The new one-stop-shop for drought data was announced to the public Wednesday at the annual meeting of the Mississippi River Cities and Towns Initiative.
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Missouri's utility regulator's staff says the Public Service Commission should reject a new proposal from Ameren.
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A new Missouri law established the Missing and Murdered African American Women and Girls Task Force to help find ways to reduce violence against Black women and girls.
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Residents of The Brooks neighborhood say the triplexes would create traffic and parking problems.
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Missouri's new congressional map carves up Kansas City into three separate districts, fulfilling the wishes of President Donald Trump. The ACLU filed a lawsuit Friday, and Kansas City Council recently passed a resolution authorizing legal action of its own.
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Missouri voters will decide the fate of changes to the initiative petition process next year, while a campaign to put the congressional map on the 2026 ballot are already underway.
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Saturday kick-off time has been adjusted due to expected extreme temperatures.
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In its 12th week on the Billboard 200 albums chart, the soundtrack to KPop Demon Hunters finally hits No. 1. Elsewhere on the charts, Justin Bieber zooms back into the top 10 thanks to a deluxe edition and sombr's debut makes a move
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Dermatologists often recommend nicotinamide — a form of Vitamin B3 — following skin cancer. A study of nearly 34,000 veterans finds this supplement reduces the risk of skin cancer recurrence.
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The Yale Humanitarian Research Lab says Russia's network of sites for Ukrainian children is larger than previously thought, and programs includes military training for children as young as 8.
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