Fire departments adapt to the increasing risk of flash flooding.
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Waypoint was designed to accommodate a significant number of people who need a consistent place to overnight in Columbia.
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Kansas City-led critical materials crossroads engine will potentially receive largest award in Missouri higher education.
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Kehoe signed an additional 35 bills late Monday afternoon, including legislation that raises the speed limit on rural highways and interstates to 75 mph.
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Among the legislation the governor signed is a wide-reaching public health bill that expands access to birth control and requires the state to track cases of Lyme disease and alpha-gal syndrome.
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For the past 25 years, the Midwest Innocence Project has worked at no cost to free incarcerated individuals who believe they were wrongfully convicted of crimes in Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa and Kansas.
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Faith Gregory, 23, was found downstream of her home in the Huzzah Creek. More than 12 inches of rain fell Thursday night into Friday, leading to record flooding along the Black River.
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Dani Bensky and a group of women who were abused by Jeffrey Epstein have formed a bond they call a "survivor sisterhood." They live in two worlds, of advocacy and everyday life and motherhood.
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A Tyrannosaurus rex fossil billed as one of the world's largest and most complete specimens was sold for a record $50.1 million Tuesday to a mystery bidder.
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The speech comes as President Trump has escalated calls for Republicans to pass tighter federal voting rules for November's midterm elections.
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Gov. Mike Kehoe is requesting President Donald Trump to declare a major disaster after severe weather in Missouri in June.
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The Boone County Commission voted to add an expiration date to the proposed tax to fund a new county jail.
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Season 32 of the "We Always Swing" Jazz Series features another full lineup of concerts, from the kickoff party on August 23rd through the April 29th Perez-Mesa Memorial Concert (honoring Cuban music) with Jane Bunnett and Maqueque. Josh Chittum gives us the full rundown on today's show! July 9, 2026
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In a Facebook post, Ramsingh said living in Mexico allows his family to be closer to friends and relatives in the U.S.
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The housing industry saw a sharp drop in construction starts nationwide in May, both compared with the previous month and with the same period a year earlier.
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