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A recently-released report from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services that analyzed the digital health of the state’s public health system says the state’s public health system needs to be more centralized - and public health agencies across the state say they agree.
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The two measures that did not pass were in Gravois Mills and Hallsville. -
Many smaller Missouri cities elected new mayors Tuesday night. -
Instead of circles to fill in or chads to punch out, voters in towns such as Hallsville and Hartsburg were faced with blank lines. -
The University of Missouri said some students have had their visa records terminated. -
Judge Cotton Walker ruled against a lawsuit challenging a $15 million appropriation for Hannibal Regional Healthcare to install a linear accelerator in Kirksville. -
Many votes were cast even before the polls opened on municipal election day. Boone County clerk Brianna Lennon said thousands have cast absentee ballots ahead of election day.
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This comes as Hegseth is again mired in controversy over sharing military operational details in a group chat. -
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Workers who track data on car crashes, drownings, traumatic brain injury, falls in the elderly, and other perils lost their jobs. Advocates worry life-saving work will stop.
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