Osage Beach has been named as the host city for Major League Fishing’s Toyota Series tournament for the Plains Division in ...

The deadly infection has been historically rare, but as climate change heats up waters and worsens flooding, research shows ...

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) -- Across Missouri, reports of waterborne bacteria and related illnesses have been on the ...

The rare infection occurs when the ameba, naegleria fowleri, — which is found in fresh water — travels from the nose into the ...

The amoeba is a single-celled organism that lives in hot springs, lakes and other warm freshwater bodies. Infections are rare ...

With news breaking this week about a case of a Missouri man suffering from a brain-eating infection connected to a possible ...

LAKE OF THE OZARKS, Mo. (KSNW) — A 2-year-old girl is dead after a drowning at the Lake of the Ozarks.

As public health officials investigate the source of the exposure, it’s believed the patient went water skiing at the Lake of ...

The Missouri Department of Health has begun an investigation into the brain-eating ameba after a person showed symptoms after ...

The brisket deserves its own standing ovation—sliced to order with a bark (that’s barbecue-speak for the flavorful exterior ...

Health officials in Missouri say a resident has contracted a lab-confirmed case of what is commonly known as "brain-eating" ...

An infectious disease expert at the University of Missouri Health Care said the symptoms are pretty much like meningitis.