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Heart health during the summer
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo. (KBSI) – Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center officials encourage people to get educated on heart health as the summer temperatures rise. According to the National Institute of Health, for every degree the body temperature rises, the heart beats approximately 10 beats per minute faster. This can take a toll on the heart and other parts of body leading to things like heat stroke or heat exhaustion.
Cardinals deny Trump celebration accusations
The St. Louis Cardinals cleared things up regarding a celebration their players have done. Teams have gotten into the habit of celebrating hits/extra-base hits with signals to their teammates in the dugout. The Cardinals are no exception. After Alec Burleson hit a home run in the Cardinals’ 6-2 win over the Atlanta Braves on Sunday,... The post Cardinals deny Trump celebration accusations appeared first on Larry Brown Sports.
3 Illinois members of Congress skip Netanyahu's speech over Israeli war policy
As Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu addressed a joint meeting of Congress on Wednesday, some lawmakers decided not to attend the speech out of their disapproval of his handling of Israel's war against Hamas in Gaza.Among the members of Congress who said they wouldn't attend Netanyahu's speech were U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin, and U.S. Reps. Jan Schakowsky (D-Evanston) and Delia Ramirez (D-Chicago). Schakowsky was among a group of lawmakers who instead met with the families of Israeli hostages. She said they have growing resentment toward the prime minister and his inaction to end the conflict."These are people that are very...
Recall of Illinois Vegetables Expands Due to Serious Illness Risk
There was already a potential problem with many cucumbers widely available in Illinois, but now it's known the risk is greater than previously thought. A previous recall has now been expanded due to a dangerous contamination that now includes even more vegetables. The Food and Drug Administration just issued a...
Royals' Shohei Ohtani-Like Experiment Gets Historic Deal
The Kansas City Royals are hoping to produce a Shohei Ohtani clone -- or as close to it as possible -- with their 2024 first-round draft pick Jac Caglianone. Caglianone may not be on the same level of two-way prospect as Ohtani was years ago, but the Royals still paid him quite a pretty ...
Chiefs Rashee Rice suspension news is a curse, rather than a blessing
Somehow, the 2024 season looks to be a bounce-back year for the Kansas City Chiefs, even after winning back-to-back Super Bowls. They had a relatively bad roster in 2023, and things seemed to have been more or less shored up during the offseason. That means we have to look for...
Previewing the Laclede County Sheriff’s race
LACLEDE COUNTY, Mo. — OzarksFirst is Your Local Election Headquarters and continues its coverage of several local races ahead of the August 6 primary. Today, OzarksFirst is covering the Republican Primary race for Laclede County Sheriff. Current Sheriff David Millsap is not running for re-election after two terms at the helm. The candidates are Matt […]
Columbia demonstrators protest Benjamin Netanyahu's speech to Congress
"We will not stay quiet in the face of slaughter" and "war criminals are not welcome here" were two of the many messages espoused Wednesday as upward of two dozen protesters stood outside Columbia City Hall against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's joint message to Congress. "We strongly oppose the invitation of any wanted war criminal to speak before a joint session of the US Congress," said Rasha Abousalem, one of the many speakers, who also...
A Royals-Marlins trade to add more speed and power to the Kansas City lineup
Last season, the Kansas City Royals lost over 100 games. They were horrible. It seemed as though their rebuild was going to take another three, four or even five years to come all the way to fruition. But fast forward a year and Kansas City has already won the same amount of games this year as they did all of last year.
Travis Kelce shoves Kansas City Chiefs teammate after hard hit on Kadarius Toney in heated training camp session
THINGS got heated at the Kansas City Chiefs training camp on Wednesday. Nine-time Pro Bowl tight end Travis Kelce, was left furious when one of his offensive teammates, Kadarius Toney, was left on the turf by defensive end George Karlaftis. a clip that has since gone viral, three-time Super Bowl...
4 inmates stabbed at St. Louis Justice Center
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - Four inmates were stabbed by another inmate Wednesday afternoon at the St. Louis Justice Center, which serves as the city’s jail, sources have told First Alert 4. The stabbings happened around 1:20 p.m. and EMS units were sent to the scene of...
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