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Rudi Keller/Missouri Independent photo: Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins, left, is asking a federal judge to block an order for him to answer contempt charges before the Missouri Supreme Court.

Secretary of State Denny Hoskins asked a federal judge Wednesday to block the Missouri Supreme Court from holding a contempt hearing over his decision to implement a congressional map the state court barred him from using. The Missouri Supreme Court issued an unusual late-night order Tuesday demanding that Hoskins appear in person to explain why he isn’t following its injunction on the congressional district map that will govern the Nov. 3 elections.

In this July 1 file photo, Diamondbacks pitcher Zac Gallen throws the ball to the plate during a game against the Giants at Chase Field in Phoenix. (Joe Rondone/The Republic/USA Today Network via Imagn Images)

The Arizona Diamondbacks have been the best team in the National League for the past two months, and they will look to keep rolling when they bid for a series sweep tonight at Kansas City. The Diamondbacks are 33-21 since July 9, one game better than Atlanta and Milwaukee (both 32-22), and with their second straight extra-inning win Tuesday against the Royals are 10 games above .500 for the first time since September 2024.

St. Louis will have to figure out a way to slow down Rafael Devers and Bryce Eldridge when the Cardinals attempt to avoid a three-game road sweep by the San Francisco Giants this afternoon. One night after teaming with Devers for three doubles and four RBI in a 5-4 win in 11 innings, Eldridge took matters into his own hands in the rematch Tuesday night, launching a first-inning solo home run that gave the Giants the early lead in a 2-1 victory.

Giants designated hitter Bryce Eldridge gestures as he rounds the bases after hitting a home run during Tuesday night's game against the Cardinals at Oracle Park in San Francisco. (Kelley L. Cox/Imagn Images)

Access at a pair of interchanges along Interstate 70 in Callaway County is set to change tonight, with one ramp opening and another closing. Overnight Wednesday, construction crews, working with the Missouri Department of Transportation, plan to open the off-ramp from eastbound I-70 to U.S. Route 54 at Kingdom City (Exit 148). Shortly after it opens, the ramp to Callaway County Route M from eastbound I-70, approximately 4 miles west at Exit 144, will close.

Elementary school kids go through the lunch line. Cuts to the nation's largest food assistance program may cause students to lose access to free breakfast and lunch (Marcus Constantino for West Virginia Watch).

Women on parole report higher rates of housing instability, poor health and serious mental health and substance use disorders than men on parole and women who weren't on parole, according to a new analysis from the nonpartisan think tank Council on Criminal Justice. For people leaving prison, parole is a period of transition that can involve finding housing and work, reconnecting with family and accessing health care while also meeting the conditions of supervision.

Cuts to the nation's largest food assistance program will likely spill over into schools, causing students to lose access to free breakfast and lunch. More than 1 million American children have lost access to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) following a recent federal law. Now, as schools gear up for a new term, a portion of those children could be at risk of losing free meals -- viewed as crucial supports for both childhood hunger and classroom learning.