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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services appears poised to cut a $56 million annual grant program that pays for some of Missouri's overdose reversal medication and training.
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Wagers, contests, and collaborations between the City of Brotherly Love and the City of Fountains are blowing up the internet once again. Museums, zoos, restaurants, libraries, animal shelters, and more in Kansas City are all betting on the home team – and hoping for a “three-peat.” -
State representatives argue their bills would give school districts say in crafting a cell-phone policy that may be required or recommended by the state. -
The bills change the qualifications for circulators and stop completed signature pages from being released. -
The two bills heard Wednesday are among several filed that would delay, alter or roll back Proposition A’s changes passed by voters in November. -
While pedestrian deaths increased, overall roadway fatalities went down in 2024. -
The No MOre Trash! contest has been around for about 20 years.
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He had to wait until the fifth round, but Shedeur Sanders, son of Pro Football Hall of Famer Deion Sanders — his coach at the University of Colorado — has finally been drafted by the NFL. -
The toddler, a U.S. citizen, was apparently sent to Honduras with her mother and 11-year-old sister, even as a federal judge tried to contact an attorney representing the government. -
A massive explosion and fire rocked a port in southern Iran possibly linked to a shipment of a chemical ingredient used to make missile propellant.
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Columbia/Boone County Public Health and Human Services will scale back on several community health programs after losing $804,000 in federal grants. -
In this month’s “Behind the Issue,” editor-in-chief Olivia Maillet talks with contributing writer Olivia Mahl about how Unbound Book Festival co-executive director Alex George was inspired to bring national and internationally recognized authors to Columbia. -
The system's cost-saving measures will go into effect immediately as it faces economic uncertainty and federal funding cuts. -
Klaudia Rejmer has been fostering chihuahuas for 20 years: "I've loved this breed since I basically heard 'Yo Quiero Taco Bell'". On May 3rd, Lil' Paws, Big Hearts Chihuahua Rescue - Klaudia's non-profit - is taking part in a food festival fundraiser called Around the World in 80 Bites, and you're invited! April 17, 2025 -
A new research project at the University of Missouri is looking to make streets safer for everyone through lidar technology.
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This will be the second research reactor to be built in Columbia, and is expected to cost more than $1 billion.
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