In this season premiere of Cover Story with Stephanie Shonekan, Stephanie sits down with KBIA Morning Edition host Darren Hellwege to discuss "Living After Midnight" by Judas Priest. It's a rebellious track about running amok under the cover of night. The Donnas covered it in 2001.
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Kayla Keller and Hannah Pond both work at the Halo Girls Home in Jefferson City, a residential program for homeless and at-risk girls ages 16-21 who are pregnant, parenting, and non-parenting.
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The trend of adaptive reuse is a step toward solving the issue of housing and abandoned buildings. -
Owen Ramsingh Enforcement was ordered to deport with a lifetime ban from the U.S. -
While a federal court decision Monday gives Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins the chance to reject the referendum, backers of the plan aren't expecting that move to hold up in state court. -
Most of the package is earmarked for row-crop producers. It aims to help farmers – especially those who grow soybeans – balance out losses from high costs and a trade war with China. -
The board’s legislative priorities appear to support legislation creating public-school open enrollment, but members are split on what the policy means -
Flu season is underway, and while cases are still low in Missouri, medical professionals are watching a variant called "subclade K" that has been dominant overseas. KBIA's Rebecca Smith recently sat down with George Turabelidze, an epidemiologist with the Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services, about what this could mean for Missourians.
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It's a whole new world for Mickey, Simba, Stitch and more as Disney brings hundreds of its characters to Sora, the short-form video platform from OpenAI, as part of a three-year licensing agreement. -
The State Department is swapping out Calibri for Times New Roman in all its official documents, reversing a Biden-era change that aimed to increase accessibility for readers with disabilities. -
This follows joint drills by Chinese and Russian strategic bombers and fighters on Tuesday that prompted Japan and South Korea to scramble planes to monitor them.
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Audra Sergel is a queer woman in her late 40s who's an active member of the community through her role as the artistic director of the Quorus, an LGBTQ+ choir. She spoke about the importance of love, support and music in hard times. -
On today's show, Sips on the Go founder (and Mizzou senior) Reagan Eaves makes a Pink Orchard and a Dr. Sweet for AC while talking about the origins of her business and what she plans to do after graduation! December 5, 2025 -
The shelter near Conley Road and U.S. 63 was removed at the request of a shopping mall property manager. -
Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe met with UM System President Mun Choi this week to discuss crime in Columbia. -
The $441 million project between Rocheport and Columbia will include a third lane in each direction, 14 new bridge structures, new north and south outer road connections across Perche Creek and improvements to the interchanges between Route J and U.S. 63. -
Local children's book author Aaron Fox is our guest today. Aaron has written four books, including 'How Truman Found His Roar'. (A great gift for your favorite youngster this Christmas!) December 4, 2025
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In this episode, hosts Eric Fey and Brianna Lennon speak with Eduardo Repilloza Fernández. He’s the Director General of Transparencia Electoral, an election organization in Latin America that is working to promote and protect democracy through election observation, research and training.
They spoke about the work of the organization, the focus the organization has placed on data privacy for individual voters and about how the work of the organization is important to the security of democracy in the region.
They spoke about the work of the organization, the focus the organization has placed on data privacy for individual voters and about how the work of the organization is important to the security of democracy in the region.
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