime Time) and 11 p.m. (Night Owl) daily.
- Show Me Cash: 8:59 p.m. daily.
- Lotto: 8:59 p.m. Wednesday and Saturday.
- Powerball Double Play: 9:59 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
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BURLINGTON JUNCTION, Mo. (KCTV) – A head-on collision on Highway 71 killed 3 people and seriously injured a 4th, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
State Troopers say the crash happened around 1:25 p.m. on Saturday, May 9, near the intersection of Highway 71 and 170th St. – about a mile and a half north of Burlington Junction.
Investigators say a 2026 Chevrolet Equinox, driven by a 59-year-old woman from Carthage, Texas, was heading north on the highway when it crossed the centerline.
The Chevrolet struck a southbound 2026 Ford Explorer head-on, according to MSHP. Both vehicles caught fire and came to rest in the southbound lane.
State Troopers note that the crash killed the Texas driver, a 67-year-old woman from Harlan, Iowa and a 76-year-old woman from Rockwell City, Iowa.
The Ford’s driver – a 72-year-old man from Rockwell City – was airlifted to Bryan West Medical Center in Lincoln, Nebraska, with serious injuries, according to first responders.
Troopers say all four people involved were wearing seatbelts at the time of the crash.
The cause of the collision remains under investigation.
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