Unbound Book Festival 2024 is here!
Check out our author conversations from this year and prior years. The Unbound Book Festival aims "to bring nationally and internationally recognized authors of world-class renown to Columbia, Missouri, to talk about their books, their work, and their lives."
Check out our author conversations from this year and prior years. The Unbound Book Festival aims "to bring nationally and internationally recognized authors of world-class renown to Columbia, Missouri, to talk about their books, their work, and their lives."
Alexandra Teague is an author, poet, and professor at the University of Idaho. In her new book, Spinning Tea Cups: A Mythical American Memoir , she addresses topics including mental illness, personal growth, and the complexity of families.
MISSOURI NEWS
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Representatives from Illinois, Kansas and Missouri are part of the caucus behind a package of bills that would promote healthy outcomes for Black mothers, who die from pregnancy-related causes at far higher rates than women of other races.
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Members of the Raymore City Council approved legislation that would pay developers $3.73 million to abandon their project at a proposed south Kansas City site.
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A pair of studies found that tens of thousands of construction workers in Missouri and Kansas are incorrectly classified as independent contractors. That means their employers are avoiding withholding income tax and paying into programs like Social Security, unemployment insurance, Medicare and others.
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2023 was the 11th consecutive year the state has topped the list, which is compiled to highlight cruelty and neglect among commercial dog breeders.
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The center's goal is to help farmers become more efficient and sustainable by harnessing technology like artificial intelligence.
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Crews will commence operations in both directions on sections of I-70 and U.S. 63 on Wednesday.
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Police began making dozens of arrests after Columbia University's president asked for help clearing protesters — citing the "encampment and related disruptions pose a clear and present danger."
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The U.N. Security Council met Thursday to debate and vote on the Palestinian application for full membership in the United Nations, which would allow it to vote during U.N. proceedings.
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The influential guitarist, songwriter and singer was best known for the song "Ramblin' Man." Betts's blues, rock and country-influenced guitar style helped define Southern rock in the 1960s and '70s.
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A roundup of regional headlines from the KBIA Newsroom.
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With GOP leaders barring amendments to a 153-page education bill approved by the Senate earlier this year, the House mustered up just enough votes Thursday to pass the wide-ranging education bill that includes money to boost teacher salaries
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City of Refuge engagement director Garrett Rucinski says that anywhere between 8,000-10,000 refugees are living in mid-Missouri right now. His job, and the job of his organization, is to - in the broadest sense - make them feel welcome here. April 18, 2024
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Victims of Robert Courtney are outraged and demanding new charges, said Mike Ketchmark, an attorney whose office was involved in more than 275 wrongful death lawsuits against Courtney.
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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