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According to the Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services, stroke is the sixth leading cause of death in Missouri. Dr. Adnan Qureshi with University of Missouri Health Care is an expert on strokes and spoke about how treatment options for strokes have expanded during his time in the field.
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Missouri Republicans have made multiple attempts in recent years to raise the approval percentage a proposed constitutional amendment needs in order to pass. -
‘This program is going to give women the building blocks to live a better life, and then that is going to overflow into their children, and then their children’s children,” said one caregiver in the prison nursery. -
The council will tackle a few key issues at its meeting 6 p.m. Monday night. -
Missouri voters passed Amendment 3 in November 2024, enshrining the right to an abortion. The procedure still isn't available in the state, as a judge considers Planned Parenthood's lawsuit to strike down several abortion restrictions in state law. -
More than 140,000 marijuana cases have been expunged since Missouri legalized recreational cannabis in 2022 -
House Republicans have taken their first steps at giving voters another chance to weigh in on abortion rights.
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Joy Harjo is one of the most revered poets in the United States. On this week's Wild Card with Rachel Martin, the former U.S. poet laureate talks about how writing can give you second chances. -
Taking the drug made one writer feel so sick she quit and focused on healthy habits instead of her body size. Turns out, 65% of people using GLP-1 drugs for weight loss quit within a year. -
GOP strategist Alex Conant breaks down the political impact of challenges to Trump's top policies — tariffs and immigration — and how the administration is performing on these fronts.
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Filmmaker Chris Schwedtmann is working with Second Baptist Church and Love Columbia, a local non-profit, to produce a documentary about eight foundational African American churches in the Columbia/Boone County area. (Two of these churches started before the end of the Civil War!) Chris says he's in need of more funding and resources in order to complete the project. April 21, 2025 -
An executive order has stopped mid-Missouri libraries from receiving reimbursements for federally funded grants. -
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Sarah Mosteller is a lesbian in her early 20s, and spoke about her desire for more safe, queer – and especially sapphic spaces – in mid-Missouri. -
The first confirmed case of measles within the state of Missouri in 2025 was announced today. The case was diagnosed in a child visiting Taney County in southern Missouri who had recently traveled abroad. -
A bill that would limit abortion access in Missouri was sent to the state Senate on Thursday.
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