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Sarah Fentem

Reporter · US

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Sep 18, 2026
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  1. Article · Sep 18, 2026 · Sarah Fentem

    First measles case in 20 years confirmed in St. Louis County (opens the original)

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    A person who boarded a train to Chicago in Missouri late last month has tested positive for measles, becoming the first confirmed case in a St. Louis County resident in 20 years, health officials announced Thursday. The person boarded a Chicago-bound train Aug. 27 that also carried another person who boarded the Missouri River Runner (Train 318) in Sedalia and was later confirmed to have measles. Jackson County health officials confirmed that initial case earlier this week. Both people were vacc

  2. Article · Sep 15, 2026 · Sarah Fentem

    Residents of a Missouri town sue cannabis factory over alleged 'skunky' odor seeping into area (opens the original)

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    Residents of Rock Hill are suing a marijuana company, arguing that a "skunky" smell emanating from the business' industrial processing facility near their homes reduces property values and constitutes a public nuisance. The suit, filed against the company that operates as Proper Brands, seeks class action status for those living within a half-mile of the installation who have been affected by the odor. In the petition filed Sunday in St. Louis County Circuit Court, lead plaintiffs Robert Smejkal

  3. Article · Sep 11, 2026 · Sarah Fentem

    More Missouri parents are opting for religious exemptions as vaccine rates fall statewide (opens the original)

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    More Missouri parents are opting their kindergarten-age children out of vaccinations for nonmedical reasons, according to state health department data. Vaccination rates have been dropping statewide for several years. At the same time, religious exemptions – in which a parent or guardian declines to vaccinate their child with some or all required immunizations on the basis of sincerely held religious beliefs – are on the rise. Doctors say the trend is putting Missouri's children at greater risk

  4. Article · Sep 6, 2026 · Sarah Fentem

    Scrolling on the toilet? Missouri doctors warn it could increase hemorrhoid risk (opens the original)

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    Doomscrolling on a smartphone may be bad for mental health. But according to a colorectal surgeon at the University of Missouri, it may also cause problems on the other end of the body, too. Spending time on a smartphone while using the restroom may lead to an increased incidence of hemorrhoids, swollen and inflamed blood vessels in the anus and lower rectum that can cause bleeding and pain. "It's not your phone that's causing the hemorrhoids. It's the fact that you're just spending more time in

  5. Article · Aug 5, 2026 · Sarah Fentem

    Missouri added to nationwide cyclospora outbreak, state health officials confirm (opens the original)

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    Missouri health officials confirmed Wednesday that the state is now included in a nationwide outbreak of cyclosporiasis linked to lettuce grown in central Mexico, even though the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has not yet publicly announced the change. "We have expected to be added to the multistate outbreak map for a couple weeks now," Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services spokeswoman Lisa Cox said in an email. "It does not change how public health officials investigate

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