AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoTick Season Prep: MU Extension is urging Missourians to treat clothing with permethrin to repel and kill ticks as ER visits for tick bites hit near-decade highs, with Missouri also tracking illnesses like Rocky Mountain spotted fever and alpha-gal. Local Health Policy: Missouri lawmakers approved a measure to expand birth control access by letting people with private insurance get a 12-month supply at once. Food Safety: Kroger Homestyle Cheese Garlic Croutons are being recalled in 17 states, including Missouri, over possible salmonella linked to contaminated milk powder; no illnesses reported. Sports & Recovery: Mizzou RB Ahmad Hardy returned to Columbia after surgery for a May 10 shooting and began rehab, with his 2026 playing status still uncertain. Public Health Watch: A report says Starbucks’ “widely recyclable” plastic cups aren’t actually making it to recycling facilities. Community & Care: A Quincy-area crash injured a woman in Ralls County, while Missouri’s VFW Post 1831 served veterans at a VA spinal cord unit day of service.
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