The legislature-mandated report reviewed pregnancy-related deaths between 2019 and 2023. During that period, 340 Missouri women died while pregnant or within one year after the end of a pregnancy.
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On Thursday morning, federal officials raided a food manufacturing facility in Kansas City. The operation is an extension of federal efforts to ramp up immigrant arrests during the World Cup.
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Switzerland faces Argentina, the Messi-led juggernaut and returning World Cup champions, this Saturday night at Arrowhead Stadium. Kansas City's FIFA Fan Festival hopes to close with a bang, offering big-name headliners like Sheryl Crow, Tech N9ne and The All-American Rejects.
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Gov. Mike Kehoe is requesting President Donald Trump to declare a major disaster after severe weather in Missouri in June.
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The majority of tornadoes this year have blasted through states in the Midwest and Southeast, including Illinois, Missouri, Indiana and Iowa. Tornado activity has been increasing east of the Great Plains in recent decades.
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In a Facebook post, Ramsingh said living in Mexico allows his family to be closer to friends and relatives in the U.S.
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The housing industry saw a sharp drop in construction starts nationwide in May, both compared with the previous month and with the same period a year earlier.
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Social media can make a song go viral — even push it up the pop charts — seemingly overnight. Perhaps it's not surprising that some influencers are being paid to promote music without disclosing it.
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After four decades as a founding member of Red Hot Chili Peppers, Flea goes solo with a stellar jazz band.
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Dr. Zeke Emanuel, a renowned U.S. health policy physician, takes on the wellness industry with a back-to-basics approach to optimizing good health.
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Columbia's stand-up comedy scene hasn't been what is was ever since Deja Vu closed its doors for good in 2016. Enter The Atom Comedy Club. Co-founders Micah Jeffries and Darrell Bailey hope this new venture reestablishes a dedicated comedy culture through shows (for now) at Harpo's, with a long-term goal of opening a brick-and-mortar club. Catch the next show July 28! July 7, 2026
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The new conference center in Jefferson City is even closer to beginning construction.
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The Missouri Bootheel consistently ranks in the bottom of most health measures in the state, and it struggles to attract and retain enough healthcare providers, such as nurses.
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Bars and restaurants say business for international football matches is on-par with what they take in for Mizzou home football weekends in the fall.
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Kansas City-based Frontier Schools is on track to open Columbia’s first charter school in the fall of 2027.
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Multiple viewers called and emailed KOMU 8 Sunday afternoon concerned about their family members in the Jefferson City Correctional Center, which lost power Saturday following severe thunderstorms throughout mid-Missouri.
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