The fifth season of "Cover Story with Stephanie Shonekan" concludes with a very special guest: U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo. A highly acclaimed writer and artist in her own right, Harjo joined the podcast to discuss Bob Dylan's “All Along the Watchtower," as well as Jimi Hendrix's classic cover.
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Longstanding USDA farm conservation programs now have specified regenerative ag funding.
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Customer testimonies from the July public hearings have become the cornerstone of the Public Service Commission's orders. -
The relationship between Senate Republicans and Democrats soured in 2025 after the Republican majority cut off debate and passed several initiatives last year that Democrats opposed. -
Hawley said he's no longer supporting a war powers resolution over military action in Venezuela after receiving assurances there will be no U.S. ground troops deployed. -
The St. Louis Health Department is investigating whether someone violated the city's wild animal ordinance after several monkeys were spotted loose in the city. -
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State officials say providers can expect to receive delayed funds by Friday.
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Museveni claims victory in Uganda's contested election as opposition leader Bobi Wine goes into hiding amid chaos, violence and accusations of fraud. -
We remember Ai, a highly intelligent chimpanzee who lived at the Primate Research Institute of Kyoto University for most of her life, except the time she escaped and walked around campus. -
A trial was about to launch for a vaccine that would ward off the HIV virus. It would be an incredible breakthrough. Then it looked as if it would be over before it started.
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For 17 years, Love Columbia has been serving families and individuals in need across the community. In early 2026, the nonprofit will take a major step forward with the opening of Love Forward, a new housing complex designed to support even more families facing housing instability. -
New research from the University of Missouri has found that an AI tool could be helpful in more efficiently diagnosing and treating autistic children in rural Missouri. -
In the potential TIF district, the city would use the redirected funds to do things like help fix aging stormwater infrastructure and road improvements. -
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Despite flood of advice, experts recommend conversations with trusted professionals during pregnancyIn September, US Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. claimed there was a link between tylenol and autism. But as KBIA’s Addison Zanger reports, this is not the only instance of misinformation that pregnant people are contending with. -
Nearly $7 million that supports nursing education and research in Missouri is at risk under federal proposals to eliminate key Title VIII workforce programs.
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