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As festivities celebrating America’s 250 years of independence ramp up, there’s concern for the more than 11 percent of Missourians with Alzheimer's disease.

Osage Beach's Fourth of July fireworks festival was postponed by a week and a golf club in Camdenton had to cancel its fireworks show.

358 Missourians went to the hospital due to fireworks in 2025.

The Division of Fire Safety has released a list of safety recommendations for people to follow as July 4 celebrations start up.

Saturday fireworks and nightly trapeze performances offer new reasons to attend this week's fair.

We're mere hours away from the 2025 Fire in the Sky event at Stephens Lake Park in Columbia! Parks and Rec specialist Moira Theis tells us everything we need to know before we leave the house. July 4, 2025

"Sparklers are still not totally safe. They burn at about 1,200 degrees and they account for, I want to say 28% of most firework injuries," Fire Marshal Michael Bauer, Columbia Fire Department. "Leave the fireworks up to the professionals and everybody will have a safe 4th of July." July 2, 2025

Last year, 81% of firework-related injuries in Missouri occurred during the three-week summer window around July 4.

Senate Bill 81 encompasses several aspects of public safety in Missouri.

Stephens Lake Park will have fireworks to celebrate July 4th.