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Bill Clay Sr., Missouri’s first Black congressman who wielded power for 32 years, dies at 94
St. Louis Public Radio - Missouri
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July 17, 2025
William L. Clay Sr., who became Missouri's first Black member of Congress, a champion of civil rights and workers’ rights and a force in regional and national politics for decades, died Wednesday. He was 94. During his raucous 32-year tenure...
New laws aim to make it easier for older Missourians to work in schools
St. Louis Post-Dispatch - Missouri
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St. Louis Public Schools students board a bus outside of Columbia Elementary, in the Jeff-Vander-Lou neighborhood, on Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024, in St. Louis. Zachary Linhares, Post Dispatch JEFFERSON CITY — Missouri kids could see a lot more gray...
Funding for Missouri Child Care Assistance Program Receives State Approval
Northeast News - Missouri
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July 17, 2025
Illustration by Kendall Williams Julia Williams Editor-in-Chief On average, families across Missouri spend anywhere between $10,000 and $14,000 annually on child care services, which rivals more than 5.3% of average rent costs throughout the...
Republic Board of Education earns governance award
Greene County Commonwealth - Missouri
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July 17, 2025
The Republic R-III Board of Education was one of 23 school boards from across Missouri to be presented with the Missouri School Boards’ Association’s (MSBA) 2025 Governance Team Award during the MSBA's Summer Summit, held on Monday, June 16, in...
U.S. Lawmakers Condemn Christian Persecution in Joint Resolution
International Christian Concern
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July 24, 2025
7/24/2025 United States (International Christian Concern) — On July 17, Rep. Riley Moore of West Virginia and Senator Josh Hawley of Missouri introduced a joint resolution to condemn Christian persecution abroad, mainly in countries with Muslim...
Northwestern Missouri farmers build water resilience with help of NRCS programs
The Fence Post - Nebraska
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July 17, 2025
By Brooke DeCubellis, USDA Nestled in northwest Missouri’s Grand River watershed, local communities are making strides to balance the ebb and flow of water availability in the region through a number of efforts supported by USDA’s Natural...
Helping hands and happy feet: The Sneaker Project's impact grows in mid-Missouri
KRCG - Missouri
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NEW BLOOMFIELD — The Sneaker Project's reach has nearly doubled over the last few years. The organization distributed 907 pairs of shoes to mid-Missouri kids in 2021. That number grew to 1,673 pairs of shoes distributed in 2024. "There's a need...
Homeland Security task forces expand efforts targeting transnational crime
The Center Square
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July 25, 2025
( The Center Square) – New Homeland Security Task Forces (HSTF) are launching nationwide to expand efforts to target transnational crime. A new HSTF launched in Houston this month, one month after a HSTF launched in the Midwest. Although federal...
Who are the CUSA newcomers? Welcome Delaware and Missouri State
El Paso Times - Texas
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The University of Delaware and Missouri State officially joined Conference USA on July 1st, bringing the membership to 12. Conference USA may drop to 10 members next year with the potential departure of UTEP and Louisiana Tech. Both new additions,...
Mystery Shopper Snags $50K at Missouri Walmart
97.9 KICK FM - Illinois
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July 17, 2025
Normally when you go shopping in a Missouri store, you come out with less money than you went in with. For one mystery shopper this week, it ended up being the other way around as someone walked into a Missouri Walmart store and won $50,000, but...
William L. Clay Sr., civil rights leader and Missouri’s first Black congressman, dies at 94
St. Louis Post-Dispatch - Missouri
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Former Congressman William L. Clay. Sr., (third from right) traces the distinguishing letters of his name on a sign that will mark a section of the Poplar Street Bridge that has been named after him as his son, Congressman Lacy Clay, Jr. (left),...
Narcan Machines Appearing Across Missouri County
KICK AM 1530 - Illinois
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July 17, 2025
Narcan is the layman’s name for a medication used to reverse the effects of an opioid overdose. Vending machines with free boxes of Narcan doses are being placed across St. Louis County. A half Dozen Machines Are in Place Now Opioid Overdose...
You smell Folgers coffee while crossing the High Rise. Here's how it came to New Orleans.
Nola - Louisiana
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As cars cross the High Rise bridge in New Orleans, the scent of coffee seeps through doors and windows — so pungent it can sometimes smell as if the beans are roasting in the backseat. That aroma has drifted from the nearby plant on Chef Menteur...
QUESTION OF THE DAY: Does Missouri need property tax reform?
KMIZ ABC 17 - Missouri
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July 17, 2025
A special Missouri House committee began a series of hearings to take public testimony on property tax reform Wednesday. The meeting in Jefferson City stretched through much of the day and included remarks by legislators. One of them was...
'Good Trouble Lives On' protests set across Missouri. What to know.
Columbia Daily Tribune - Missouri
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More than a dozen protests are planned across Missouri on Thursday, July 17, in response to many of the Trump administration's policies. In the same vein as the nationwide "No Kings" protests last month, "Good Trouble Lives On" will see more than...
How will Kansas football coach Lance Leipold handle Missouri rivalry game?
Yahoo Sports
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FRISCO, Texas — When Lance Leipold started to address the renewal of Kansas football’s rivalry with Missouri, his comments quickly focused on a game that’ll be played before it. Leipold, the Jayhawks’ coach, highlighted his side’s season opener...
How will Kansas football coach Lance Leipold handle Missouri matchup?
The Topeka Capital-Journal - Kansas
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FRISCO, Texas — When Lance Leipold started to address the renewal of Kansas football’s rivalry with Missouri, his comments quickly focused on a game that’ll be played before it. Leipold, the Jayhawks’ coach, highlighted his side’s season opener...
New ‘Megaformer’ fitness studio aims for winter opening in Clarendon
Arlington Now - Virginia
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July 24, 2025
Around Town Megaformer’s new Clarendon studio at 1016 N. Garfield Street (staff photo by Katie Taranto) The vacant space where Megaformer plans to open (staff photo by Katie Taranto) The vacant space where Megaformer plans to open (staff photo by...
To Tip Your Tour Guide? The Epitome Of Tipping Culture. Being Forced To Tip A QR Code In Advance? Hell Itself.
Above the Law
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July 16, 2025
“Tip creep” has been a pervasive issue in American culture for some time now. Many businesses, faced with rising costs or insurmountable greed, have increasingly turned to tip encouragement as a means of underpaying their employees while...
United Church of Christ synod denounces ICE raids as ‘domestic terrorism’
Religion News Service
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July 15, 2025
United Church of Christ synod denounces ICE raids as 'domestic terrorism' (RNS) — The resolution also denounces the 'weaponization of the constitution' and urges UCC churches to divest from private incarceration companies that are participating in...