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9:11 am
Fri March 30, 2012

Newscast for March 30, 2012

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Regional news coverage from the KBIA newsroom, including:

  • House unlikely to override veto on workers' comp bill
  • Jumping jacks one step closer to officialdom
  • House passes medical conscience bill
Politics
8:21 am
Fri March 30, 2012

Jumping jacks one step closer to officialdom

Credit Jacob Fenston / KBIA
They're good for you, and they're fun, and they're almost official.

The Missouri House voted this week to adopt jumping jacks as the official state exercise of Missouri. But don't start jumping just yet: the bill still has to pass the Senate.

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Health & Wealth Update
7:05 am
Wed January 18, 2012

The exercise commonly known as 'jumping jacks'

In all the political coverage lately, you may have missed Missouri House Bill 1063: it would make "the exercise commonly known and referred to as 'jumping jacks'" the official exercise of the state of Missouri. In this week's Health & Wealth update, could getting more kids jumping help reduce childhood obesity?

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