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This story was originally published on The Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting. Water is critical to America’s meat habit. Cows, pigs and chickens drink it. Farmers clean barns and cool animals with it. Meatpackers sanitize plants and wash their product with it. But, most importantly, water grows the crops needed to feed the millions of […]

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Harris-Stowe State University now has its first African American woman to serve as president of the university.

Police drummer Stewart Copeland made a surprise appearance at Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder's solo concert in Los Angles this past Friday. Vedder invited Copeland on stage for the show's…

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Our mighty metro was No. 21 for affordability, in a look at the largest 155 in the U.S. Indianapolis, Nashville and Cincinnati finished a bit better.

The Illinois State Police is cautioning drivers to beware of a planned trucker convoy that is expected to pass through the state this week to disrupt traffic.

JOPLIN, Mo. — Dozens of people came out Monday in Joplin to show support for "The People's Convoy" as it passed through town. Hundreds of vehicles from semis to trucks and even RV campers passed by cheering supporters with American flags and signs just before 10:00 AM on I-44. This convoy, along with many others, [...]

The victim, 27, survived the shooting outside the Pin-Up Bowl and was being treated at a hospital, where police said she was stable.

Local election officials want new state Senate district maps as soon as possible, Greene County Clerk Shane Schoeller told the Judicial Redistricting Commission Friday. But when the panel’s public hearing …

Brian Jones, the accomplished slide guitarist and multi-instrumentalist who founded The Rolling Stones, was born 80 years ago today, February 28, 1942. Jones, who died at age 27 in July…

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With the expansion, Denim Social has added a vice president of strategy and chief revenue officer, both newly created roles at the startup.

Interim President LaTonia Collins Smith has been named Harris-Stowe State University's 21st president and is the first African American woman to hold that role.

The band known for 1998-2000 country hits "Wide Open Spaces," "Goodbye Earl" and a cover of "Landslide," are coming to Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre in June.

Jill MacDonald of Town and Country will have her photo featured in March on the National Mall in Washington to promote colorectal cancer awareness.

We already have enough problems with the no-fly lists we already have. No due process. No effective way to challenge placement on the list. No real oversight of the means and methods used to “nominate” Americans and visiting foreigners into flightlessness. So why in the name of all that is holy are airlines and, yes, […]

We already have enough problems with the no-fly lists we already have. No due process. No effective way to challenge placement on the list. No real oversight of the means and methods used to “nominate” Americans and visiting foreigners into flightlessness. So why in the name of all that is holy are airlines and, yes, […]