Dear Doctors: Is it true that a new study figured out what causes SIDS? My sister lost her baby daughter that way, and even though it was almost eight years ago, our family is still struggling. It would help if we could understand what actually happened.
DEAR ABBY: My husband, “Brett,” and I have been legally married for five years. We had a common-law marriage for more than 15 years before that. Brett was always a stable and encouraging partner, but over the last two to three years he has changed. He’s angry and he blames me for things that could not possibly be my fault. He blows up in a rage and throws things across the room over insignificant annoyances. He has removed my name from our bank accounts and changed all the passwords.
Missouri’s top Democratic leaders on Monday urged Gov. Mike Parson to call lawmakers into a special session to pass legislation to protect access to contraceptives and treatment of ectopic pregnancies in the wake of Missouri’s ban on nearly all abortions.
Thanks to a federal grant, the Independence Housing Authority will be able to perform radon testing across the entire Hocker Heights apartment complex. Independence will receive a $509,444 grant from the Department of Housing and Urban Development, enough for 140 testing units and to cover any mitigation that might be necessary from high-level positive tests.
After a couple of weeks in the high status for COVID-19 community impact level, Jackson County has returned to medium, according to federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention standards through last Thursday.
Blue Springs senior Danny Jantzen left Jefferson City and the Class 6 Missouri State High School Track and Field Championships with two medals and a world of memories. But one that will top all the rest was his 4x400-meter relay team’s final tribute to Wildcats legend Joe Cusack, who retired following his 14th season as the Blue Springs boys track and field head coach.
Twenty-nine films into the Marvel Cinematic Universe — a playful and flexible narrative arena in theory, too often a realm of granite solemnity in practice — if you can’t mess around a little then really: Why make all that money in the first place?
WASHINGTON — Even as the House Appropriations Committee is proposing to offer a multimillion-dollar boost for national parks and federal land, the recent catastrophic flooding at Yellowstone National Park shows the increase may not be enough.
Recently moved in, the Truman Heritage chapter of Habitat for Humanity is ready to start showing off some of its first permanent office space to the community. Habitat renovated and now occupies the former Hiram Young Elementary school building in northern Independence, which is next to its Independence ReStore warehouse.
Robert “Mike” Duggan passed away on Sunday, July 3, 2022, surrounded by his family and friends after a courageous battle with pancreatic cancer. Mike was born Wednesday, November 26, 1952, in Bethal, Kan.