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Morning Headlines: Carterville storm sirens, SW Missouri health
KOAM TV 7 - Kansas
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COPYRIGHT 2025 BY KOAM NEWS NOW. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. THIS MATERIAL MAY NOT BE PUBLISHED, BROADCAST, REWRITTEN OR REDISTRIBUTED. (KOAM) -- A former southwest Missouri U.S. Representative is set to lead the IRS, Carterville updates residents about...
SSM Health Good Samaritan supports local students with scholarships
WSIL - Illinois
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MT. VERNON, Ill. (WSIL) -- SSM Health Good Samaritan Hospital Auxiliary hosted its annual scholarship awards dinner this week. The event celebrated local students pursuing careers in health care. A total of $16,500 in scholarships was awarded by...
Missouri governor to visit France in first international trade mission
Newstalk KZRG - Missouri
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June 13, 2025
JEFFERSON CITY – From June 16 – 20, Governor Mike Kehoe and a Missouri delegation will travel to Paris, France, for the Governor’s first international trade mission. The trade mission will include meetings with businesses that already have a...
Missouri American Water to present the Ronald McDonald House with Hydration Station Grant
Newstalk KZRG - Missouri
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June 13, 2025
JOPLIN, MO – The Ronald McDonald House will be presented with an American Water Charitable Foundation Hydration Station Grant. Over $21,000 in grants have been awarded this year to 11 organizations to help purchase bottle fillers and/or drinking...
Clarifying claims about Missouri schools asking students for menstrual cycle information
Snopes
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June 14, 2025
In mid-2025, social media users alleged that Missouri schools were requesting students' menstrual cycle histories. The claim appeared to originate from Democratic state Rep. Elizabeth Fuchs, who said during a YouTube interview that in a "casual...
Missouri Jane Miller
The Red Bay News - Alabama
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Missouri Jane Miller, 75, of Red Bay died Sunday, February 17, 1991, at Red Bay Hospital. She was a member of Mt. Hope Baptist Church, the widow of Thomas Vernon Miller and a housewife. Services were held Tuesday, February 19, at Deaton Funeral...
Missouri's Earthquake Risk Grows, So Does Insurance Cost
KHMO 1070 AM - Illinois
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June 13, 2025
This year has seen an uptick in earthquake activity in Missouri. Yes, primarily in the New Madrid region where the most devastating earthquake in the lower 48 took place in 1812. The Mississippi river took a crazy twist that year. google maps...
Missourians stuck in jail waiting for mental health care up 40% from last year
My Ozarks Online - Missouri
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June 13, 2025
The length of the waitlist is up by over 40% from a year ago and over 80% from 2023 (Darrin Klimek/Getty Images). June 13, 2025 8:00 am The number of Missourians languishing in jail while they wait for a spot in a state-run psychiatric hospital...
Missouri should establish a commission on boys and men
My Ozarks Online - Missouri
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June 13, 2025
The Missouri state flag is seen flying outside the Missouri State Capitol Building on Jan. 17, 2021 in Jefferson City (Michael B. Thomas/Getty Images). June 13, 2025 5:55 am June is a significant time for men’s health. In addition to Father’s Day...
Founder of community health worker network wins inaugural 'Spark' prize
St. Louis Public Radio - Missouri
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June 13, 2025
A St. Louis-area woman has received a $200,000 award as one of the recipients of the inaugural Spark Prize, which the Missouri Foundation for Health awards to individuals who work to improve the health of Missourians. Ciearra “CJ” Walker received...
STLCC’s Wildwood campus adds Health Sciences and Technology Center
Leader Publications - Missouri
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Hundreds of people turned out May 29 to celebrate the opening of a brand new Health Sciences and Technology Center at St. Louis Community College’s Wildwood campus. Some of those involved with the project, including Wildwood Mayor Joe Garritano,...
Driver taken to hospital after pickup truck crashes into her car in Eagleville
KCTV 5 - Missouri
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June 13, 2025
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - One driver was taken to an area hospital after a pickup truck pulled out of the parking lot of an Eagleville business and crashed into her car. The Missouri State Highway Patrol indicates that around 8:15 a.m. on Friday,...
Northeast Missouri man hurt when skid loader overturns
KTVO - Missouri
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MACON, Mo. — A northeast Missouri man was hurt Friday afternoon when the piece of construction equipment he was operating tipped over. The incident happened at 3 p.m. on private property, three miles east of Macon on Route PP. Missouri state...
Radiation exposure fund backed by Missouri’s Josh Hawley included in US Senate mega-bill
My Ozarks Online - Missouri
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June 13, 2025
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri praised the addition of radiation exposure compensation funds in the Senate version of the costly “one big beautiful” budget reconciliation bill that extends and expands tax cuts and reduces funding...
Missouri could seek to shut down St. Louis County animal shelter, official says
St. Louis Post-Dispatch - Missouri
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CLAYTON — The state could ask a judge to shut down the St. Louis County animal shelter if the shelter continues to operate without a license, a state official told the county council on Thursday. Matt Rold, a manager in the Missouri Department of...
Jared Huffman's stance on healthcare cuts and environmental policies
Redwood Empire News - California
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June 12, 2025
Jared Huffman U.S. House of Representatives from California's 2nd district | Official U.S. House HeadshotJared Huffman U.S. House of Representatives from California's 2nd district | Official U.S. House Headshot Jared Huffman, currently serving in...
Opinion -- Proposed Medicaid Cuts Threaten Rural Healthcare
Sheridan Express - Missouri
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June 13, 2025
By Amy Blouin, President & CEO, Missouri Budget Project June 13, 2025 — Medicaid means health insurance for rural Missourians. Rural hospitals and health clinics rely on Medicaid payments to keep their doors open. But Congress is now rushing...
Radiation exposure fund backed by Missouri’s Hawley included in U.S. Senate mega-bill
Idaho Capital Sun
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June 13, 2025
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley of Missouri praised the addition of radiation exposure compensation funds in the Senate version of the costly “one big beautiful” budget reconciliation bill that extends and expands tax cuts and reduces funding...
Urgent dried fruit recall in 19 states over serious health risk
The Independent
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June 13, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
How much do you need to earn to live comfortably in Missouri and Illinois in 2025?
KSDK - Missouri
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June 13, 2025
A new study shows Missouri and Illinois rank mid-pack compared to other states for living costs, but many Missourians and Illinoisans still earn below what's needed. ST. LOUIS — The cost of living comfortably in the U.S. continues to rise, and a...