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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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Deandra Buchanan, an inmate at the Jefferson City Correctional Center is serving a first degree murder sentence for killing his girlfriend and two others in 2000. -
MoDOT shared on social media Sunday morning that the road was reopened. -
The legislation also removes the cap on how much can be spent on an investigation. -
Some opponents worry the bill restricts free speech and could be used to silence criticism of Israel. -
The bill also would lower the minimum age to acquire a concealed carry permit from 19 to 18. -
Fifteen activists gathered at Yellow Dog Bookshop on Thursday to protest a Missouri House bill that would overturn Prop A's sick leave provision.
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The newest Fatal Fury fighting game will include a curious choice of playable characters, including soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo and Bosnian-Swedish DJ Salvatore Ganacci. -
Harvard scientist Kseniia Petrova has been in ICE custody for about two months. Her colleague and friend Leon Peshkin says her case is causing some scientists to reconsider working in the U.S. -
The directives include new efforts to curtail DEI programs at colleges, and discipline guidance for public schools.
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Boone County residents voiced concerns, particularly about Route B, at the first public hearing on the county’s draft Master Plan, which aims to guide future growth and development. -
House Bill 269, an identical bill to the one proposed last session, aims to establish a system of childcare tax credits for childcare providers and Missouri families. Plagued by infighting in the past, the bill's sponsor is hoping this time it will reach the governor's desk. -
More than 400,000 of the state’s nearly 1.4 million Medicaid recipients lost coverage after the close of the public health emergency. Almost half were children — one of the highest rates in the nation. -
In 2022, the Missouri State legislature passed a law calling for the Missouri Department of Corrections to open a nursery - allowing moms to stay with their infants for up to 18 months within prisons. KBIA’s Rebecca Smith recently attended the opening of the facility and has more on how they aim to benefit mothers, infants and other inmates. -
Daniel Larios discusses his non-fiction film Piñata Prayers, which will air at the True/False Film Festival this week. -
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