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New Trump henchman's disastrous record would make a North Korean general blush
Raw Story
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August 21, 2025
Andrew Bailey, Missouri hardly knew ye. But what we saw of ye was plenty more than enough. One of the most nakedly partisan attorneys general in Missouri history, Bailey has been tapped by President Donald Trump to become his quasi–number two man...
DraftKings and Circa Awarded Missouri’s Untethered Sports Betting Licenses
SportsHandle
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August 18, 2025
The Missouri Gaming Commission has selected DraftKings Inc. and Circa Hospitality Group I, LLC as the two operators to receive direct mobile sports betting licenses ahead of the state’s universal launch date of December 1, 2025. The decision ends...
Let's Talk Business: Good Business Starts with Good Hospitality
KRCU - Missouri
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August 18, 2025
Last week was move-in day for thousands of SEMO students as they got ready for today’s start of the fall semester. With move-in activity that means hundreds of new residents and their families and friends were coming to spend some time and money...
Here's when, where to find Spirit Halloween stores in Columbia
Columbia Daily Tribune - Missouri
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It's a sign that Halloween is on the horizon: Spirit Halloween stores have spawned and are beginning to open for business. The pop-up retailer, which takes over local storefronts annually, is expected to open more than 1,500 store locations across...
FBI: Missouri Man Gets Nearly 9 Years for Bank Crimes
97.9 KICK FM - Illinois
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August 18, 2025
A Missouri man will spend nearly nine 9 years in prison for his involvement in 5 bank robberies plus 1 attempt according to the FBI and prosecutors. The United States Attorney's Office in the Eastern District of Missouri revealed the sentence just...
Pesticide politics: Inside the corporate push to limit liability
Investigate Midwest
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August 18, 2025
Unyielding is a University of Missouri School of Journalism project for Investigate Midwest. With billions of dollars at stake, Bayer has gone on the offensive. Billboards along major highways. A social media offensive. Tens of thousands of...
A season of new: Missouri State upgrades athletic venues ahead of CUSA move
The Standard - Missouri
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As Missouri State University Athletics officially transition into Conference USA (CUSA), the Bears are turning heads not just with their move to the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), but also with a wide set of upgrades across their athletic...
A cancer fight in rural Missouri: ‘Being from a small town right now is saving my life.’
Investigate Midwest
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August 18, 2025
Unyielding is a University of Missouri School of Journalism project for Investigate Midwest. Over the hum of blow dryers and the flurry of hairdressing shears, Bobbi Bibbs welcomed clients into Studio 119, a salon in the heart of downtown Kennett,...
Go Mid Mo: What’s Happening Aug. 21-27, 2025
News Tribune - Missouri
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August 21, 2025
Here's a list of arts and entertainment events, including music, theater, exhibits and other fun stuff, coming up in Mid-Missouri from Aug. 21-27, 2025. Does your band, theater group, art studio or venue have an upcoming gig or arts related event...
Evelyn Stansberry
Galena Sentinel Times - Kansas
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August 21, 2025
Carl Junction, Missouri – Evelyn Joan Stansberry, age 85, passed away Wednesday evening, August 13, 2025, at her home following an illness. Evelyn was born on December 23, 1939, in Galena, Kansas. Her parents were Evin Andrew and Viola Josephine...
De Soto’s Farmers Market to hold fundraising dinner on Sept. 13
Leader Publications - Missouri
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The De Soto Farmers Market’s 10th annual Farm to Table Dinner will be held at 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 13, in the market pavilion, 520 N. Main St. Tickets purchased before Aug. 30 cost $40 a person or $300 for a table of eight. Tickets purchased...
Two men plead guilty in $3 million Ponzi scheme defrauding 90 Missourians
KTTN - Missouri
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August 18, 2025
Two Missouri men admitted Friday to operating a Ponzi scheme that defrauded more than 90 victims of at least $3 million over nearly two decades. James Johnson, 77, and Darrell Niswonger, 68, entered guilty pleas in U.S. District Court in Cape...
Howard Students ask “Whose Howard Is It?” Amid Financial Dilemma
The Hilltop - Washington D.C.
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August 18, 2025
Graphic depicting social media comments and posts from the “Whose Howard Is it?” Campaign. (Graphic by Eva-Sychell Mitchell/The Hilltop) The student-led “Whose Howard Is It” campaign recently gained momentum on social media, with a list of demands...
Despite looming ‘enrollment cliff’ Mid-Missouri private school numbers remain steady or growing
KBIA - Missouri
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August 18, 2025
Experts are anticipating an “enrollment cliff” to hit colleges in the coming years due to declining birth rates. However, student levels at private Mid-Missouri secondary schools appear to be holding relatively steady. Tuition makes up the vast...
Cardinals Predicted to Trade Trio of Stars in Offseason
Newsweek
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August 18, 2025
By Andrew Wright is a Newsweek contributor based in Lancaster, South Carolina. His focus is MLB content. Andrew has been with Newsweek since April 1st and previously worked at Yardbarker, SEC Unfiltered and more. He is a graduate of Charleston...
Missouri Agricultural and Small Business Development Authority announces Show-Me Entrepreneurial Grants for Agriculture
Newstalk KZRG - Missouri
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August 16, 2025
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – The Missouri Agricultural and Small Business Development Authority (MASBDA) is now accepting applications for funding through the Show-Me Entrepreneurial Grants for Agriculture (SEGA) Innovation Grant Program. Missouri...
Upcoming Planned Roadwork for Northeast Missouri, August 18 – 29, 2025
Shelby County Herald - Missouri
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August 18, 2025
HANNIBAL – The following is a list of general highway maintenance work the Missouri Department of Transportation has planned in the Northeast Missouri region for the next few weeks. All road closures and planned roadwork may be viewed on the...
Missouri gives out mobile sports betting licenses; Sports betting won’t start until Dec. 1 ‘Pretty frustrating’
KMOV - Missouri
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August 16, 2025
ST. LOUIS, Mo. (First Alert 4) - Missouri is getting closer to implementing sports betting throughout the state. Voters legalized sports gaming last year, and Friday the Missouri Gaming Commission announced standalone licenses for sportsbooks...
SBA Offers Disaster Assistance to Missouri Businesses, Private Nonprofits and Residents Affected by July Storms and Flooding
U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA)
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WASHINGTON — The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced the availability of low interest federal disaster loans to Missouri businesses, private nonprofits and residents to offset physical and economic losses from severe storms,...
The Innovators: One new downtown building, three new businesses
Daily Freeman Journal - Iowa
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By some estimates, women control as much as 85% of consumer spending in the U.S. Should it be surprising, then, that it’s women, and specifically, women-owned businesses that today are leading a retail revolution in downtown Webster City? The...