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16/08/2025

The deployment by Vectus Global is meant to help the government of Haiti recover vast swaths of territory seized in the past year and now controlled by heavily armed gangs.

Vectus Global is run by Erik Prince, a major donor to U.S. President Donald Trump who previously founded the controversial security firm Blackwater.

14/08/2025

Rep. Ann Wagner is calling for firings at St. Louis area U.S. Postal Service operation facilities after a series of audits released this week revealed millions of letters were delayed in processing.

Delayed mail was reported at seven selected post offices in St. Louis and St. Charles County

14/08/2025

The pet-friendly homes feature a trauma-informed layout, with windows on one side of the home and bed facing the door.

Veterans Community Project launched phase two of the St. Louis Village this week, helping veterans transition out of homelessness. The second phase adds 16 homes, each fully furnished with 240-square-feet.

14/08/2025

On the doorstep of continuing their dynasty into the 2025 season, the Kansas City Chiefs take the national stage once again in ESPN's 'The Kingdom.'

Once again, Kansas City takes the national stage.

14/08/2025

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13/08/2025

The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) says an adult Missouri resident has a laboratory-confirmed infection of Naegleria fowleri, otherwise knows as a brain-eating amoeba.

Officials say an adult is carrying the disease.

10/08/2025

One surprising finding: Consumption of ultra-processed foods appeared to dip slightly over the past decade.

One surprising finding: Consumption of ultra-processed foods appeared to dip slightly over the past decade

10/08/2025

The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday terminated a $7 billion grant program that was intended to help pay for residential solar projects for more than 900,000 lower-income U.S. households.

It's the latest Trump administration move hindering the nation’s shift to cleaner energy.

09/08/2025

A new phase-three study of its once-daily medication orforglipron found it could be just as effective at lowering blood sugar and helping weight loss as injectable drugs such as Ozempic and Mounjaro.

Orforglipron is a once-daily pill that can be taken with food

09/08/2025

The crackdown on college admissions also comes as the Trump administration has engaged in several high-profile battles with some of the nation’s best-known and most elite universities.

The move is a result of the Supreme Court decision in 2023 that found race could not be considered by colleges during the admissions process.

09/08/2025

Our own Derek Zimmerman-Guyer had the chance to chat with Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Rachaad White this summer just ahead of the 2025 NFL season.

It just so happened to be the same morning Mayor Quinton Lucas named a day after him, cementing the Center High School grad’s legacy as Kansas City lore.

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09/08/2025

Dean Cain, the actor best known for portraying Superman on a 1990s television show, wants to join the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency.

Earlier this week, Cain posted a video to his social media accounts encouraging others to join the agency