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Rob Edwards

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  1. Article · Sep 17, 2026 · Rob Edwards

    Watches, cologne, mowers: Former MoDOT supervisor accused in $80,000 fraud scheme (opens the original)

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    A former maintenance supervisor for the Missouri Department of Transportation has been indicted on federal fraud charges after prosecutors say he used state-issued credit cards for $50,000 in personal purchases, and also participated in a scheme to steal MoDOT equipment worth nearly $30,000. Artemus Jamal Jackson of Florissant was indicted Wednesday in U.S. District Court in St. Louis on four counts of mail fraud. According to the indictment, Jackson used MoDOT credit cards for nearly 250 person

  2. Article · Aug 24, 2026 · Rob Edwards

    Missouri reports more than 2,000 cyclospora cases as outbreak slows (opens the original)

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    More than 2,000 people in Missouri have now tested positive for cyclosporiasis, the diarrheal illness caused by a microscopic parasite that has spread across the country this summer. The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services released new data Sunday showing 2,152 confirmed cases in the state, up from 1,950 in the previous week. That's the smallest jump in cases this month and is likely a sign that the overall rate of illness is slowing down. Health experts say case numbers may contin

  3. Article · Aug 17, 2026 · Rob Edwards

    Missouri cyclospora cases near 2,000 but doctors see signs outbreak may be peaking (opens the original)

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    Missouri health officials say 1,950 people in the state have now tested positive for cyclosporiasis, an increase of hundreds of cases in the ongoing outbreak of the intestinal illness linked to contaminated iceberg lettuce. The numbers released Sunday afternoon by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services represent a 24% increase from the previous week. Case numbers have gone up steadily this summer as the illness spreads and more people are tested. The Centers for Disease Control an

  4. Article · Aug 11, 2026 · Rob Edwards

    Missouri jalapeño products recalled over possible salmonella contamination (opens the original)

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    Missouri and Illinois are once again part of a widespread food recall, this time involving jalapeños. The Food and Drug Administration said products with jalapeños distributed by Taylor Foods could be contaminated with salmonella. Taylor Foods is the same company at the center of this summer's cyclosporiasis outbreak that has made thousands of people sick, including 1,577 in Missouri. The prepared products, which include pico de gallo salsa and guacamole, were sent to stores in 26 states. Taylor

  5. Article · Aug 10, 2026 · Rob Edwards

    Missouri reports hundreds of additional cyclosporiasis cases amid nationwide outbreak (opens the original)

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    Missouri health officials say 1,577 people in the state have now tested positive for cyclosporiasis, an intestinal illness caused by a parasite that has spread rapidly across the United States this summer. The new numbers released Sunday by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services reflect a 44% increase in confirmed cases from the previous week. The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has identified Missouri as one of 15 states where contaminated iceberg lettuce has m

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