KBIA’s news series The Next Harvest: Seeking Solid Ground features reporting that explores the future of farmland: who has it, who needs it, and how to care for it to grow our food and fuel our rural communities.
A federal program promises to pay for farmland preservation. Few land owners in Missouri are taking advantage.
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The Springfield based St. Louis Cardinals affiliate is hoping to forge a more unique identity.
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Lincoln University students and alumni spoke on a federal lawsuit they filed against Missouri at the Capitol Rotunda at 11 a.m. Wednesday.
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The deadline to register to vote in the general election in Missouri is on Wednesday.
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The former Missouri attorney general finished a roughly yearlong stint as co-deputy director of the FBI.
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Columbia City Council met with the Columbia Police Department about downtown safety data and statistics.
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Updated State Energy Plan aims to find “pathways” to more in-state power.
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As checks from President Trump for health costs hit millions of mailboxes, a poll shows Americans don't trust Republicans on healthcare. Experts doubt it will move the needle and say it is likely illegal.
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New research looks at the surprising similarities in the gut microbiomes of hunter-gathers in Tanzania and horticulturalists in Bolivia, and asks: What role do these bacteria play in human health?
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The Lahore High Court is a near-perfect specimen of British South Asian colonial architecture and its main square is a pleasant spot shaded by banyan trees.
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Cooper's Landing Riverside Resort and Marina in Columbia is anticipating rising floodwaters on Sunday night and early Monday morning.
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The Protect College Sports Act is touted as a fix for a number of ills plaguing college athletics in an age of skyrocketing costs at the Division I level. But there are many more Division II and Division III schools that would also be impacted.
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An analysis shows a rise in emergency room visits correlates to temperature increases. The highest numbers of visits occurred when severe daytime heat was combined with unusually warm nighttime temperatures.
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A class action suit alleges the company did not fully disclose financial relationships with businesses tied to co-founders.
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There is now greater access to naloxone, a medication that can reverse opioid overdoses, in Boonville and Cooper County.
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Guest host Camryn Faith interviews her own mother about The COMO 411, a local digital media company founded in 2022 to tell the stories of people, places, and things that make Columbia, Missouri a great place to live. From humble beginnings to a growing platform with members, events, and reach beyond city limits, find out how The COMO 411 is amplifying authentic community voices and what exciting expansion is coming next! October 2, 2026
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Seth Bluestein is the lone Republican Commissioner on the three-person Philadelphia Board of Elections. Seth spoke about the scrutiny Philadelphia has received during the last few election cycles, as well as how that attention has influenced the way they are running elections in the city. Plus, Bluestein shares some interesting tidbits about the state's system of electing some members of a polling location’s staff.
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