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Missouri’s apple crunch off links healthy school meals to local orchards
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KOMU 8 - Missouri
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From Oct. 1 to Oct. 31, Missouri’s Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and Gold Star Foods are launching the “Apple Crunch Off.” The program is part of a statewide effort to get students to take a collective “crunch” into fresh,...
Owner: University of Missouri
Ag & Energy Luncheon in Jamestown to feature NDSU crop economist
The Jamestown Area Chamber of Commerce AgEnergy Committee announced the annual AgEnergy Luncheon will be at noon Tuesday, Oct. 21, at North Dakota Farmers Union Headquarters, 1415 12th Ave. SE, Jamestown. This year’s event will feature a...
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Public feedback open for proposed rule changes regarding Missouri dispensaries
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KHQA 7 - Missouri
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Division of Cannabis Regulation (DCR) within the Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) has published a first draft of a proposed rule amendment to 19 CSR 100-1.180, establishing curbside pickup at dispensaries...
Owner: Todd Parkin
Missouri State expands Jordan Valley Innovation Center capacity with new suites
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - To celebrate the completion of the Billy Long Advanced Technology Suites at the Roy Blunt Jordan Valley Innovation Center, Missouri State University hosted a naming ceremony on Tuesday. The new research and development...
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Bailout? Missouri farmers say protecting China market is more important
WEST ALTON, Missouri — Dust clouds billowed as David Bonderer watched his son maneuver the family’s combine to harvest soybeans on a recent fall afternoon. Bonderer, president of Saale Farm & Grain Co., has been crunching numbers to figure out how...
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Missouri State names area of JVIC after former Congressman Billy Long
A new area of the Missouri State University Jordan Valley Innovation Center is named for a former congressman from Springfield. And Tuesday, the university held a naming ceremony for the Billy Long Advanced Technology Suites. The new research and...
Owner: Missouri State University & American Government
Missourians reminded of upcoming Medicare open enrollment, Oct. 15 - Dec. 7
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The Salem News Online - Missouri
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The Missouri Department of Commerce and Insurance (DCI) encourages those eligible for Medicare to review their plan options and costs during this year's open enrollment period. From Oct. 15 through Dec. 7, Missourians can change their Part D drug...
Owner: Todd Carpenter
Missouri’s insurance rules reward denial, not care
In January 2026, proposed health insurance marketplace premiums in Missouri are among the steepest since about 2018, with some Kansas City–area filings seeking increases of up to 40%. But paying more won’t mean getting more. In Missouri, insurance...
Owner: Bob Proffitt
Missouri Warns: Invasive Bug Spreading in Nearby States
Missouri is already sounding the alarm about an invasive bug that isn't even in the state yet. It's a nasty bug that requires early detection which is why the alarm bells are being sounded even before there's a confirmed sighting in Missouri. This...
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Medicaid, Construction Costs Slow Hospital Reopening in Mexico, Missouri
One year after Boone Health and Audrain County leaders signed a Letter of Intent to bring a critical access hospital back to Mexico — a city in central Missouri — the facility remains closed. The original hospital shut down in 2022. So why the...
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Upgrades coming to Missouri’s Head Start nutrition programs after new federal funding
Community gardens, educational programs and breastfeeding rooms are all part of Missouri's plan to take advantage of one-time federal funding for Head Start programs. Seven Missouri Head Start kitchens are set to receive nearly $2 million in...
Owner: Walter E. Hussman Jr.
Why Missouri basketball will rely on development from returners for success
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Columbia Daily Tribune - Missouri
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It was like a reflex. We asked Dennis Gates about retention, development and their importance toward achieving this team’s goals. The Missouri basketball coach heard the word “goals,” slotted in the middle of the question, and he immediately —...
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Missouri law targets distracted drivers as officials seek to find hot spots with data
On the interstate outside St. Louis, it took Missouri state trooper Brock Teague just minutes to spot a suspected distracted driver with a taillight out and cellphone in hand. This time, the driver got a warning, but a ticket can cost $150 for a...
Owner: Shari Redstone (Family)
Charitable trusts provide $25K boost for Northwest Missouri State University creamery project
Courtney Jimenez, assistant vice president and trust officer for U.S. Bank Private Wealth Management | LinkedInCourtney Jimenez, assistant vice president and trust officer for U.S. Bank Private Wealth Management | LinkedIn Bill Brooks, an...
Owner: Brian Timpone & Bradley Cameron
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Missouri governor denies clemency for Lance Shockley, with execution set for Tuesday
Rejecting calls for mercy from opponents of the death penalty, Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe announced Monday that Lance Shockley's execution will be carried out as planned at 6 p.m. Tuesday. The execution, the first under Kehoe's governorship, follows...
Owner: University of Missouri-Kansas City & American Government
Missouri and Kansas pharmacists join effort to get drug prices under control
Mike Burns is a pharmacist and a small-business owner. He also has been a cancer patient. The last is the role he brought to his testimony before a special Kansas Senate committee investigating drug prices. "About six years ago, I heard three...
Owner: Kanza Society & American Government
Missouri Department of Insurance sends out ‘stern warning’ about ending coverage for storm-damaged homes
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - As many St. Louis locals are starting the long process of rebuilding after the May tornado, the state’s Department of Commerce and Insurance (MDCI) has issued what they call a “stern warning” to insurance...
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Missouri State Esports: Finding community in competition
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The Standard - Missouri
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Online gaming has managed to grow from a niche hobby into a billion-dollar industry and Missouri State University has certainly carved its piece in the movement. Since the initial launch in 2015, MSU Esports has quickly become one of the...
Construction on Memory Lanes, New Sedalia Fire Station Under Way
A ground-breaking ceremony for the new bowling alley in Sedalia, called Memory Lanes, as well as for the new Sedalia Fire station, fire training facility and E-sports center, was held Wednesday at 601 E. Broadway. Several local dignitaries spoke...
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Missouri health professionals worry about vaping access in young people
Originally presented as a less-harmful alternative to smoking cigarettes, electronic cigarettes and vapor products have transitioned from an aid for addiction to an addiction of their own. Vaping products were rolled out to help support a...
Owner: Bob Proffitt