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Brain eating amoeba found in Missouri resident after trip to Lake of the Ozarks  KSDK ‘Brain-eating’ infection possibly linked to water skiing at the Lake of the Ozarks  KY3 Person infected with brain-eating amoeba after water skiiing at Lake of the Ozarks  KOMU 8 ‘Brain-eating’ amoeba patient has been at Missouri Lake of the Ozarks  KMBC Rare brain-eating amoeba infection possibly linked to water …

Two people working on powerlines near the Mississippi River died Thursday when their helicopter hit the lines, crashed into a barge and sparked a fire that belched plumes of black smoke, officials said. The helicopter crew was near East Alton, about 20 miles (32 kilometers) north of St. Louis, when it careened into the barge on the Missouri side of …

Republicans’ next redistricting target: Missouri  Politico Missouri’s Map War May Return  The Missouri Times Missouri Senate leader says special session is ‘likely’ to redraw congressional map  Missouri Independent Missouri Republicans Consider Joining Texas to Redraw House Maps  Bloomberg.com Aren’t Republicans are already overrepresented in Missouri? | Opinion  Kansas City Star Source link

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The owners of Bar K posted on Tuesday that they are immediately closing all three of their locations due to “a variety of challenges.” Bar K’s location near Berkley Riverfront Park is included in the locations that have closed. “As is often the case, there isn’t one single cause, but rather a variety of challenges that …

When her severely allergic toddler, Josie, began gasping for breath in the middle of the night, Krissy Cunningham knew there was only one place she could get to in time to save her daughter’s life. For 74 years, Pemiscot Memorial hospital has been the destination for those who encounter catastrophe in Missouri’s poorest county, a rural stretch of farms and …

The Chiefs have viable stadium options in Missouri and in Kansas. And they’re actively negotiating deals with each state. “We’ve had more meetings, more discussions,” Chiefs president Mark Donovan said Tuesday, via Dave Skretta of the Associated Press. “At this point it’s literally — you’re taking an agreement this long and whittling it down to this paragraph and this line, …

Nuclear waste left over from US efforts to develop an atomic bomb from the 1940s and onwards put children living near St Louis, Missouri at a significantly elevated risk of cancer throughout the rest of their lives, a new study suggests. As part of the top-secret scheme known as the Manhattan Project, radioactive waste from uranium refinement in St Louis …

Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez, D-N.M., speaks in favor of reauthorizing the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act in 2024. The legislation, which will benefit people sickened by radiation exposure in uranium mining and nuclear weapons testing, was included in the budget bill President Trump signed on July 4, 2025. Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call …

Jason Crowe Jr., one of the top overall players in the country, has announced his commitment to Missouri. Ranked 7th overall nationally according to the Rivals Industry Ranking, the 6-foot-3 shooting guard out of Inglewood High (CA) becomes the second highest-ranked player to ever choose the Tigers — only behind Michael Porter Jr. Crowe is, however, the highest-ranked player to …

At one point, there was heavy mutual interest between Kentucky and Jason Crowe Jr., but the five-star guard is taking his talents to a different SEC school instead. On Friday, his 17th birthday, Crowe announced his commitment to the Missouri Tigers over Southern California, Texas, Alabama, Arkansas, UK, and others. A 6-foot-3 class of 2026 prospect out of Inglewood (CA), …