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Missouri State Highway Patrol asks motorists to plan a safe July Fourth holiday
Kirksville Daily Express - Missouri
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Missouri State Highway Patrol Col. Michael A. Turner, superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, reminds Missouri’s travelers to make smart choices for a safe Independence Day holiday. Whether planning to visit one of Missouri’s...
Reese’s Just Launched a Brand-New Snack, and You’ll Never Find Me Traveling Without It
AOL
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Credit: Hispanolistic / Getty Images Credit: Hispanolistic / Getty ImagesThis article may contain affiliate links that Yahoo and/or the publisher may receive a commission from if you buy a product or service through those links. To me, there’s...
Family ‘frustrated’ as police offer no updates missing man in Southeast Missouri
St. Louis Post-Dispatch - Missouri
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By Bella Waters | The Kansas City Star The Cape Girardeau Police Department in southeast Missouri said Thursday it had no updates on the search for a 32-year-old Kansas City man who has been missing since Saturday. Nate Hubert, who works for FEMA,...
Burning The Binary: From Bonfires To ‘They Beach,’ Trans Chicagoans Find Summer Joy On The Lake
Block Club Chicago - Illinois
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June 26, 2025
OSTERMAN BEACH — You’ve surely heard people refer to the Gay Beach in Edgewater. But what about the They Beach? On Saturday at 3 p.m., trans and nonbinary folks from across Chicago will gather near Montrose Beach, 4400 N. DuSable Lake Shore Drive,...
2 Minnesota camping spots named top 5 in the Midwest
FOX 9 - Minnesota
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Split Rock Lighthouse in northern Minnesota. (Melissa Turtinen/FOX 9) TWO HARBORS, Minn. (FOX 9) - Two Minnesota campsites have been listed in the top five places to camp in the Midwest. Dig deeper: Every year, Dyrt, a camping website and app,...
Missouri football reportedly will no longer play Illinois in 2026, 2032
Columbia Daily Tribune - Missouri
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The return of Braggin’ Rights on the football field will be delayed. According to multiple reports from local media Thursday in Champaign, Illinois, the proposed eight-game series between Missouri football and Illinois is being trimmed to six...
AAA delivers July 4 travel predictions, including Missouri
Columbia Daily Tribune - Missouri
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Three years ago the Independence Day holiday resulted in a three-day weekend, albeit with the holiday landing on a Monday. This year, however, the July 4 holiday is on a Friday. Does that mean there will be increased traffic associated with the...
All Missouri State Park beaches but one open for swimming
KRCG - Missouri
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The Missouri Department of Natural Resources released its weekly list of the status of the beaches in Missouri State Parks. For the week starting Thursday, June 26, 2025, all beaches except one were open for swimming. The beach at Thousand Hills...
Missouri 4-H'ers explore equine careers across 5 states, Canada
University of Missouri Extension
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COLUMBIA, Mo. – The University of Missouri Extension State 4-H Equine Careers Tour, May 19-25, offered 40 Missouri youths the opportunity to explore careers in the equine industry through hands-on learning and professional engagement across...
Missouri governor set to honor St. Louis rock station KSHE 95
St. Louis Post-Dispatch - Missouri
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KSHE staffers in a circa 1968 photo (from left) Sir Ed, Prince Knight, Gary Bennett, Shelley Grafman (holding sign), Steve Rosen, John Williams, Don Corey and Dick Merkle. Courtesy of St. Louis Media History Foundation JEFFERSON CITY — A St. Louis...
Start making travel plans to see a historic World Cup game
GMToday - Wisconsin
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This time next year, North America — mainly the United States — will be overcome with soccer fever. The world's sport, the beautiful game, football ... whatever you prefer to call it, it is returning to the States next year for the first time in...
Boyd, Schnieders advance at Missouri Amateur
News Tribune - Missouri
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June 26, 2025
COLUMBIA — William Boyd and Archer Schnieders both advanced to the round of 64 after two days of stroke play of the 118th Missouri Amateur at The Club at Old Hawthorne. Boyd, a California High School graduate who plays at Central Missouri, was one...
Traveling Trunk will help foster families in 24 counties
Phelps County Focus - Missouri
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Families who volunteer to care for foster children are scattered throughout 24 counties served by Central Missouri Foster Care & Adoption Association. How can that support organization effectively support all those foster, adoptive and kinship...
The Grassy Towersite and Fire Towers in Southeast Missouri’s Past
KRCU - Missouri
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June 25, 2025
A short drive down County Road 508 in Bollinger County leads to the quiet site of the former location of the Grassy Towersite. This tower was part of a network of towers, many now dismantled, that assisted in detecting and fighting wildland fires...
Winter shines for Missouri in All-Star doubleheader sweep over Illinois
The Herald-Whig - Illinois
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QUINCY -- Area softball standouts from both sides of the river got one last hurrah out on the diamond on Wednesday as John Wood hosted the first Missouri vs. Illinois All-Star softball game in a decade. Highland catcher Haleigh Winter rose to the...
Northwest Missouri State Assistant Coach Mike Creason Leads Spartan Baseball
BVM Sports
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June 25, 2025
Mike Creason has been appointed as the new head baseball coach for Southwestern Community College, transitioning from his role as an assistant at Northwest Missouri State. With over 20 years of coaching experience and a successful tenure that...
Rain, heat causing some Missouri roads to buckle
Missourinet
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June 25, 2025
by Sue Danielson | Jun 25, 2025 Lane closure (Photo permission granted by MoDOT) (Jefferson City, MO) — Missouri Department of Transportation Engineer Becky Allmeroth says repair crews have had to deal with at least 100 stretches of failed...
State Department Just Issued Warning to Missouri Travelers
KHMO 1070 AM - Illinois
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June 23, 2025
The world as we know it seems to be changing daily and the newest development is an urgent travel advisory from the State Department that affects all Missouri travelers. While this travel advisory affects all Americans, this is especially...
MDC reminds southeast Missouri hikers of trail etiquette, safety this summer
Democrat News - Missouri
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June 25, 2025
Josh Hartwig, Media Specialist Download MO Outdoors – one of MDC’s free mobile apps – for a full list of conservation areas and hiking trails near you. As summer brings more visitors to Missouri’s conservation areas, the Missouri Department of...
Ozarks Float Trips: Paddle Missouri’s Premier River Spot
KHMO 1070 AM - Illinois
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June 25, 2025
Everyone should experience a day on a navigable river in Missouri. A kayak, a tube, a canoe and a paddle. Put in and guide yourself downstream for miles. Get your group together and relax on a river in Missouri Kents Wild Beavers Raise Concerns...