In the final episode of season one, we’re turning things over to River Town Producer Tadeo Ruiz. Tadeo is pretty new to Missouri – via Mexico City - and he’s been surprised to learn about how much people here love the river. But during his reporting for River Town, he started to feel connected with one Missouri River town in particular… Rocheport. Follow him along his journey as he gets to know the river and the people who love it.
In this month’s “Behind the Issue,” Editor-in-chief Micah Barnes spoke with Andrea Merritt to discuss her experience covering the case of Andre Roland and his brother’s fight for justice 35 years later.
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Mayor Quinton Lucas says the actions of Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey's rhetoric has led to "violent racist rhetoric" and harassment against female city employees. Bailey this week threatened legal action against Kansas City for publishing, and then deleting, a social media post saying that Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker lives in Lee's Summit.
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Since 2018, at least a dozen states have taken some steps to either halt, scale back or provide greater notice of their use of children's benefits to cover required foster care costs.
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Lawmakers approved the original law last session. The fix widens who would be eligible for a property tax freeze.
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Lawmakers sent a similar measure to Gov. Mike Parson last year. He vetoed it due to a proposal making it easier for people to get restitution for wrongful convictions and language around expungements.
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Legislation to expand and extend the fund already passed the Senate in early March in a bipartisan 69-30 vote.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service recently announced it is discontinuing a few market surveys due to budget cuts. Some lawmakers and industry groups have expressed concern and want the decision to be reversed.
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Bad weather may have been a cause of Sunday's crash that killed Ebrahim Raisi. But mechanical issues, possibly exacerbated by a lack of spare parts due to U.S. sanctions, could also be a factor.
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The Seoul summit is a follow-up to last November's summit in the U.K., where participating countries agreed to work together to contain risks posed by galloping advances in artificial intelligence.
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Target joins other retailers trying to draw inflation-weary shoppers to stores. The chain says reductions have already been reflected in about 1,500 products.
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(Columbia Missourian, KOMU, Missouri Business Alert, and Vox Magazine)
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In this episode of River Town, we’re going to meet River Town’s youngest upstanding citizens, learn what people are doing to protect our waterways from pollution, and what’s happening in Missouri water policy right now.
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The executive order will expire on May 30, unless it is terminated or extended.
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Protestors gathered on campus late Monday morning to stand in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza. KBIA's Kiana Fernandes was there and brings us this audio postcard.
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Proponents have characterized schools’ role in the process as unnecessary and outdated, and said parents should have the largest role.
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Basye said he had hoped to stay in the race despite the diagnosis but that he’s learning more about his illness and wants to concentrate on treatment.
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The Freedom Caucus has vowed to debate the budget in detail and attempt to cut hundreds of millions in spending.
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In this episode, we’re having some fun. We’ll meet people who choose to spend their time sweating on the river. Our producers spent this past autumn meeting casual trail users, dry-land athletes and big river paddlers who enjoy actually getting their feet wet.
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A roundup of regional headlines from the KBIA Newsroom.
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In this month’s “Behind the Issue,” Editor-in-chief Micah Barnes spoke with writers Sam Barrett and Grace Burwell to discuss their experience writing stories for this month’s homestead package for Vox Magazine.
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The Child and Family Justice Clinic’s goal is to assist Boone County residents who need help with domestic relations and family violence cases.
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The levies that help fund Medicaid are being held up by members of the Senate Freedom Caucus who want two other bills finished before they will promise not to filibuster passage.
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The February 2023 accident set off a chain of events that led to the resignation of Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner.
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The April At Sea Exhibit (4-5-2024 through 4-27-2024) features Maritime Prints & Paintings from 1803-Present
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