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Calls to Missouri’s 988 Suicide and Crisis hotline increase in third year of operation
KMIZ ABC 17 - Missouri
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July 17, 2025
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Calls to Missouri's 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline have risen significantly each year since the hotline launched three years ago, according to data from the Missouri Department of Mental Health. The free, three-digit hotline...
'Make Good Trouble' rally draws hundreds at Missouri Capitol
KOMU 8 - Missouri
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JEFFERSON CITY — Several rallies took place Thursday in mid-Missouri, both in memory of late civil rights activist and U.S. Rep. John Lewis, and in opposition of President Donald Trump's sweeping spending bill. Organizers at the protest in...
Deadline Closing to Apply for March 14-15 Individual Storm Recovery Assistance in Missouri
KRCU - Missouri
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July 17, 2025
A deadline is quickly approaching for those affected by the deadly and destructive storms that hit Southeast Missouri back in mid-March 2025. On July 1, Gov. Mike Kehoe provided an update on the State of Missouri's continued disaster response and...
On the front lines of fauna
Phelps County Focus - Missouri
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During the winter of 2023, MDC’s deer biologists gathered to begin updating the department’s White-tailed Deer Management Plan. The cumbersome task of keeping management plans up to date is key to the long-term health of our Missouri fish and...
Falls Church Domino’s relocating to closed bike shop this fall
Arlington Now - Virginia
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July 18, 2025
Around Town The future Domino’s spot at 438 S. Washington Street (staff photo by Vernon Miles) The future Domino’s spot at 438 S. Washington Street (staff photo by Vernon Miles) Domino’s at 1106 W. Broad Street (staff photo by Vernon Miles)...
Bill Clay Sr., Congressional Black Caucus Founding Member and Missouri Civil Rights Icon, Dies at 94
The Washington Informer
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July 17, 2025
William Lacy Clay Sr., a civil rights leader, legislative powerhouse, and one of the 13 founding members of the Congressional Black Caucus, has died. He was 94. Clay made history in 1968 when he became Missouri’s first Black congressman,...
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...
Civil rights leader and Missouri’s first Black congressman, William L. Clay Sr., dies at 94
St Louis American - Missouri
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July 17, 2025
Stay Informed, Stay Empowered in STL Subscribe to The St. Louis American‘s free weekly newsletter for critical stories, community voices, and insights that matter. William L. Clay Sr., Missouri’s first Black congressman and noted civil rights...
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...
Pastor John Lindell plans to step down from James River Church, explains why church split with AOG
The Christian Post - Washington D.C.
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July 14, 2025
James River Church Lead Pastor John Lindell apologizes for inviting Mark Driscoll and Alex Magala to the Stronger Men's Conference. | Screenshot/Facebook/James River ChurchMore than two months after announcing James River Church’s split from the...
Progressive faith on the airwaves: Missouri Mid-South Conference launches radio station
United Church of Christ - Ohio
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July 15, 2025
Exciting things unfolded in the exhibit hall at General Synod 35. At a booth in partnership with the UCC Media Justice Ministry, the Missouri Mid-South Conference(MMSC) proudly announced the launch of KPVF-FM, a progressive faith radio station...
The fight for life continues in Missouri
The Pathway - Missouri
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July 15, 2025
The fight for life continues in the state of Missouri. On July 3, according to a press release from Missouri Right to Life, “Jackson County Judge Jerri Zhang released a dangerous ruling for the 3rd time to remove almost all health and safety...
Pop-up Missouri coffee shop empowers young adults with disabilities
KMBZ - Kansas
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July 18, 2025
KANSAS CITY - The Black Cat Coffee Project has their quarterly pop-up Saturday, July 19th in Cottleville. They're a non profit started by a motivated group of young people with disabilities who were sitting around Tracy Bono's kitchen table...
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...
Obituary: Alan Shaw
Big Sky Weekly - Montana
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August 12, 2025
June 16, 1943 — July 26, 2025 Floating the Bighorn River with his precious golden retriever Woodrow, in pursuit of the perfect hatch, fly and cast — Alan Harris Shaw passed away on Saturday, July 26, 2025, at the age of 82. For Alan, fly fishing...
Trump sidesteps Senate and judiciary with some U.S. attorney picks
CBS News
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Federal judges in several states have rejected President Trump's controversial picks for top prosecutor posts in a rare standoff between the courts and the White House, but those acting U.S. attorneys will nonetheless remain in place because of...
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...
Hudson-Pierce: Why I Oppose “Church House Religion”
Minden Press Herald - Louisiana
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July 15, 2025
466 I am not against God or the Bible. I am opposed to “church house religion.” By that I mean “rote religion.” I define rote religion as going through the form, the ritual, just like we learn our ABC’S. I believe rote religion turns people away...