Ryan Famuliner

Regional News coverage from the KBIA newsroom, including:

• Governor Nixon vetoes 10 bills - including a controversial one involving insurance coverage for contraception
• Two Columbia soldiers have died in the last 5 days
• The city of Columbia is proposing major changes to benefits for future city employees

Two Columbia military members have died in the last five days.

Missouri Democratic Governor Jay Nixon was busy Thursday, making decisions on 22 bills the legislature put on his desk.

Regional news coverage from the KBIA newsroom, including:

• Governor Nixon signing legislation aiming to protect senior citizens and the disabled from financial exploitation
• Rep. Vicky Hartzler weighs in on the vote to repeal the Affordable Health Care Act
• Major changes to the process farmers use to apply for low interest loans during a drought
• Research at Washington University could help diagnose early onset Alzheimer's Disease more than a decade before it occurs.

This week: an app may help the Columbia Transit system deal with an unengaged ridership. Plus, Harvest Public Media looks at the lasting impact of the Homestead Act.

Columbia Water and Light says its customer’s water use is up this summer, amid hot and dry weather over the last few weeks.

The Department saw a significant increase in water use in June compared to June of last year. Spokesperson Connie Kacprowicz says in July there’s already been 20 million gallons of water used in Columbia most days, even getting as high as 23 million gallons a day.

Columbia Water and Light is asking its customers to cut down on their water use between now and 6 o’ clock Saturday morning.

Regional news coverage from the KBIA newsroom, including:

• Former Mo Governor Roger Wilson is expected to ask for probation on federal finance fraud charges.
• MO Sen. Claire McCaskill finally weighs in on the Supreme Court's ruling on the Affordable Care Act
• Governor Nixon signs a bill into law limiting the hours employees can work at mental health facilities

The State Highway Patrol says two siblings from Ashland were electrocuted Wednesday at the Lake of the Ozarks.

Regional news coverage from the KBIA newsroom, including:

• An update on which cities will have their fireworks displays tonight, and which won't because of dry conditions.
• Mo Republicans cry foul over Secretary of State's ballot summaries
• A story from a 4th of July event put on by Mormon Congregations in Columbia