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The first day of school will be here before you know it. School supplies can be expensive, so it makes sense to search out the best prices – just make sure you’re not falling for a deal that’s too good to be true. Plenty of retailers capitalize on the busy back-to-school buying season with late

A stroke can change a life in an instant. In the minutes after symptoms begin, quick action can help protect the brain, reduce long-term disability and save a life, according to the American Stroke Association, a division of the American Heart Association. In rural communities, where EMS responses can be delayed and minutes matter, it’s

As the school year approaches, families will be looking for the best youth sports league or travel team for their child. School teams provide a great way for kids of all ages to get involved in sports, but some families might prefer to turn to outside sports leagues for different opportunities. Independent youth sports programs

AI is now present in the workplace, at schools and on personal devices. Having a personal assistant at your fingertips is exciting for many – but concerning for others, especially as AI becomes a common tool both for legitimate businesses and for scammers. Businesses in all sorts of industries are implementing AI-powered creative products, machine-backed

By Dr. Graham A. Colditz Siteman Cancer Center Recent headlines have pushed colorectal cancer back to the top of news feeds with the unfortunate passing of actor James Van Der Beek. Like Chadwick Bozeman, who died of the disease in 2020, Van Der Beek was diagnosed at a relatively young age — part of a

The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission today approved the FY 2027-2031 Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP). The program lists transportation projects planned by state and regional planning agencies from July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2031. The five-year program is one of the largest to date and includes additional funding from General Revenue, passed by

Contact: Aaron Scott, ascott@cfozarks.org; 417-864-6199 The Community Foundation of the Ozarks has granted a total of $19,900 from a group of endowed field-of-interest funds established by donors to support specific areas of need. From the Lennie Cloud Fund for the Hearing Impaired Grant Program, empower: abilities received $500 to purchase receivers needed to restore donated

As technology evolves, so do scammers – and now, AI-generated voices are making it harder to tell if a phone call is a scam or not. The FBI reported that Americans lost more than $893 million to AI-related scams last year, including voice cloning attacks, phishing emails and other hoaxes. Voice cloning is a technique

By Mike Wolff The Missouri Constitution is the people’s constitution. Every word of it has been approved by a simple majority statewide vote. For 118 years, important provisions of our constitution have been proposed by the people themselves, not by legislators or other elected officials. So why is the Missouri Legislature asking voters to severely

The Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission (MHTC) has selected The Capital-CMT Team as the apparent best-value proposer and Design-Build contractor of the next project in MoDOT’s Forward 44 Program. The winning proposal was selected from a competitive field of four teams, prioritizing projects at five locations across the region from Fidelity to Laclede County. The