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Residents in the neighboring The Brooks development fear traffic increases. -
KBIA’s Rebecca Smith recently sat down with Dr. Mohammad Badran at the University of Missouri who studies sleep apnea to learn more about the disorder and how leaving it undiagnosed could be impacting other parts of people’s health. -
A proposed constitutional amendment sponsored by state Rep. Darin Chappell would hold Missouri to 80-hour work requirements from the One Big Beautiful Bill Act even if federal law changes -
Organizations such as the alcohol and drug abuse education nonprofit PreventEd in the St. Louis area received emails announcing grant funding had been canceled because it did not align with the federal government's priorities. -
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.
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The U.S. is the only country allowed to withdraw from the World Health Organization. And Jan. 22 is the day when Trump's pullout announcement should go into effect. But ... it's complicated. -
It's unclear how many leaders have been asked to join the board, and the large number of invitations being sent out, including to countries that don't get along, has raised questions about the board's mandate and decision-making processes. -
Warming temperatures are forcing Antarctic penguins to breed earlier and that's a big problem for two of the cute tuxedoed species that face extinction by the end of the century, a study said.
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Midwestern-specific research to assess climate impact on farmer mental health. -
Caregivers now spend an average of nearly four hours a day providing eldercare, up from less than three hours a decade ago, reflecting rising demand as the population ages -
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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.
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