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November 24, 2025

Missouri Department of Mental Health sued over long waits for mental competency exams

KMIZ ABC 17 - Missouri

Owner: Bradley Family

KMIZ ABC 17 - Missouri

Owned By	Bradley Family through News-Press & Gazette Company
Year Founded	1971
Website	https://abc17news.com/
Domain Registration Year	Indeterminate
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, Missouri, Columbia
Owner Country	United States

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November 28, 2025

Family sues Independence nursing home, claims neglect killed father

KCTV 5 - Missouri

Owner: Gray Television Inc.

KCTV 5 - Missouri

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Owned By	Gray Television Inc. (Hilton H. Howell Chairman & Co-CEO)
Year Founded	1953
Website	www.kctv5.com
Domain Registration Year	Indeterminate
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, Kansas, Fairway
Owner Country	United States

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HEALTH: 137 in quarantine as measles continue to spread, with exposures at SC schools, airport and church

My Clinton News - South Carolina

Owner: Smith Family

My Clinton News - South Carolina

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Owned By	Smith Family through Smith Newspapers
Year Founded	1900
Website	myclintonnews.com
Domain Registration Year	2015
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, South Carolina, Clinton
Owner Country	United States

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November 29, 2025

Driver dies days after high-speed crash into Kansas City’s Brush Creek

KCTV 5 - Missouri

Owner: Gray Television Inc.

KCTV 5 - Missouri

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Owned By	Gray Television Inc. (Hilton H. Howell Chairman & Co-CEO)
Year Founded	1953
Website	www.kctv5.com
Domain Registration Year	Indeterminate
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, Kansas, Fairway
Owner Country	United States

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November 25, 2025

Memorial Hospital schedules community blood drive with ImpactLife for December

West Central Reporter - Illinois

Owner: Brian Timpone

West Central Reporter - Illinois

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Caution	Pseudo-journalism: Pink-slime
Owned By	Brian Timpone through Local Government Information Services (LGIS)
Year Founded	2016
Website	https://westcentralreporter.com/
Domain Registration Year	Indeterminate
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, Illinois,
Owner Country	United States

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Pseudo-journalism: Pink-slime

November 29, 2025

2 teenagers seriously injured in Pettis County crash

KMIZ ABC 17 - Missouri

Owner: Bradley Family

KMIZ ABC 17 - Missouri

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Owned By	Bradley Family through News-Press & Gazette Company
Year Founded	1971
Website	https://abc17news.com/
Domain Registration Year	Indeterminate
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, Missouri, Columbia
Owner Country	United States

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November 24, 2025

Missouri attorney general investigating kratom, 7-OH

Springfield Business Journal - Missouri

November 28, 2025

1 dead in crash on Highway 79 in O’Fallon, MO

KMOV - Missouri

Owner: Gray Television Inc.

KMOV - Missouri

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Owned By	Gray Television Inc. (Hilton H. Howell Chairman & Co-CEO)
Year Founded	1954
Website	www.firstalert4.com
Domain Registration Year	Indeterminate
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, Missouri, Maryland Heights
Owner Country	United States

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November 28, 2025

Tisya Cooke: "I've never felt a pressure to, necessarily, perform my queerness for anyone, certainly not to prove my queerness to anyone."

KBIA - Missouri

Owner: University of Missouri & American Government

KBIA - Missouri

Public Broadcaster

Owned By	University of Missouri & American Government through National Public Radio (NPR)
Year Founded	1972
Website	https://www.kbia.org/
Domain Registration Year	Indeterminate
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, Missouri, Columbia
Owner Country	United States

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November 29, 2025

NO TIME TO REACT: Volunteer firefighter severely injured in motorcycle crash

KJRH - Oklahoma

Owner: The Scripps Family

KJRH - Oklahoma

Neutral

Owned By	The Scripps Family through Edward W. Scripps Family trust, the E.W Scripps Company & Scripps Media Inc.
Year Founded	1954
Website	www.kjrh.com
Domain Registration Year	1995
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, Oklahoma, Tulsa
Owner Country	United States

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November 29, 2025

Second person died in Nov. 23 crash where car landed upside down in Brush Creek

KSHB - Missouri

Owner: The Scripps Family

KSHB - Missouri

Neutral

Owned By	The Scripps Family through Edward W. Scripps Family trust, the E.W Scripps Company & Scripps Media Inc.
Year Founded	1970
Website	www.kshb.com
Domain Registration Year	1995
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, Missouri, Kansas City
Owner Country	United States

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AHA honors Baxter Health's Ron Peterson

Baxter Bulletin - Arkansas

Owner: Todd Carpenter

Baxter Bulletin - Arkansas

Indeterminate

Owned By	Todd Carpenter through Carpenter Media Group
Year Founded	1901
Website	www.baxterbulletin.com
Domain Registration Year	Indeterminate
Access Type	hybrid
Publication Location	United States, Arkansas, Mountain Home
Owner Country	United States

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Northeast Regional Medical Center expands cardiac care services

Kirksville Daily Express - Missouri

Owner: Todd Carpenter

Kirksville Daily Express - Missouri

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Owned By	Todd Carpenter through Carpenter Media Group
Year Founded	1901
Website	www.kirksvilledailyexpress.com
Domain Registration Year	Indeterminate
Access Type	hybrid
Publication Location	United States, Missouri, Kirksville
Owner Country	United States

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Snowstorm to persist through Sunday

Burlington Hawk Eye - Iowa

Owner: Perrotto Family

The Hawk Eye - Iowa

Neutral

Owned By	Perrotto Family through Community Media Group & Mississippi Valley Publishing
Year Founded	1837
Website	www.mississippivalleypublishing.com/the_hawk_eye/
Domain Registration Year	Indeterminate
Access Type	hybrid
Publication Location	United States, Iowa, Burlington
Owner Country	United States

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November 25, 2025

Opening date announced for new Ft. Leonard Wood hospital in southern Missouri

Missourinet

Owner: José Feliciano & Behdad Eghbali, Charlesbank Capital Partners & United Arab Emirates Government

Missourinet

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Owned By	José Feliciano & Behdad Eghbali through Clearlake Capital Group; Charlesbank Capital Partners; United Arab Emirates Government through Mubadala & Fortress Investment Group; through Learfield
Year Founded	2004
Website	www.missourinet.com
Domain Registration Year	1996
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, Missouri, Jefferson City
Owner Country	United States

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Baby Girl Born in Buc-ee's Parking Lot After Parents Fail to Reach Hospital in Time By Abigail Adams

People - New York

Owner: IAC

People

Indeterminate

Owned By	IAC through People Inc.
Year Founded	1974
Website	https://people.com/
Domain Registration Year	1994
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, New York, New York
Owner Country	United States

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November 25, 2025

University of Missouri strangling suspect had criminal history before coming to Columbia

KMIZ ABC 17 - Missouri

Owner: Bradley Family

KMIZ ABC 17 - Missouri

Neutral

Owned By	Bradley Family through News-Press & Gazette Company
Year Founded	1971
Website	https://abc17news.com/
Domain Registration Year	Indeterminate
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, Missouri, Columbia
Owner Country	United States

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November 25, 2025

Neosho Chamber CEO Lyerla talks Missouri Chamber of the Year honors

Newstalk KZRG - Missouri

Owner: Zimmer Family

Newstalk KZRG - Missouri

Indeterminate

Owned By	Zimmer Family through Zimmer Communications
Year Founded	1943
Website	newstalkkzrg.com
Domain Registration Year	2010
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, Missouri, Joplin
Owner Country	United States

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November 25, 2025

‘Warehoused in jails’: State accused of denying mental health services to incarcerated Missourians

My Ozarks Online - Missouri

Owner: Bob Proffitt

My Ozarks Online - Missouri

Indeterminate

Owned By	Bob Proffitt through Alpha Media LLC
Year Founded	2008
Website	www.myozarksonline.com
Domain Registration Year	Indeterminate
Access Type	open
Publication Location	United States, Missouri, Lebanon
Owner Country	United States

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Turkey trouble? Medical emergency? Holiday resources that can help

Columbia Daily Tribune - Missouri

Owner: Gannett Co. Inc.

Columbia Daily Tribune - Missouri

Indeterminate

Owned By	Gannett Co. Inc. (Mike Reed, Chairman; Alta Fundamental Advisers, Apollo Management Holdings & BlackRock, Largest Shareholders)
Year Founded	1901
Website	www.columbiatribune.com
Domain Registration Year	Indeterminate
Access Type	hybrid
Publication Location	United States, Missouri, Columbia
Owner Country	United States

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