Mayor Jones offers encouragement during Girls Inc. visit
ST. LOUIS – Mayor Tishaura Jones spent part of her weekend visiting Girls Inc. in St. Louis, a nonprofit that provides education and cultural programs in safe environments for girls. While visiting, Jones gave young girls some encouraging words and insight about her humble beginnings, motherhood and becoming the first Black mayor of St. Louis […]
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Walsh, Davis Finding Confidence, Defining Roles Key to Arkansas Win
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – You could see it unfold during the Missouri game. While Arkansas added another frustrating loss to its ledger, for the first time all season, it was possible to see this season’s Razorback team as something other than a first weekend exit in the NCAA Tournament. Despite wins against relatively weak opponents back […]
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Mizzou basketball’s prolific offense faces Arkansas’ elite defense in prime SEC showdown
Missouri’s Kobe Brown claps during the final minute of his team’s 89-75 victory over Kentucky in a game on Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2022, in Columbia, Mo. L.G. Patterson, Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. — The Missouri men’s basketball team’s grueling five-game stretch hasn’t been the quagmire most figured for first-year coach Dennis Gates and his Tigers, […]
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Heartland report helps rural communities navigate health care
Illustration: Aïda Amer/Axios Affordability, telehealth and a trained, motivated workforce are the keys to keeping the engine of rural health care running smoothly. What’s happening: A Heartland Forward report out Thursday outlines strategies policymakers and community leaders in rural America can use to improve health care access and services. Driving the news: Since the height […]
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National report on maternal and infant health gives Arkansas; Missouri poor grades
HARRISON, Ark. (KY3) – A recent report from the March of Dimes, an organization focused on improving the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature births, and infant mortality, shows the maternal and infant health crisis is worsening for all families. Arkansas and Missouri received poor grades with above-average preterm birth rates. The data […]
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Mayor of St. Peters questions ARPA fund allocation in Missouri
ST. PETERS, Mo. – St. Peters officials want to know why the city received the lowest amount of federal ARPA funds of any other Missouri city. Most municipalities had to go through the state for their funds, but St. Peters qualified for the direct award. Of the 15 Missouri cities on that list getting direct […]
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Mayor of St. Peters questions ARPA fund allocation in Missouri
ST. PETERS, Mo. – St. Peters officials want to know why the city received the lowest amount of federal ARPA funds of any other Missouri city. Most municipalities had to go through the state for their funds, but St. Peters qualified for the direct award. Of the 15 Missouri cities on that list getting direct […]
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KCMO Mayor on passed KCPD budget amendment
FUNDING FIGHT: KCMO Mayor on passed KCPD budget amendment FUNDING FIGHT: KCMO Mayor on passed KCPD budget amendment Updated: 11:30 AM CST Nov 13, 2022 Hide Transcript Show Transcript CODY: VOTERS ACROSS MISSOURI GOT TO WEIGH IN ON THE FUTURE OF POLICING, IN KANSAS CITY. IT IS THE LATEST DEVELOPMENT IN A LONG-STANDING FIGHT BETWEEN […]
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SEC Roll Call: Arkansas Gets Chastised for Its Treatment of Religious Schools
It was a crazy weekend in SEC football and Matt Mitchell brought the goods this week with his weekly edition of SEC Roll Call. This week the SEC commissioner is out trying to figure out if there is any way to get a second SEC team into the playoffs, so Georgia is left in charge […]
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Arkansas, Missouri to receive $1.3 million to improve healthcare facilities
LEBANON, Nh. (KAIT) – Four healthcare facilities between Arkansas and Missouri are looking to get some much-needed support, thanks to the federal government. On Wednesday, Oct. 12, the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development announced the USDA is awarding $110 million in grants to improve healthcare facilities in rural towns across the nation. Officials said […]
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