The 143-year-old document is written in a combination of German and English and contains a label design that is close to what’s on bottles and cans today.

Missouri’s Medicaid program is now operating under a CMS-approved mitigation plan, which seeks to curb wait times that reached 115 days in late June — more than double what federal laws allow.

The approval comes just under two weeks after historic flash flooding hit the St. Louis area.

Climate experts say summer nights have gotten warmer. One study found the average minimum temperature in the United States has gotten warmer by 2.5 degrees over the last 50 years. For farmers, this means crops and livestock could suffer.

Missouri Gov. Mike Parson formally requested federal assistance for people affected by devastating flash floods last week in St. Louis.

Though the change was approved in late June, it will not take effect until July 2023. That gives court officials time to make sure the computer system can handle the traffic, and to reinforce the importance of redacting personal or sensitive information.

After 18 months of building, the Holetts were nearly set to move into their dream home in Dayton, Mont. It took their life savings to build the cabin. It took one wildfire to burn it down in minutes.

Falling gasoline prices put a dent in the July inflation rate, which fell to 8.5% from 9.1% in June. But other costs such as housing continue to climb, putting a strain on many family budgets.

There have been five presidents who won the electoral vote but not the popular vote, including George W. Bush and Donald Trump.

In June, hosts Brianna Lennon and Eric Fey, along with Managing Editor Rebecca Smith, traveled to Central and Eastern Europe to learn more about election administration in democracies overseas. In this episode, our hosts take a broad look at democracy in the Republic of Moldova – a small country nestled between Romania and Ukraine that was a part of the former Soviet Union. They speak with Igor Munteanu, the former Moldovan ambassador to the United States and Igor Boțan, the Executive Director of the Association for Participatory Democracy to learn more about the history of this relatively young democracy and explore some of the unique challenges it faces.

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Joan Vail Thorne's 'The Things You Least Expect' opens this Friday at Talking Horse Productions in Columbia! Get to know this now 15-year-old "soap opera" a bit more from actors CHRISTINE BAY and MEGAN McNEW. Also, PATRICK LEE and MADISON ANDERSON tell us why they hope to see all area seniors (55+) at this year's Active in Aging Health & Resource Fair at Columbia Mall in September! This event is also a fundraiser for Services for Independent Living. (4:22) August 10, 2022

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In the runup to the marquee U.S. Senate primary in Missouri last week, the political world was holding its breath in anticipation of a Trump endorsement.

A roundup of regional headlines from the KBIA newsroom for the afternoon of August 9, 2022.