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First case of corn stunt confirmed in Missouri
COLUMBIA, Mo. — University of Missouri Extension specialists have confirmed the first case of corn stunt in Missouri. The disease, which is transmitted by an insect, was found in southwest Missouri. Corn leafhopper is the insect capable of infecting corn with three pathogens that results in corn stunt disease....
New Planned Parenthood clinic in Kansas expands abortion access in Missouri, other states
PITTSBURG, Kan. — A new Planned Parenthood clinic opening Monday in southeast Kansas will be the closest abortion access point for many people in the South and expects to have patients from six states in its first five days — Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Texas and Louisiana. Kansas saw a 369% increase in abortions in 2023, with 69% of patients coming from out of state, according to the Guttmacher Institute. For the Trust Women Clinic in Wichita,...
Democratic Gubernatorial candidate challenges Republican opponent to five televised debates
(SPRINGFIELD, Mo.) Crystal Quade, the Democratic candidate running for Missouri Governor announced on Monday, August 19, 2024, that she has challenged the Republican candidate to five televised debates prior to the November 5, 2024, General Election. According to Quade's campaign, Quade is challenging Lieutenant Governor Mike Kehoe to five televised...
No, we don’t want Andrew Bailey handling abortion cases in place of local prosecutors
While busy with his own campaign for Missouri attorney general, Republican Andrew Bailey also loomed large in the primary race for prosecutor of the state’s second largest county. He popped up repeatedly in Jackson County in forums and interviews, sometimes by name and sometimes not, but always as a menacing presence. After a lively and […]
Missouri Outlawed Abortion, and Now It’s Funding an Anti-Abortion Group That Works in Other States
With millions in expanded tax credits and direct state funding going to anti-abortion groups, the nonprofit Coalition Life has expanded its operations beyond Missouri and into states where the procedure is still legal.
Springfield Police say they are increasing speeding enforcement
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — To keep Springfield safe, the Springfield Police Department (SPD) announced they will be increasing speeding enforcement. According to an SPD Facebook post, the department encourages drivers to slow down and pay attention. “Speed is one of the top two contributing factors involved in traffic fatalities and YOU have the power to help […]
Company moving headquarters back to St. Louis area
CHESTERFIELD, Mo. — A company that moved its headquarters away from St. Louis will be returning. Industrial and life-sciences packaging company Altor Solutions, which was founded in St. Louis in 1957 as Foam Fabricators, had been moved to Scottsdale, Arizona, by a prior owner in 1986. After decades headquartered in the Southwest, the company, now led by a CEO based in St. Louis, has made the decision to move back where it began.
SSM Health opens mental health urgent care to ease strain on emergency rooms
SSM Health will open the first behavioral health urgent care clinic in St. Louis next week on South Grand Boulevard, officials announced Monday. The facility, based at the former emergency department at SSM Health St. Louis University Hospital, will operate like one of the dozens of no-appointment-needed urgent care centers around the region. But instead of conducting flu tests and treating skin infections, health workers will treat patients with depression, bipolar, addiction and other mental health issues.
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