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Focus on Pets & Vets: Emergency medicine at MU
2+ hour, 32+ min ago (489+ words) COLUMBIA " The University of Missouri Veterinary Health Center (VHC) operates two emergency clinics in Columbia, a small animal clinic and a clinic for equine and large animals. The emergency clinics operate much like human emergency rooms, where the patients most…...
Columbia's Summer Lunch Program provides free meals for kids all summer long
6+ day, 18+ hour ago (273+ words) Columbia's Summer Lunch Program served its first meal on Monday. Weekdays in June and July, kids aged 18 and younger can pick up a free lunch from noon to 1 p. m. behind the Armory Sports and Recreation Center at 701 E. Ash Street in Columbia....
Good dog! More children's hospitals turn to furry caregivers to help kids heal
2+ week, 2+ day ago (916+ words) by LAURA UNGAR AP Medical Writer He smiled as she ran to fetch it. Caregivers cheered. "Look how good you're doing!" said Hadley's handler, Schellie Scott. A mounting body of research shows that even short interactions with facility dogs can…...
How much do students know about America's government? New scores aim to find out
2+ week, 3+ day ago (92+ words) KRCG How much do students know about America's government? New scores aim to find out by The National News Desk Start your morning with The National News Desk as Jan Jeffcoat sits down with Senior Director of Communications at Defending…...
WATCH: Catholic children teach Pope Leo XIV viral '6-7' hand sign
2+ week, 5+ day ago (210+ words) VATICAN CITY (TNND) " A group of about 1, 000 Catholic children appeared to teach Pope Leo XIV the popular "6-7" hand sign at the Vatican during the weekend. The pope drew laughs and surprise from the children, who were from the Archdiocese of…...
MU opens new Thompson Center building, expanding autism care access statewide
4+ week, 2+ day ago (292+ words) Amidst a growing demand for specialty services, families in Mid-Missouri now have more access to crucial autism care. The University of Missouri's Thompson Center for Autism and Neurodevelopment celebrated the grand opening of its new $54. 8 million building. At 74, 000 square feet,…...
Heart of Missouri CASA credits strong community support at headquarters groundbreaking
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (510+ words) Heart of Missouri CASA will soon have a permanent home in Columbia. Volunteers with the organization walk side by side with children as they navigate the foster care system. On Thursday, the organization broke ground on the its new 10, 000 square…...
Student leaders are left without solution following abrupt funding cuts
2+ mon, 1+ day ago (540+ words) COLUMBIA " A flooded auditorium and an infuriated group of students gathered at the University of Missouri's Allen Hall on Monday, April 6, for a town hall discussion on recent funding cuts. "I think that the number one priority of the administration,…...
Attempts to restore child care subsidy funding thwarted in the Missouri House
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (1082+ words) by Steph Quinn - MISSOURI INDEPENDENT The Missouri House rejected attempts by Democrats on Tuesday to restore $51. 5 million in cuts to the state's child care subsidy program. The program helps cover the cost of child care for more than 27, 000 low-income and…...
Heartland History: Stephen's College aviation program
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (149+ words) by KRCG 13 Web Staff Between 1941 and 1961, women earned their wings through the aviation program at Stephens College, the first aviation program at a women's college in the United States. Students were trained at Aviation Hall, better known as the Candlelight…...