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History Lesson Tuesdays: 1995- Pop Star Selena murdered by fan club president

March 31, 1995 Pop star Selena is murdered in Corpus Christi, Texas, shot dead by the president of her fan club. The tragic death prompts an immediate outpouring of grief from fans. Selena Quintanilla Perez rose to fame as the lead singer of her family band, Selena y los Dinos. The band toured extensively, playing in danceContinue reading “History Lesson Tuesdays: 1995- Pop Star Selena murdered by fan club president”

Opioid Crisis Fridays: True Stories from Missouri – Ashton Harmon-Manser, 22

Opioid Crisis Fridays: True Stories from Missouri – Ashton Harmon-Manser, 22

The State of Hate: A look at the history of racial hate in the Inland Northwest

The State of Hate: A look at the history of racial hate in the Inland Northwest

Opioid Crisis Fridays: True Stories from Missouri – Carson Moppin, 16

Opioid Crisis Fridays: True Stories from Missouri – Carson Moppin, 16

April 2024 total solar eclipse guide: How to watch, understand and stay safe on April 8

by Joel Shannon, Doyle Rice, Eric Lagatta, Kayla Jimenez, Cybele Mayes-Osterman, Eduardo Cuevas, Marc Ramirez, Ramon Padilla, Karina Zaiets, and Janet Loehrke. The surreal midday darkness of a total solar eclipse will pass over the United States on April 8, 2024, and there’s plenty you should know before the big day, which won’t happen again forContinue reading “April 2024 total solar eclipse guide: How to watch, understand and stay safe on April 8”

Healthcare Awareness Mondays: A cancer breakthrough and the heroes behind it get spotlight in new show

by Erin Blakemore “The Cancer Detectives,”a new American Experience documentary on PBS, tracks the fascinating and surprisingly frustrating backstory of the Pap smear, a cervical cancer screening test that’s now routine but was once anything but. The film takes viewers back to the days before Pap smears, a time when cervical cancer was rightfully fearedContinue reading “Healthcare Awareness Mondays: A cancer breakthrough and the heroes behind it get spotlight in new show”

Opioid Crisis Fridays: True Stories from Missouri – Brandon Elder, 38

Jackson County Died: Nov. 27, 2022 ‘Daddy’s not breathing’ Linda Elder was heading home from Walmart with her granddaughter shortly before noon the Sunday after Thanksgiving when her phone rang. “Daddy’s not breathing,” her 12-year-old grandson told his older sister, who answered the phone because Elder was driving. “I didn’t hear that part,” Elder said.Continue reading “Opioid Crisis Fridays: True Stories from Missouri – Brandon Elder, 38”