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Preventable mental health deaths top Missouri's latest maternal mortality review
KBIA - Missouri
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July 8, 2025
Mental health was the leading cause of death for pregnant and postpartum Missourians in the state’s latest maternal mortality review, followed by cardiovascular disease and infection. Based on the new Pregnancy Associated Mortality Review [PAMR]...
Former member of Kansas City church band accused of ordering area boys to strip
KCTV 5 - Missouri
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July 8, 2025
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - A former member of a Kansas City church band and piano teacher has been accused of ordering area boys to strip before he allegedly touched them inappropriately. Jackson County, Missouri, Circuit Court records filed on...
Deported man found in Missouri pleads guilty to illegal reentry
KMBC 9 - Missouri
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July 8, 2025
Deported man found in Missouri pleads guilty to illegal reentry UP. SEE YOU IN A BIT. KATIE. THANK YOU. YOUR NINE THINGS TO KNOW. START WITH A VOTE ABOUT A VOTE IN JACKSON COUNTY. COUNTY LEGISLATORS UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED A SPECIAL RECALL ELECTION...
Mystery Winner Bags $250K at this Missouri Gas Station
KHMO 1070 AM - Illinois
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July 8, 2025
Let's be honest. Monday is not normally the day of the week when you expect great things to happen, but it just did for one lucky Missouri person who is now a quarter million dollars richer. The identity of the mystery winner remains unknown. Does...
Board extends President Tatum's contract at Northwest Missouri State until 2029
NW Missouri Times
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July 8, 2025
Dr. Lance Tatum, President | Northwest Missouri State UniversityDr. Lance Tatum, President | Northwest Missouri State University Northwest Missouri State University's Board of Regents has decided to extend the contract of University President Dr....
UCM Associate Professor Named Missouri Children’s Champion
KIX 105.7 - Missouri
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July 8, 2025
Karrie Snider, Ph.D., associate professor of Early Childhood Education at the University of Central Missouri (UCM), has been named the 2025 Missouri Head Start Children’s Champion by the Missouri Head Start Association (MHSA). The State Children’s...
Funding freeze to affect Missouri’s after-school programs
KMIZ ABC 17 - Missouri
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July 8, 2025
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Local after-school organizations are raising alarms about the Education Department's plan to withhold nearly $7 billion in funds for the next fiscal year. Those funds include money for programs such as the Boys and Girls Club....
Senators introduce FRONT Act to increase nonprofit transparency on foreign funding
South Winston Salem News - North Carolina
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July 16, 2025
Ted Budd, U.S. Senator from North Carolina | www.facebook.comTed Budd, U.S. Senator from North Carolina | www.facebook.com U.S. Senator Ted Budd, representing North Carolina, introduced the Foreign Registration Obligations for Nonprofit...
Cassandra Gould on why faith leaders must fight for justice beyond church walls
USCatholic
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July 8, 2025
Cassandra Gould shares how her family history, faith, and time in corporate America shaped her call to grassroots organizing—and why now is the time for faith leaders to speak out. Listen on: Apple | Spotify This week on Just Politics, Rev. Dr....
The Daily Blend w/ AC: Betsy Knabe Roe & Donald Quist, PhD, "Echoes of Missouri at Montminy Gallery"
KBIA - Missouri
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'Echoes of Missouri' is on display now through August 2nd at The Montminy Gallery in Columbia. The exhibition explores African-American art, music, performance, culture, and history, with a focus on the legacy of John William "Blind" Boone. Donald...
Religion Briefs: Chabad of Baton Rouge Presents 'Deeper into Genesis' starting Monday
The Advocate - Louisiana
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Chabad of Baton Rouge will offer a four-part course, “Deeper into Genesis,” starting at 11 a.m. Monday at the Main Library at Goodwood, 7711 Goodwood Blvd. Led by Rabbi Peretz Kazen, the course revisits foundational Bible stories with fresh...
Ride the Longest Stand-Up Waterslide in Missouri
97.9 KICK FM - Illinois
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July 8, 2025
When I worked in the Kansas City metro (this was back in the 90's), Blue Springs was affectionately called B.S.MO. --Locals can be harder on their own than anyone else. But Blue Springs is trying to make people redefine their terms. Now entering...
LA Clippers head coach Tyronn Lue dedicates historic Garfield School as new home for his transformative multimillion-dollar initiative: Commitment to Community (C2C) in Mexico, Missouri
WFMZ - Pennsylvania
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MEXICO, Mo., July 8, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- On Friday, July 5, community members, local leaders, and former students gathered for a building dedication ceremony at the former Garfield School site. The event marked the official renaming and...
Detroit’s Strategy To Welcome Immigrants Enabled Its Population Turnaround
Next City
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July 8, 2025
After decades of population decline, attracting immigrants has been key to growing and maintaining a more resilient economy in former industrial cities like Detroit. This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a free or sustaining...
Northwest Missouri State offers hands-on early childhood education training
NW Missouri Times
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July 7, 2025
Dr. Lance Tatum, President | Northwest Missouri State UniversityDr. Lance Tatum, President | Northwest Missouri State University An education student at Northwest Missouri State University is gaining practical experience in a preschool classroom...
Educators sue Missouri over private school vouchers in state budget
KY3 - Missouri
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July 3, 2025
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KY3) - Missouri educators are suing the state over private school vouchers. The Missouri National Educators Association is suing the state over a program that gives taxpayer dollars to private schools. The Missouri National...
Missouri Teachers Union Sues to Block Millions of Dollars in MOScholars Funding
Missourinet
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July 3, 2025
The Missouri National Education Association (MNEA) is suing the state to stop a $51 million appropriation to MOScholars. It is the state’s K-12 scholarship program that helps send public school students to private schools. The lawsuit argues that...
Missouri educators sue state for spending $51 million on private school vouchers
KRPS - Kansas
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July 3, 2025
The Missouri National Education Association is suing the state in an effort to block the appropriation of $51 million to MOScholars, the state's K-12 scholarship program. In a lawsuit filed in Cole County Circuit Court Monday, MNEA argues that...
Jennies Golf Tops WGCA All-Scholar Team GPA Ranking for 2024-25
BVM Sports
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July 16, 2025
The University of Central Missouri Jennies Golf Team has been recognized as the top team on the 2024-25 Women's Golf Coaches Association (WGCA) All-Scholar Team GPA Top-25 list, achieving a remarkable team GPA of 3.945. This accolade follows their...
Missouri State Highway Patrol Seeking Applicants For 126th Recruit Class
Newstalk KZRG - Missouri
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July 3, 2025
The Missouri State Highway Patrol is accepting applications for the 126th Recruit Class. The Patrol is encouraging qualified individuals of all backgrounds to apply. Testing will be held in Jefferson City, MO. Those who successfully complete...