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Missouri Republicans are highlighting their independence from the GOP in campaign ads as they defend their House supermajority ahead of the November election. -
Members say common standards could help frontline workers, but staffing shortages and gaps in family services remain -
The Department of Social Services says it aims to accommodate Missourians who experience acute medical events or travel for treatment using other, mandatory exemptions in federal law -
Rules on licensing and ownership of cannabis facilities could change in Missouri soon. -
Residents can respond online and will see new questions in specific sections. -
Community members discussed where to relocate Katy Station, the old railroad depot.
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Real-time crime-center software is a sometimes overlooked but powerful tool allowing police to aggregate immense amounts of data, significantly expanding their surveillance reach. -
Even as the agency is tasked with drawing up new rules for crypto and prediction markets, its staffing and enforcement actions have dropped precipitously during the second Trump administration. -
A former Syrian general wanted for crimes against humanity is living quietly in Lebanon, bankrolled and protected by American and Lebanese authorities, a BBC/NPR investigation has found.
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Meet Abdul-Kaba Abdullah, the new president and CEO of the Columbia Chamber of Commerce, who says he wasn't looking for a job -- he was looking for alignment. With over $2 billion in development experience and a bold promise to be "not your typical chamber executive," Abdul-Kaba is ready to shake things up and make sure every business in Columbia has a seat at the table. October 5, 2026 -
Cooper's Landing Riverside Resort and Marina in Columbia is anticipating rising floodwaters on Sunday night and early Monday morning. -
The Protect College Sports Act is touted as a fix for a number of ills plaguing college athletics in an age of skyrocketing costs at the Division I level. But there are many more Division II and Division III schools that would also be impacted. -
An analysis shows a rise in emergency room visits correlates to temperature increases. The highest numbers of visits occurred when severe daytime heat was combined with unusually warm nighttime temperatures. -
A class action suit alleges the company did not fully disclose financial relationships with businesses tied to co-founders. -
There is now greater access to naloxone, a medication that can reverse opioid overdoses, in Boonville and Cooper County.
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Seth Bluestein is the lone Republican Commissioner on the three-person Philadelphia Board of Elections. Seth spoke about the scrutiny Philadelphia has received during the last few election cycles, as well as how that attention has influenced the way they are running elections in the city. Plus, Bluestein shares some interesting tidbits about the state's system of electing some members of a polling location’s staff.
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