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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...
Spotlight: Lincoln assassination 160 years ago has Tamaqua connections
Times News - Pennsylvania
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A Tamaqua barber possibly knew of the plot to kill President Abraham Lincoln, and did everything in his power to prevent it. Research suggests that American history would have unfolded much differently if people had heeded warnings of an alert man...
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...
Closest national parks to Los Angeles
KESQ-TV - California
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July 19, 2025
Yhelfman // Shutterstock Closest national parks to Los Angeles Approximately 331 million people visited American national parks in 2024, representing a 2% year-over-year growth and the fourth straight year of growth. President Woodrow Wilson in...
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...
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...
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...
Missouri officials warn of high E. Coli levels at Wakonda State Park, advise no swimming
WGEM - Illinois
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July 4, 2025
MISSOURI (WGEM) - Officials with the Missouri Department of Natural Resources have placed an advisory at the Wakonda State Park beach after finding a high level of E. coli in their weekly samples. According to Missouri officials, water samples are...
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....
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...
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...
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...
Gov. Kehoe to sign nearly 40 Missouri bills into law over the next week
Missourinet
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July 8, 2025
Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe’s bill signing pen may run out of ink by next Monday. He’s scheduled to sign nearly 40 bills into law by the 14th, the final day he’s required to take action on bills passed earlier this year. On Wednesday at the State...
Missouri officials warn against swimming at 4 beaches due to high E. coli levels during July 4th weekend
KSDK - Missouri
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The Missouri Department of Natural Resources said swimming is not recommended at the beaches ahead of the summer holiday. MISSOURI, USA — Although swimming is one of the most popular activities on July 4th, Missouri officials are warning travelers...
Former Missouri football coach Gary Pinkel arrested on suspicion of DWI
Columbia Daily Tribune - Missouri
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(This story was updated with a statement from Pinkel's legal representation.) Former Missouri football coach Gary Pinkel was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated late Monday night in Camden County in Missouri, according to an arrest...
State Fire Marshal: Missouri has ‘alarming’ number of suspected fireworks tragedies
Missourinet
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July 8, 2025
The Missouri Fire Marshal’s Office says the state has had an “alarming” number of suspected fireworks-related deaths and injuries over the July 4th time. A shed explosion in Joplin on July 3 killed a 47-year-old man and injured a girl. On July 4,...
Hundreds Of Guns Stolen In LA Train Heist: Feds Offer $10K Reward.
Patch
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July 18, 2025
LOS ANGELES, CA — Federal authorities are looking for several suspects believed to be responsible for stealing hundreds of guns from a freight train traveling through Los Angeles in June. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives and...
Sunrise Beach man arrested for drug trafficking after receiving package of meth
KRCG - Missouri
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A Sunrise Beach man was charged with drug trafficking after officials said he received a package through the mail that contained 114 grams of methamphetamine. The investigation started in April 2025. That’s when the United States Postal Service...
Missouri has 1 defensive recruit in 2026 class, but that could change soon
Columbia Daily Tribune - Missouri
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Eight to one. That’s the current ratio of offensive players to defensive players in Missouri football’s 2026 recruiting class. The current makeup of MU’s next high school class, which is currently lagging somewhat behind at No. 76 in 247Sports’...