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Early Thursday afternoon, unseasonably warm and humid conditions in Southeast Missouri, spawned multiple severe thunderstorms and a few tornadoes.
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Mon. April 8th, 2024 marked the second time Cape Girardeau and the region experienced a total solar eclipse within a seven-year period—a rare occurrence.
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Millions of Americans are under air quality alerts as wildfires burn in Canada. Experts say the weather pattern could change by early next week, and stress the need to take precautions until then.
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Emails show Missouri Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick’s office completed its work on the amendment’s cost estimate, but Attorney General Andrew Bailey refused to give what has traditionally been considered perfunctory approval.
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Gov. Mike Parson appointed Gabriel Gore to be circuit attorney on May 19 to replace Kim Gardner.
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The 2023 Missouri Legislature passed bills that will help struggling Missouri families, including extending Medicaid postpartum care for mothers and babies from 60 days to 12 months, adding a "step-down" process for losing SNAP and TANF benefits, and help with the cost of child care.
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Gore is an attorney with prominent St. Louis law firm Dowd Bennett. He was also a member of the Ferguson Commission.
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St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner was expected to resign June 1 but sent correspondence to Gov. Mike Parson’s office that she was leaving Tuesday.
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Getting too little sleep is increases both the risk of accidents and of developing, or worsening, chronic health conditions. In a 2020 CDC survey, around 36% of Missourians reported getting less than the recommended minimum of 7 hours of sleep at night.
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Both parties tout increased spending in the state budget on roads and education as major successes.
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The Level Up report from Lumina Foundation shows 600,000 fewer Black young adults are enrolled in college versus 20 years ago, and 300,000 fewer are enrolled in community colleges, despite a growing population. Black students are more likely to be caregivers of children or parents versus other students, and more likely to work full-time.
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Gov. Mike Parson will appoint the successor to St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner, who is resigning on June 1.