Ryan Famuliner

This week on the show, what would happen if Congress doesn’t pass a farm bill? Plus, a quick check in on the new student-oriented bus route in Columbia, that started running this week; and what it might mean for the city’s overall transit system.

Late personal property tax payments have emerged in another Missouri political campaign.

As college students start making their way back to town, Columbia Transit has begun running its new route that connects campuses and apartment complexes with the downtown area more directly.

This week: A volunteer in Columbia is using video games as an opportunity to teach kids about math, science and technology. Plus, the fourth installment of My Farm Roots, a series from Harvest Public Media in which we hear Americans’ stories and memories of rural life.

Regional news coverage from the KBIA newsroom, including:

• Illinois and Missouri rank among the worst 20 states in the nation in terms of air pollution from power plants
• US Senator Claire McCaskill says she is admittedly “relieved” to not be facing wealthy businessman John Brunner as she fights to keep her seat
• The 2012 Missouri State Fair is underway in Sedalia

Regional news coverage from the KBIA newsroom, including:

• Five races from the Missouri primary Tuesday could be eligible for a recount
• Police apprehended an inmate who hijacked a patrol car with two other inmates in the back seat
• A man died after jumping off a parking garage in downtown Columbia

A man died after jumping off the parking garage at 5th and Walnut in Columbia Thursday morning.

This week: North America’s largest food distributor is phasing out its use of gestation crates in pork production. Plus, a story about the drought’s impact on ranchers in the Midwest.

Regional news coverage from the KBIA newsroom, including:

• More on the results from Tuesday's primary
• A report on the voter turnout
• A England-born Mid-Missouri woman gets an extension that will allow her to stay in the country.

A 29-year-old newcomer to politics is the Republican nominee for the newly-drawn 44th State House District. Caleb Rowden got 41 percent of the vote in the 4-way race for the seat, which will represent Columbia’s third ward and most of Northeast Boone County. Rowden says economic development would be one of his main concerns as a legislator.