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Investment in EV infrastructure could add $1.3 trillion to U.S. Gross Domestic Product

As the Biden administration and Congress continue to wrangle over the size and scope of a federal infrastructure package, a new report showed how investing $274 billion to electrify the nation’s transportation system, including electric school busses, 18-wheelers, charging stations, and more would yield a five-fold return for the overall economy. Sam Shriver, strategy and content […]

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A.T. Still University’s Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine awarded ‘Accreditation with Exceptional Outcome’

A.T. Still University’s Kirksville College of Osteopathic Medicine (ATSU-KCOM) has been awarded Accreditation with Exceptional Outcome by the American Osteopathic Association’s Commission on Osteopathic College Accreditation (COCA). This achievement, the highest possible under COCA, grants ATSU-KCOM the maximum accreditation length of 10 years. The School’s next accreditation review will be in the 2030-31 academic year. […]

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Missouri prison healthcare contract won by a company accused of bid-rigging in Tennessee

(Missouri Independent) – The long-time contractor for medical services in Missouri’s prisons is protesting the state’s decision to award the business to a company that will charge more than lawmakers appropriated and is accused of bid-rigging to obtain a contract in Tennessee prisons. Centurion Health, a Virginia subsidiary of St. Louis-based managed care company Centene, beat […]

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Two from Macon injured in crash west of Atlanta

Two Macon residents were hurt in the collision of a pickup truck and a sports utility vehicle on Route J in northern Macon County. The driver of the pickup, 20-year old Nikolus Hulett, was taken to University Hospital in Columbia with moderate injuries. The driver of the SUV, 27-year old Lindsey Rhoades, was taken to […]

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Resident of Norborne injured in crash on Highway 10

A Norborne resident was hurt when the car he was driving went off Highway 10 south of Norborne, hit a sign, a ditch, and overturned. Twenty-two-year-old Evan Glaze was taken to Ray County Memorial Hospital in Richmond with minor injuries. The accident happened Saturday on Highway 10 at Carroll County Road 141 as the eastbound […]

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Juneteenth is Official: Missouri’s Governor signs order closing state offices for Juneteenth

Missouri’s governor has signed an order that closes state offices today (Friday) in recognition of a new federal statute establishing Juneteenth as a government holiday.     The holiday has delayed the Missouri Medicaid lawsuit hearing in Cole County Circuit Court, which was originally set for today. It’s now been rescheduled for Monday afternoon. Juneteenth […]