Four Minnesota paddlers will set off Tuesday from western Montana, traveling 2,341 miles to break a 46-year speed record on the Missouri River.

After a judge preliminarily approved the settlement in February, attorneys at ArchCity Defenders say roughly 3,500 claims have been filed. The deadline to file a claim is June 29.

A new Block by Block Safety Ambassador program launched Wednesday in downtown Columbia.

Nearly half of the U.S. winter wheat crop is in poor or very poor condition, following a tough growing season. Some farmers are choosing to leave their crop in the field

A new program in Missouri allows people serving time in prison to earn a tattoo license while also reducing the risk of infections and illness from contraband tattoos.

A Jackson County judge permanently struck down a slew of abortion restrictions, including a statute requiring what's known as a "complication plan" for medication abortions.

A biography of Hannibal Lecter. A meditation on trees. A memoir by a child prodigy violinist. A treatise on the way we poop. These are just a few of the nonfiction books our NPR colleagues are enjoying.

Facts by day, fiction by night! At the end of a long day in the newsroom, many of our journalists head home and escape into novels of all types.

While workers, who were employees in government or public institutions, feel vindicated by how their lawsuits concluded, they are still grappling with the aftermath.

A month after the closure of the Missouri Heart Center, Boone Health said its cardiology clinic operations are going smoothly.

The Columbia Farmers Market earned $37,500 and the Veterans Mental Health Council received $10,000.

The Division of Fire Safety has released a list of safety recommendations for people to follow as July 4 celebrations start up.

Jabberwocky Studios is a Columbia non-profit that gives kids access to performing arts, visual arts, and the sciences. On today's show, theater director Darrell Bailey, programming director Jean Warford, and 11-year-old actress Marley Harper, invite everyone to come see "The Wizard of Oz" this Saturday at McKee Gymnasium- but not before giving us a sneak preview performance of "Somewhere Over the Rainbow." June 22, 2026

The program lets Douglass High students gain certification in construction, highway construction, carpentry and teaching.

So far the society raised $15 million in gifts and pledges and are planning the design of the new animal care campus.