The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) announced Wednesday that a patient who was diagnosed with a rare ...

Thousands of boat enthusiasts and partygoers will be attending the 37th annual Lake of the Ozarks Shootout this weekend, ...

The microscopic amoeba is commonly found in warm freshwater such as lakes, river and ponds. Test results by an independent ...

Naegleria fowleri lives in warm, fresh water and can enter the brain through the nose, where it causes inflammation and ...

The patient contracted Naegleria fowleri while water skiing at the Lake of the Ozarks, health officials said. Here's what we know.

The man infected with a "brain-eating" amoeba died Tuesday in a St. Louis-area hospital. The Missouri health department said ...

Missouri health leaders have confirmed that the patient suffering from a laboratory-confirmed infection of a brain-eating ...

The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services confirmed the death of a patient after showing symptoms of a rare brain infection.

Individuals become infected when water containing the amoeba enters the body through the nose from freshwater sources.

The Smithville Police Department and Missouri State Highway Patrol are searching a Northland pond in connection with the disappearance of a man who was last seen more than three years ago.

The City of Gladstone said it has partnered with GEST, a national transportation service, to launch a new on-demand, door-to-door ride program beginning Sept. 1.

: On Wednesday, the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services confirmed that the patient being treated for PAM died ...