1+ hour, 24+ min ago  (471+ words) COLUMBIA, Missouri -- Some consumers are now paying for something many people used to get for free: time away from their phones. It is part of an emerging consumer behavior trend known as digital detox, where people attend retreats, programs or…...

1+ hour, 24+ min ago  (535+ words) The Garden Guy surfed the web and stumbled across a photo you most likely have never seen. It featured three Proven Winners National Plants of the Year in a wonderful combination. The flowers were the Safari Dusk Jamesbrittenia or South…...

1+ hour, 24+ min ago  (598+ words) LOS ANGELES -- Talk to the passionate team behind Kid STREAM, a new children's museum in Ventura County, and they'll tell you about the many lofty goals they have for the 21, 000-square-foot space which opened to the public May 21. They'll describe…...

1+ hour, 24+ min ago  (288+ words) In the small and quiet town of Chase Hills, crime has never been much of a worry in "Midnight on Beacon Street: A Novel" by Emily Ruth Verona. Just as she's about to leave, the mother reminds Amy and her…...

1+ hour, 24+ min ago  (768+ words) SAN DIEGO -- It was about 17 years ago that Hannah Shaw found a black kitten stuck in a tree in a Philadelphia park. She didn't know how to care for the little cat, which had one of its eyes sealed shut…...

1+ hour, 24+ min ago  (1103+ words) HARTFORD, Connecticut -- A Glastonbury, Connecticut, couple with a now-famous pig has brought their five pigs throughout the state and further to many schools, nursing homes, birthdays and private events over the last four years. It's for their business Gilbert the…...

1+ hour, 24+ min ago  (561+ words) Children, families and vendors made the most of this year's Kids Fest despite Saturday's inclement weather. Hundreds of Jefferson City residents gathered in the morning at Ellis-Porter Riverside Park to enjoy the festivities. While event organizers Jefferson City Parks, KRCG-TV…...

1+ hour, 24+ min ago  (226+ words) Lincoln University has appointed new leadership for its cooperative extension. The university's College of Agriculture, Environmental and Human Sciences appointed John Kessell to serve as associate extension administrator of the Lincoln University Cooperative Extension. As associate extension administrator, Kessell will…...

1+ hour, 24+ min ago  (782+ words) When people think of school nurses, they might picture scraped knees and ice packs. But for Benjamen Pringer, Missouri's school health system is about far more than Band-Aids. On any given day, Pringer, program manager for the adolescent and school…...

1+ hour, 24+ min ago  (665+ words) Jefferson City is turning yard waste back over to a private contractor after hauling costs and staffing demands made the city-owned site difficult to sustain. Beginning Monday, residents will take yard waste to All Seasons Landscaping at 2417 Southridge Drive. The…...