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According to a new survey of women who recently graduated from college, nearly two-thirds (64%) often felt that talking openly about periods could lead to embarrassment or judgment. The poll of 2,000 women who graduated from college in the last five years also found 61% think more open conversations about periods would have made their experience easier. The study was commissioned by Always and Tampax.

As millions of Americans around the country begin their freshman year at university, they are encountering many firsts on campus: Their first dorm room, their first college cafeteria and often, their first credit card. College is famously fertile ground for banks looking for new customers. Students starting out on their own need credit access, are developing spending habits, and are all living and attending classes close together, which makes for a rich environment for lenders to target.

For decades, the assumption has been simple: Serious outdoor living happens in California and Florida. Sunshine, the thinking goes, is the only requirement that matters. A new state-by-state ranking compiled by The Luxury Pergola complicates that view. Weighed against U.S. Census data on homeownership and household budgets, and active interest in outdoor living based on Google Trends data, climate alone no longer determines the leaderboard. Georgia takes No. 1 with a composite score of 69.84.

If it seems like there’s a new scam popping up every day, you’re not imagining it. Between email phishing campaigns, fraudulent calls or web popups, scams are increasingly common, especially in the day and age of artificial intelligence. In fact, a 2025 Pew survey found that 73% of U.S. adults have been the victim of an online scam or attack.

It’s a sight that stops Florida boaters and beachgoers in their tracks: a thick green sludge coating the water, smelling of rotten eggs and dead fish. Ashley Smyth, a coastal biogeochemist at the University of Florida, likens the color and consistency to guacamole. “I used to say pea soup, but then I moved to Florida, and no one down here eats pea soup,” she says. Either way, it’s a mixture no one wants to swim in.

By: Matthew Sanders HUNTSVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) -- A 17-year-old boy was charged Tuesday with first-degree murder in the death of a 16-year-old girl in Randolph County. Christopher R. Woods-Bloss was also charged with armed criminal action and first-degree kidnapping in the May killing of Kayla Huff, whose body was found in a Randolph County conservation area after a multi-day search. Court documents alleged Huff was taken to the area in the trunk of a car and beaten and shot to death.

After federal immigration agents ended their aggressive enforcement blitzes in the streets of Minneapolis and Chicago, President Donald Trump promised mass deportations with “a little bit of a softer touch.” Less focused on targeted cities, this quieter approach has led to a surge in immigration arrests across the country, The Marshall Project reports. Arrests began climbing gradually in March and by July had risen sharply.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (KQTV) -- Judy McNeece, a resident of Green City, is the Democratic candidate running in the Missouri Senate District 12 race. McNeece said she saw nobody had filed to run in District 12 on the Democratic side and she thought someone needed to do it. McNeece is retired, but worked in banking for almost 28 years. She prides herself on working her way up through her company and eventually became vice president.

Dry and quiet early October weather continues across the Mid-Missouri River Valley for the next several days, featuring lots of sunshine, cool nights and warm afternoons. Daily high temperatures will trend above average by about 10 degrees through the rest of the work week with low to mid 80s each afternoon. Overnight and early morning lows will remain on the cooler side bottoming out in the 50s for most. Winds will remain generally light for the next several days as well.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (KQTV) -- Mosaic Life Care is partnering with The Human Bean for the 11th annual "Coffee for a Cure" fundraiser to benefit local breast cancer patients. The event will take place from 5 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 16, at The Human Bean, located at 4414 Commons Drive. All proceeds and tips collected during the timeframe will support the Mosaic Life Care Breast Cancer Patient Assistance Fund.