JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri has formally called for a national convention to add congressional term limits to the U.S. Constitution.

The resolution, approved by the House Tuesday and the Senate Thursday in a 24-6 vote, makes Missouri one of the first states to call for an Article V Convention of the States. The convention won’t happen unless legislatures in two thirds of all states join the call, and any amendments that came out of a convention would need to be approved by three fourths of all legislatures.

Proponents say term limits in the U.S. House and Senate would be a good check on power.

Opponents say term limits cripple lawmakers’ ability to gain valuable experience.

If no convention is called within five years, Missouri’s resolution would expire.

NEOSHO, Mo. (AP) – A man who spent 17 years incarcerated for a southwestern Missouri post office burglary has been awarded $600,000 in a malpractice lawsuit against his attorneys.

The Joplin Globe reports that jurors ruled in favor of 59-year-old Dwight D. Laughlin last week.

Laughlin was convicted in 1993 for first-degree burglary and property damage regarding a break-in at the Neosho post office. He was sentenced to consecutive terms of 30 years for burglary and 10 years for property damage, until the state Supreme Court overturned his conviction in 2010.

The jury assessed $600,000 in damages against Dewayne Perry and Ellen Flottman. Perry was Laughlin’s public defender in the trial 25 years ago. Flottman handled his appeal.

Laughlin’s attorney William Fleischaker says Perry and Flottman didn’t raise a jurisdiction issue that could’ve led to a better outcome.

EMPORIA, Kan. (AP) — A former teacher at an Emporia State University campus day care has been charged with child endangerment and the former director of failing to report suspected abuse or neglect.

The charges were filed last month against former teacher Kimberly Schneider and former director Keely Persinger. They worked at the university’s Center for Early Childhood Education until May 2017. Their attorneys didn’t immediately return a phone message.

The affidavit is sealed, but they were named in a lawsuit filed in August in Lyon County. It alleged that four toddlers were abused at the daycare starting in 2016. The families claim the children were restrained with straps, had their arms “aggressively yanked and pulled,” and were yelled at in a “derogatory manner.” The university has declined to comment on the litigation.

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — The Kansas Statehouse has a new mural commemorating the landmark Brown v. Topeka Board of Education ruling that struck down racial segregation in public schools.

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— Governor Jeff Colyer (@GovJeffColyer) May 17, 2018

The mural was unveiled Thursday on the 64th anniversary of the landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision.

U.S. District Judge Julie Robinson said the mural is a reminder of the people who struggled against school segregation and “inspires us to achieve the full promise” of the decision. Robinson is Kansas’ first black federal judge.

The 22-feet-wide mural has three sections depicting the controversy surrounding the 1954 decision and its legacy.

Linda Brown, the young Topeka girl at the center of the ruling, died in March. The NAACP sued after persuading her father and other black parents to try to enroll children in all-white schools.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Historic Kemper Arena in Kansas City is getting a new name.

The arena is now called Hy-Vee Arena, under a deal announced Thursday by the building’s new owner.

Steve Foutch, CEO of Foutch Architecture and Development, said the Iowa-based grocery store chain has agreed to a 10-year naming rights deal for the arena, which is being renovated into a $39 million youth and adult sports facility.

Foutch did not disclose the financial terms of the deal.

The new arena is expected to attract sports and other events, and also will offer fitness gyms, golf simulators, stores and restaurants.

Foutch said the arena’s redevelopment is about 70 percent complete. The grand opening is scheduled for Oct. 5.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) – Missouri lawmakers are moving to end the state’s status as the easiest place in the country for a 15-year-old to be married.

The Kansas City Star reports that the Missouri House voted Wednesday to attach an amendment to a Senate bill to establish a minimum age for marriage. The bill then was passed out of the House. It now goes back to the Senate, which can approve the changes the House made and send the bill to the governor for his signature or veto.

The amendment would make 16 the minimum age for marriage in Missouri and would prohibit marriage between a minor and anyone 21 or older. The amendment also would require minors to receive written consent from a parent or guardian before being married.