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Report: Cancer diagnoses are more common but so is surviving
Sep 18, 2024 · Death rates are down by a third between 1991 and 2021, according to the report, which shares the latest data on cancer incidence, mortality, and survivorship as well as updates on cancer research. But, at the same time, cancer is also becoming more common — and it’s affecting people at younger ages. Four years after their diagnosis, Monje ...
Sen. Josh Hawley talks Amendment 3 at anti-abortion event in Ozark
Sep 16, 2024 · Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley recently addressed the amendment at an anti-abortion event in Ozark. The Cultural Impact Conference hosted by First Baptist Church in Ozark, is described as a “call to the church to act decisively to protect the lives of the unborn.”. Sen. Hawley, who will also be on the ballot this November, spoke early in the ...
Morning Newscast for September 27, 2024 | KBIA
Sep 27, 2024 · Here's a roundup of regional headlines from the KBIA Newsroom: Columbia shelter Rainbow House to close, will accept donations. Cannabis union drive stalls as company attempts to set national legal precedent. MU Faculty Council discusses difficult access at …
The Next Harvest | KBIA
Episodes of The Next Harvest will air on Sept. 18, Sept. 25, Oct. 9, Oct. 16, Oct. 30, Nov. 6 and Nov. 20. The climate crisis threatens agriculture and calls for a change to the way the Midwest farms. Incorporating perennials and trees on farms is a tenet of the regenerative agriculture movement. KBIA News series explores what needs to change ...
The Daily Blend - KBIA
Listen to "The Daily Blend with AC" at 8:50 a.m. Mondays-Fridays over-the-air or watch online at kbia.org. The show features guests from around Mid-Missouri that have deep connections with the arts, civic life, health, finance, technology, community building and more. Guests featured are not required to but may be connected with the University of …
Columbia shelter Rainbow House to close, will accept donations
Sep 27, 2024 · The shelter will close its doors Monday. UPDATE: September 27, 2:11 p.m. CT. Willy said Rainbow House will accept donations from the public to support Child Advocacy Center services, and that enough donations could potentially "resurrect" the shelter side of the organization. "I will say community support has been very overwhelming, and it's ...
Missouri organizers work to shape outcome of local elections
Sep 16, 2024 · Missouri unions and labor organizers are looking to shape the outcomes of the upcoming state and local elections. From candidate endorsements to collecting signatures for ballot initiatives, they hope to ensure that candidates and Missourians prioritize their concerns. Jonathan Gartin is a labor organizer from Springfield who collected ...
LU Alumni Association celebrates new leadership despite ongoing ...
Oct 5, 2024 · Jonathan Jackson, who graduated from LU in 2017, emphasized that benevolence had been rooted in his undergraduate experience at LU. Jackson is now the president of the alumni chapter in Kansas City. “I would say, ever since my freshman year, I feel like it's (generosity of the alumni) impacted me,” Jackson said.
Stop stressing about the polls. Watch these four indicators in the ...
Sep 3, 2024 · Watch these four indicators in the election. For the first time in two months, the presidential election is actually set. There are sure to be lots more surprises — and nail biting — to come, though. Here are five themes and questions to …