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Study: Fewer smokers in the Show-Me state

Reporting from KCUR's Elana Gordon used in this report.A decade ago, more than one in four Missourians smoked. Now, only about one in five smoke, and…
Health, Science & Environment

CDC officials are in Joplin investigating fungal infections

Robert Joiner

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, June 20, 2011 - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Friday that it had found 15…
Morning headlines: Monday, June 20, 2011

St. Louis Industrial Fire Forces Evacuations Near HamptonUpdated 4:35 p.m. - All three firefighters were released from the hospital around noon.A…
Landline use falling by the wayside in Mo., Ill.

If you use a cellphone instead of a landline, you aren’t alone. More people are dropping their landlines in exchange for a cellphone-only existence.The…