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17-year-olds to remain adults

A bill making 17-year-olds subject to the juvenile courts for truancy, running away from home and other so-called status offenses died late Thursday after a lengthy fight in the Missouri House. Under current state law, a 17-year-old is considered an adult for all offenses, major and minor. But a child isn’t emancipated in the state until ...

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