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More than half of cancer cases in the United States could be prevented.

The Missouri House of Representatives passed a new bill today (Thursday) granting school districts the choice to put advertisements inside and outside their school buses.  House Bill 1273 would help generate revenue for schools that allow advertising on their buses.

April 5 is National Alcohol Screening Day.

Missouri House members have approved legislation designed to help students go to the school closest to them — even if it is located in a different district.

The State Senate is considering a budget that would increase funding for elementary and secondary schools and hold higher education funding steady. 

Missouri employers would be barred from identifying workers by the last four digits of their Social Security numbers under a bill in the state Senate.

Porta-King Building Systems, a manufacturing company, announced an expansion in Montgomery City.

A new smoking ban was passed in Hannibal after much debate between both city officials and community members.

U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill was in Columbia Wednesday advocating a fair tax code.

A State Senate panel spent several hours Wednesday putting together their version of Missouri’s state budget for next year.  But the fate of a program for blind residents is still up in the air.