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The Senate amendment would make utilities finish building nuclear power plants before charging customers.
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MU Extension compiles the rates contractors charge to do farm work for a better understanding of how average costs look around the state. -
April Ferrao, John Lyman and Paul Harper return to the Columbia School Board for a second term, voters decided Tuesday. -
In an upset for Fifth Ward incumbent Don Waterman, his challenger Christina Hartman won a seat on Columbia City Council. -
Gov. Mike Kehoe signed the pregnancy divorce bill into law Tuesday as well as vast criminal justice and anti-sex trafficking legislation. -
Despite opposition from Democrats who say nuclear power is dangerous and the cost too burdensome, the legislation now heads to the Senate. -
Voters will decide on two City Council races and three seats on the Columbia School Board in Tuesday’s election.
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The first lady made a rare public statement on Thursday saying she was not friends with the late sex offender. She also said Epstein did not introduce her to President Donald Trump. -
It's not just energy supplies that have been disrupted by the Iran war. It's also hitting frankincense, a commodity that's been defining trade routes in the Middle East for thousands of years. -
While marveling at Artemis II's mission, NPR's film critic went down a rabbit hole about moon-themed movies. Most have nothing to do with space.
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Local Motion and City of Refuge teamed up to get personal need supplies for the City of Refuge's clients, all while limiting fossil fuel use. -
Even if you can't make the opening reception this Saturday, April 11, there's still plenty of time to stop by the Montminy Gallery in Columbia and check out 'For the Love of Locals', an art exhibit featuring works by Lisa Bartlett, Jane Mudd and David Spear, who's on the show today along with gallery director Callie Brinkman. April 7, 2026 -
The bills concern divorce, juvenile criminal justice and sex trafficking. -
In a joint settlement with the State of Missouri, the Trump Administration has ended a Biden-era student-loan repayment program called SAVE. -
The University cited a July 2025 Department of Justice memo as motivation to cut funding. Memos are not federal law. -
For nearly 40 years, Show Me Central Habitat for Humanity has benefitted from Broadway Christian Church's annual community garage sale. On today's show, John Poehlmann and Jennifer James join us to talk about this year's sale - which is always a "massive undertaking" - and what specific housing project will benefit from the proceeds. April 6, 2026
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