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A 53-year-old St. Louis County man is receiving treatments after a bite from a rabid bat.Click to Continue »

A McKendree University junior grabbed an internship after a chance meeting with then-Congressional candidate Mike Bost.Click to Continue »

Organizers of an effort to establish a medical school in Joplin say the project needs another $15 million within a year in order to open in 2017.Click to Continue »

Missouri's deputy state auditor says he and another official will lose their jobs once a new auditor takes office next week.Click to Continue »

Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon says he has concerns about a bill passed by lawmakers that would reduce how long people can receive welfare benefits.Click to Continue »

Emergency 911 systems in Missouri would get a new funding stream under a measure that supporters say is needed to enhance outdated services across the state.Click to Continue »

Two influential hospital organizations in Illinois are planning to merge into one entity by the end of the year.Click to Continue »

A new state audit chides Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon for continuing to use money budgeted for state agencies to cover some of his office expenses.Click to Continue »

A southwest Missouri man has been charged with sexually assaulting a patient at the nursing home where he worked.Click to Continue »

County clerks in the congressional district of former U.S. Rep. Aaron Schock say they're scrambling to comply with a new Illinois voting law ahead of a primary election vote to…Click to Continue »