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."
Laura Sims is the author of the 2019 novel Looker and the 2023 novel How Can I Help You, which is set in a library. She calls libraries an essential part of society.
MISSOURI NEWS
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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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The passage of the supplemental budget bill is the first piece of legislation passed by both chambers in the 2024 Missouri legislative session.
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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.
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More than $10 million, much of it from outside the state, has been raised to push proposals for abortion rights, sports wagering and to raise the minimum wage.
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The Missouri Legislature approved a bill that allows counties to freeze property taxes for those 62 years old and older.
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Whitey Herzog, the innovative and popular Hall of Fame manager who ran both of Missouri’s Major League Baseball teams and returned the Cardinals to World Series glory after a 15-year drought, has died.
NPR TOP STORIES
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A new study finds that in news stories about scientific research, U.S. media were less likely to mention a scientist if they had an East Asian or African name, as compared to one with an Anglo name.
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The tech giant fired 28 employees who took part in a protest over the company's Project Nimbus contract with the Israeli government. One fired worker tells her story.
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The federal government is investing billions to bolster school safety and mental health resources to combat gun violence. But some sense a disconnect between those programs and what students need.
MORE FROM KBIA
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The Missouri legislation reflects growing demand for such programs in numerous states.
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Monetary signs of improvement will be necessary for the upcoming fiscal year.
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Wesley Bell, challenging Cori Bush in the 1st District, and Lucas Kunce, making his second bid for the Senate against Josh Hawley, had the edge as campaigns seek cash.
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In her new book Windfall, Erika Bolstad explores the unknown legacy of her great-grandmother Anna, her family’s forgotten oil property, and the implications of the oil industry on our culture and climate in the past century.
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In the very first episode of River Town, we’re exploring how the Missouri River of today inspires artists -- from folk musicians, to watercolor painters with a penchant for pretzel paddle boating, to writers recounting their childhood “flood monster” memories. We want to know . . . no shame for this pun . . . How does the Missouri River help artists find their flow?
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A roundup of regional headlines from the KBIA Newsroom.
The April At Sea Exhibit (4-5-2024 through 4-27-2024) features Maritime Prints & Paintings from 1803-Present
Sager | Reeves 2024 April Exhibit
Sager | Reeves 2024 April Exhibit
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