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Missouri State promotes three coaches within Bears baseball staff
Springfield Standard - Missouri
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August 15, 2025
Missouri State University head baseball coach Joey Hawkins has announced promotions for three members of the Bears' staff. The changes include Aaron Sawchak moving to Chief of Staff, Kyle Cliff becoming Director of Pitching and Recruiting, and...
Two admit running nearly 20-year pyramid scheme that victimized more than 90 Missourians
Newstalk KZRG - Missouri
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August 16, 2025
Home/Latest News/Two admit running nearly 20-year pyramid scheme that victimized more than 90 Missourians ST. LOUIS – Two Missouri men on Friday admitted operating a long-running Ponzi scheme that cost more than 90 victims at least $3 million....
New Dean brings holistic approach to School of Applied Health Sciences
The Emporia Gazette - Kansas
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Dr. Nicole Webb, the first permanent Dean of ESU's School of Applied Sciences, sits at beginning of major development for the field. The ESU Nursing and Wellness Building will open in 2026, offering the School a centralized location to study four...
Armadillos are moving north toward Michigan: Here’s why scientists are watching closely
MLive - Michigan
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August 16, 2025
Armadillos, known for their armor-like skin and powerful digging abilities, are steadily moving northward through Indiana and approaching Michigan’s border. According to a recent U.S. Geological Survey study, these are the 3 takeaways from the...
Why Missouri football’s wide receiver turnover isn’t ringing alarm bells
Columbia Daily Tribune - Missouri
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Missouri football wide receiver coach Jacob Peeler is starting anew with his starters. But instead of viewing that as a concern — the kind of pessimism that might stem from losing the likes of second-round NFL Draft pick Luther Burden III and the...
Missouri finishes last in U.S. School Safety rankings for second consecutive year
KMIZ ABC 17 - Missouri
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August 15, 2025
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) With students returning to classrooms this month, Missouri once again ranked last in the nation for public school safety. A 2025 Wallethub ranking placed the Show-Me-State as 51st in the country for public school safety for...
Missouri doctoral student takes on fashion accessibility for blind people
KOMU 8 - Missouri
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COLUMBIA — Missouri doctoral student Emma Nicoson says fashion has been at the center of her life. "When I was 9 years old, I asked for a sewing machine and I just started ripping things apart — and I drove my parents crazy," Nicoson said. Growing...
State Fair auctions raise more than $332,000 for Youth in Ag
Brownfield Ag News
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August 18, 2025
News State Fair auctions raise more than $332,000 for Youth in Ag August 18, 2025 By Carah Hart Filed Under: Missouri, News, State Fair Twelve livestock exhibitors from across Missouri participated in the Sale of Champions on Saturday at the...
Two missouri men plead guilty in long-running Ponzi scheme affecting over 90 victims
Show-Me State Times - Missouri
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August 14, 2025
Sayler A. Fleming, U.S. Attorney | U.S. Attorney' Office for the Eastern District of MissouriSayler A. Fleming, U.S. Attorney | U.S. Attorney' Office for the Eastern District of Missouri Two Missouri men have pleaded guilty to operating a Ponzi...
Missouri S&T awarded five-year $19.8 million grant to lead Center for Chemical Innovation
Missouri S&T News
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August 14, 2025
Missouri S&T has been awarded a $19.8 million collaborative agreement to renew the National Science Foundation’s Center for Synthetic Organic Electrochemistry. This chemical innovation center will be led by Missouri S&T’s chemistry department and...
Missouri’s congressional map earned an ‘A’ for partisan fairness. State lawmakers are looking to change that.
The Beacon - Missouri
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August 14, 2025
Missouri’s current congressional map gives no unfair advantage to either major political party. That’s according to the Princeton Gerrymandering Project, which studies partisan redistricting and representation across the country. The current map,...
Missouri Home to America’s Top Community College
KICK AM 1530 - Illinois
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August 14, 2025
With the unending increases in costs of four year colleges and universities, community colleges have become increasingly popular choices for students beginning their college journey. Students are increasingly choosing to start their college career...
Missouri Republicans appear headed to congressional redistricting special session
St. Louis Public Radio - Missouri
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August 14, 2025
At the beginning of July, the prospect that Missouri lawmakers would return to Jefferson City in the fall to redraw their congressional map seemed ludicrous. Missouri Republicans were just a couple of years removed from a bitter and divisive...
University research team develops invasive tree-tracking system
Woodworking Network
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COLUMBIA, Mo. — Driven by the desire to protect Missouri’s ecosystems, a University of Missouri research team created a low-cost method to track the spread of invasive Callery pear trees in mid-Missouri — shedding light on where they are now and...
Missouri student test scores no longer in 'nosedive' but gaps remain
Columbia Daily Tribune - Missouri
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Missouri students show improvement on standardized tests, but scores remain below pre-pandemic levels. Math scores improved, exceeding 2019 levels, while English language arts scores lag behind. A significant achievement gap persists between...
GOP attorneys general probe Science Based Targets initiative
ESG Dive
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August 15, 2025
Dive Brief: A group of 23 Republican state attorneys general, led by Iowa AG Brenna Bird, sent a letter to the Science Based Targets initiative, seeking information from the organization about its corporate net-zero standards. The officials are...
Princeton Review rates Missouri S&T in top 5 for career placement and internships
Missouri S&T News
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August 15, 2025
Missouri University of Science and Technology is one of the nation’s best public universities when it comes to career placement for its graduates, student internships and overall value, according to the Princeton Review’s latest “The Best 391...
Missouri sees rise in student performance on 2024-25 MAP tests
KRCG - Missouri
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JEFFERSON CITY — The Missouri Department of Education (DESE) announced its recent Missouri Assessment Program (MAP) scores. Preliminary End-of-Course (EOC) assessment data for the 2024-25 school year showed a 98% participation rate with students...
Mizzou outlines football game day procedures amid crowds, construction
KOMU 8 - Missouri
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Mizzou Athletics says it is expecting capacity crowds throughout the Missouri football season, and it said it will open gates for football games two hours before kickoff, rather than 90 minutes like in past years. Mizzou Athletics posted a list of...
University of Missouri awarded $20M research grant
Springfield Business Journal - Missouri
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August 12, 2025
The U.S. Department of Energy has awarded a $20 million grant to the University of Missouri. MU plans to use the funds, along with a matching $20 million from the state, for research, development and production of radioisotopes. The grant would...