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The Linn County Commission met on Oct. 11 with Commissioners King, Murrain and Muck and Clerk Stephenson present.

After decades of basic research that led to successful scientific innovations, Randall Prather and his team of investigators at the National Swine Resource and Research Center (NSRRC) at the University of Missouri have become the go-to source for genetically modified pigs used by researchers across the United States to study various diseases that impact humans.

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft, a top Republican prospect for governor, wants to block public funding for library books that might appeal to the 'prurient' — meaning sexual — interests of minors.

A 19-year-old chess grandmaster is seeking $100 million in a federal lawsuit alleging a rival chess player and others destroyed his career with false accusations of cheating, elevating a controversy that has roiled the chess world since September.

Q: I am 43, and I keep hearing these ads for brain boosters. Should I take them? -- Sara T., Memphis, Tennessee A: Brain health depends on the health of your whole body.

The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline’s easier-to-remember phone number — 988 — is now active Instead of calling 911, anyone considering suicide, or are in a mental health crisis, or under emotional distress should call 988. Dialing 988 will connect callers to the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline, a free 24/7 service.

Marceline R-V High School and Bucklin R-II are among a total of 64 participating Missouri high schools competing for a chance to win the AAA Buckle Up Phone Down High School Showdown (BUPD Showdown). The traffic safety educational program and pledge contest, developed by AAA Missouri in partnership with the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT), teaches drivers and passengers about the dangers of cell phone distractions while behind the wheel, how to effectively limit distractions, and why it’s important to always wear a seat belt. From 2017 to 2021, 382 people have been killed on Missouri roadways in distracted driving related crashes, although that figure is likely unreported.

While the county’s two larger schools had their foci elsewhere this weekend, the four smaller ones either within or straddling the county boundaries were fully zeroed in on Monday’s start of preseason practices for the 2022-23 high school basketball seasons.