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PIEDMONT, Mo. - The Ozarks are known for family fun, outdoor adventures, expansive lakes, and majestic views. A show called UFO Witness on the Travel Channel will be highlighting one mysterious Missouri location. The hosts will be exploring the Marley Woods in an episode called, "Nordics and The Cube."

St. Louis police are investigating a carjacking that happened overnight in the Hamilton Heights neighborhood.

A man had his car stolen while fixing one Saturday morning.

Women on Medicaid are eight times more likely to die within one year of pregnancy than their counterparts with private health insurance.

And that's a good thing! My doctor tells me that I've been upgraded from non-urgent to urgent on the waiting list for my eagerly anticipated CAR-T treatment. I still don't have a date, but presumably this means I'm inching my way to the top of the list. (This change has nothing to do with the ...continue reading "I am officially urgent"

Rick Nevin writes in with the latest data on juvenile arrests. It's pretty spectacular: I don't know that I agree with Rick's trendlines—I doubt that juvenile crime is going to hit zero anytime soon—but his basic idea is sound. And it's remarkable that even as lead poisoning has flattened out, teen crime rates continue to ...continue reading "Juvenile crime is down yet again"

The suspect of the murder of a woman over the weekend has turned himself in to authorities.

(AP) — Reining in the soaring prices of insulin has thus far been elusive in Congress, although Democrats say they’ll try again — as part of their economic package that focuses …

When defendants are found incompetent, their cases stall until competence is restored. But the effective treatment is backlogged months in Missouri.

HARDIN - At 7:20 p.m. on July 29, 2022, the Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office conducted a traffic stop on Park Street near North County Road, Hardin, Calhoun County, Illinois. Subsequent to an investigation, the driver, Gabriel S. Powell, age 47, of Alton, was arrested on the following charges: Unlawful Possession of Methamphetamine (Over 5 Grams). Unlawful Possession of Drug Paraphernalia. Operating an Uninsured Motor Vehicle. Powell was arrested without incident and lodged in the Jersey County Jail. All suspect(s) are innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

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Whether commuting downtown, climbing hills to wineries, or traveling for hours on long trails or country roads, there's help for that: Battery power can help keep bicycle wheels rolling when legs or lungs want to give out.