Defense attorneys for three men accused of criminal negligence in the 2018 duck boat tragedy on Table Rock Lake said Missouri law doesn’t allow the Missouri Attorney General to bring criminal charges without an invitation from a local prosecutor.

John Wood, a former federal prosecutor who's working as an investigator for the Congressional committee probing the Jan. 6 insurrection, is being encouraged to run as an independent to replace retiring U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt.

Facebook removed the video for violating the site’s policies “prohibiting violence and incitement," while the Missouri FOP called the video "deplorable."

The Missouri State Board of Education’s Teacher Recruitment and Retention Blue Ribbon Commission's inaugural meeting was initially not going to be open to members of the public.

This is the first case of the virus in the state, but officials say extensive spread is not probable.

The Missouri Department of Transportation keeps track of “unfunded needs” to identify infrastructure priorities. No. 1 on the list for mid-Missouri is the I-70/U.S. 63 interchange.

Saint Luke's Health System, which operates several hospitals in the Kansas City area, said it was concerned about the risk of criminal prosecution by offering the emergency contraceptive.

"Ventilation is the way forward," says infectious disease doctor Abraar Karan of Stanford. Here's how to get better air flow at home, in schools and offices — even in gyms — to stave off COVID.

A Colorado man who Yellowstone National Park officials say got too close to a bison was thrown by the animal while trying to get himself and a child away from danger.

A roundup of regional headlines from the KBIA newsroom

The Supreme Court’s 6-3 decision in the case of Dobbs v. Jackson overturned abortion rights protected under Roe v. Wade. On this week’s program, we talk about how it was covered, who’s voices were – or weren’t – heard, and how it reignited the debate over journalists’ objectivity. Also, breaking down a ‘surprise’ hearing of the January 6 Committee, and giving credit to journalists working behind the scenes. From Missouri School of Journalism professors Amy Simons, Earnest Perry and Kathy Kiely: Views of the News.

A roundup of regional headlines from the KBIA newsroom.

She's not just the owner, she's also a client! OsteoStrong Columbia's DAYNA GLANZ tells us why she chose to go the OsteoStrong route after being diagnosed with osteoporosis. Also, KELSEY HAMMOND encourages area youths (middle/high schoolers) to apply to Columbia Art League's annual 'Emerging Artist Mentorship Program'. (4:32) June 29, 2022

In this episode, hosts Eric Fey and Brianna Lennon speak with Judd Choate, the Director of the Division of Elections for the Colorado Department of State about the voter-centric election system in the state – a nearly all vote-by-mail model. In 2013, Colorado passed “The Voter Access and Modernized Elections Act of 2013,” which requires ballots to be mailed to every registered voter for most elections.

The Supreme Court’s 6-3 decision in the case of Dobbs v. Jackson overturned abortion rights protected under Roe v. Wade. On this week’s program, we talk about how it was covered, who’s voices were – or weren’t – heard, and how it reignited the debate over journalists’ objectivity. Also, breaking down a ‘surprise’ hearing of the January 6 Committee, and giving credit to journalists working behind the scenes. From the Missouri School of Journalism professors Amy Simons, Earnest Perry and Kathy Kiely: Views of the News.