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A police chase that travels through Webb City and Joplin makes Shannon’s Big 3
KOAM TV 7 - Kansas
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Big story #3 – At approximately 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, we learned that the runway at Grove Regional Airport had been closed to traffic due to a police pursuit. Authorities reported that a pickup truck, which was fleeing from the police, drove onto...
Travel guide for the Omaha area: Tuesday, July 8
KETV 7 - Nebraska
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July 8, 2025
SYSTEM. WELL, HERE IN SEAN SAY RAIN WON’T BE A FACTOR FOR YOUR MORNING DRIVE TODAY. LET’S GET A LOOK AROUND TOWN AND SEE HOW TRAFFIC IS FARING FROM OUR SKYCAM NETWORK. FIRST VIEW WE GOT INTERSTATE 680. THINGS ARE GETTING A LITTLE BIT BUSIER HERE....
Missouri Task Force 1 activate and deploy to Kerr County, Texas
KOAM TV 7 - Kansas
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BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KOAM) — Missouri Task Force 1 (MO-TF1), a division of the Boone County Fire Protection District, has been activated by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to deploy as a Type III Task Force with a focus on water...
Missouri troopers report 8 fatalities over 4th of July weekend, a Joplin woman included
KOAM TV 7 - Kansas
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MISSOURI (KOAM) -- The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports eight fatalities within the state over the Fourth of July holiday weekend. According to the MSHP, troopers worked 246 traffic crashes, which included 115 injuries and eight fatalities...
Department of Natural Resources updates the status of state park beaches
KRCG - Missouri
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The Department of Natural Resources released their list of the status of state park beaches for the week of July 10. Unlike last week, when swimming at four beaches was not recommended, all of the beaches except one were open. The beach at...
Missouri troopers report 8 fatalities over 4th of July weekend
KOAM TV 7 - Kansas
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MISSOURI (KOAM) -- The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports eight fatalities within the state over the Fourth of July holiday weekend. According to the MSHP, troopers worked 246 traffic crashes, which included 115 injuries and eight fatalities...
Gas prices tick up in Missouri amid surge in holiday travel demand
KOAM TV 7 - Kansas
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(KOAM) - Gas prices across Missouri have edged slightly higher as demand for gasoline increased during the Independence Day holiday period, according to AAA Missouri’s latest Weekend Gas Watch. As of early Friday, the statewide average for a...
Tolton ambassadors renew goal to promote, pray for famed Black priest's canonization
Florida Catholic
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SOUTH BEND, Ind. | Near the anniversary of his sudden and early death from a heat stroke on a hot, steamy Chicago street in July 1897, supporters of Venerable Augustus Tolton (1854-1897) gathered in South Bend to pray, discuss and recommit to...
International Rotarians from Africa Visit Northeast Missouri  
Memphis Democrat - Missouri
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July 10, 2025
International Rotarians from Africa visited northeast Missouri in June. L-R: Peter Nkosi from Malawi, Martin Maversera from Zimbabwe, Maudy Lwenje from Zambia, Susanna Millapo from Zambia, Rachel Ward from Zambia, Dr. Okhuaihesuyi (Kirksville...
Old Flames, SEC Commissioner Hester M. Peirce, London, England, July 16, 2025
Mondovisione
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Thank you, Chairman [Chris] Hayward. You have once again gone out of your way to make me feel welcome in London. Thank you also to all of you who are here today. Before I begin, I must remind you that my views are my own as a Commissioner of the...
Missouri, national gas prices steady around Fourth of July travel
Southeast Missourian
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Fuel prices are still coming down, with 20 states now seeing average regular fuel costs below $3 a gallon. Fully half of states have averages between $3 and $4, with only those on the west coast exceeding $4 on average. Missouri’s regular and...
Tourists flock to the MS, AL Gulf Coast 5 years after the pandemic. Why is it so popular?
Nola - Louisiana
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Jeff and Kristina Russell and their three kids skipped their annual trip to the South Carolina shore this summer and packed their bags for Pass Christian, Mississippi, instead. Over several days in late June, the Illinois family soaked up the...
Number of measles cases climbs in Missouri this week
KOMU 8 - Missouri
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The total number of measles cases in Missouri has climbed to seven as the U.S. this week reached its highest annual measles tally in 33 years, according to the Center for Outbreak Response Intervention daily tracker at Johns Hopkins University....
'Just terrible': Missouri state police searching for driver in stolen car crash that killed teen, injured 4 others
KSDK - Missouri
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"It's just terrible. Our thoughts are with her family," said Velda City Mayor Derrick Gill. VELDA CITY, Mo. — On Wednesday, a single piece of yellow crime scene tape was still tied to a police along Lucas and Hunt Road near Lexington Avenue in...
Deal Digest: Station Deals Total Over $10 Million This Week.
Inside Radio - Tennessee
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STATION SALES Hagerstown-Chambersburg Waynesboro, MD-PA – Peter & John Radio Fellowship has filed a $3.1 million deal to buy country WAYZ (104.7) from M. Belmont VerStandig. The call letters will be moved to another station before closing. The...
Governor signs measure banning cellphones in Missouri schools
St. Louis Post-Dispatch - Missouri
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In 2024, at least eight states — California, Idaho, Indiana, Louisiana, Minnesota, Ohio, South Carolina and Virginia — either expanded or adopted policies or laws to curtail cellphone use in schools. Dreamstime JEFFERSON CITY — A new state law...
Measles outbreak reported in southwest Missouri county as US cases continue to climb
St. Louis Post-Dispatch - Missouri
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Vials of the MMR (measles, mumps, and rubella virus) vaccine are displayed Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025, in Lubbock, Texas. Julio Cortez, Associated Press CEDAR COUNTY, Mo. — The total number of measles cases in Missouri has climbed to seven as the U.S....
Measles outbreaks in Illinois and North Dakota have ended
Associated Press
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July 9, 2025
Health officials in Illinois and North Dakota say their states’ measles outbreaks are over, pointing to a continuing slowdown of measles spread in the U.S. during vaccine-preventable disease’s worst year since 1991. Wednesday’s national case count...
Agritourism cultivates growth for Missouri farmers
Democrat News - Missouri
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July 9, 2025
Davin Althoff Agritourism—the intersection of agriculture and tourism—has become a vital part of the rural economy in Missouri and the United States. According to the USDA’s 2022 Census of Agriculture, U.S. farms and ranches generated an...
Eldon trio among area golfers to make boys cut at Missouri Junior Amateur
News Tribune - Missouri
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July 9, 2025
FARMINGTON -- Eldon’s Eli Cummings led seven area boys golfers who made the cut Tuesday and advanced to today’s championship round of the Missouri Junior Amateur Championship at Crown Pointe Golf Club. After shooting an even-par 72 on Monday in...