KBIA's newest podcast collaboration, River Town joins host Tina Casagrand Foss, the founder, publisher, and editor-in-chief of The New Territory magazine, on a magical Disneyland log ride down the Missouri River. Along the way, we’ll get to see how this mighty waterway shapes the people and places it flows through.
This project is a collaboration between KBIA, The Columbia Missourian, The Missouri News Network, Mississippi Basin Ag and Water Desk, The New Territory Magazine, and PRX.
This project is a collaboration between KBIA, The Columbia Missourian, The Missouri News Network, Mississippi Basin Ag and Water Desk, The New Territory Magazine, and PRX.
Midwife Clarisa Evans started her practice to empower all members of an expecting family from pregnancy through postpartum. While carrying on the legacy of her great grandmother, Evans has become part of a community that reimagines pregnancy and birth outside of hospitals and inside homes.
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The GOP-led House on Thursday amended a proposal that would require a majority of votes in five of the state's eight congressional districts to amend the constitution.
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Lee Street Deli, also known as LSD, closed last summer. But it's opening again April 27 under partners Trinity Rainey and Katie Neely.
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In this month’s “Behind the Issue,” Editor-in-chief Micah Barnes spoke with writers Sam Barrett and Grace Burwell to discuss their experience writing stories for this month’s homestead package for Vox Magazine.
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As the country tries to meet its climate goals, tackling emissions from farming will be key. Biochar, one climate-smart agriculture strategy, sequesters carbon while recycling agricultural waste and improving soil.
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With a May 5 deadline to collect nearly 172,000 signatures, Missourians for Constitutional Freedom is relying on hundreds of volunteers — some who hold personal connections to the campaign.
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The Missouri General Assembly addresses the thousands of people who flee from law enforcement during an attempted arrest.
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Tornadoes wreaked havoc Friday in the Midwest, causing a building to collapse with dozens of people inside and destroying and damaging hundreds of homes, many around Omaha, Neb.
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More than 7,000 Daimler Truck workers, most of them in North Carolina, had threatened to go on strike. The UAW says the workers will get raises of at least 25% plus cost of living allowances.
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Multiple tornadoes were reported in Nebraska but the most destructive storm moved from a largely rural area into suburbs northwest of Omaha. Hundreds of homes and other structures have been damaged.
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The country band the Burney Sisters performed one last time in their hometown of Columbia before their move to Nashville.
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Local author Laura McHugh's fifth book comes out today! Get the story behind the story of 'Safe and Sound' - and then go read it! April 23, 2024
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Treaka Young was elected last month to the Jefferson City City Council, but previously worked as an ombudsman for the state. A long-term care ombudsman is often a volunteer who helps families and individuals ensure their rights and needs are being respected and preserved in long-term care facilities, like nursing homes. Treaka spoke a little about an ombudsman’s role and how people can reach out to them for help.
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The Lit Crawl took Columbians and visitors alike on a literature-focused tour through Columbia on Thursday night, kicking off the Unbound Book Festival.
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The April At Sea Exhibit (4-5-2024 through 4-27-2024) features Maritime Prints & Paintings from 1803-Present
Sager | Reeves 2024 April Exhibit
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