KBIA's newest podcast collaboration, River Town joins host Tina Casagrand Foss, the founder, publisher, and editor-in-chief of The New Territory magazine, on a magical Disneyland log ride down the Missouri River. Along the way, we’ll get to see how this mighty waterway shapes the people and places it flows through.
This project is a collaboration between KBIA, The Columbia Missourian, The Missouri News Network, Mississippi Basin Ag and Water Desk, The New Territory Magazine, and PRX.
This project is a collaboration between KBIA, The Columbia Missourian, The Missouri News Network, Mississippi Basin Ag and Water Desk, The New Territory Magazine, and PRX.
A newly released report by the Strada Education Foundation explores whether a college education is worth it. According to new data, it is for many in Missouri and Illinois.
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The Missouri General Assembly addresses the thousands of people who flee from law enforcement during an attempted arrest.
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For the second year in a row, dispensaries across the state experienced IT problems on the industry’s biggest and most important sales day.
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The country band the Burney Sisters performed one last time in their hometown of Columbia before their move to Nashville.
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The levies that help fund Missouri's Medicaid program are being held up by members of the Senate Freedom Caucus who want two other bills finished before they will promise not to filibuster its passage.
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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 militant group says it's examining the latest Israeli suggestions for a cease-fire in Gaza, seven months into the conflict that has claimed tens of thousands of lives.
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NPR's Scott Simon muses about the passage of parental time, now that his eldest daughter has turned 21.
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The heat bore down on Palestinians living in tents and aid groups working in the sun. UNRWA reported several heat injuries among its staff, and at least one 18-year-old Palestinian died from the heat.
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David Clithero invites everyone to come hear local folk duo The January Lanterns (Andrew and Kristen Camp) at the annual Hawthorn Bank Spring Makers Market happening early next month in Columbia! They perform 'I Don't Know'. April 24, 2024
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In this episode, hosts Eric Fey and Brianna Lennon speak with Matthew Fitch. He’s the owner of Merriman River Group, a private election firm that works with organizations such as labor unions and, recently, the Missouri Democratic Party for the presidential preference primary.They spoke about how one manages a private election, including preparation for the ballot box, technology trends, and creating trust with voters.
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With a May 5 deadline to collect nearly 172,000 signatures, Missourians for Constitutional Freedom is relying on hundreds of volunteers — some who hold personal connections to the campaign.
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CNN journalist Laura Coates was interviewing a jury consultant outside former President Trump’s trial in Manhattan when a man set himself on fire. Coates reported, live, for more than two minutes on what she saw, heard and smelled. A master class in reporting or unnecessarily televising violence? Also, the death of former AP journalist and one-time hostage Terry Anderson and how Kansas teens fought their school district – and won. From the Missouri School of Journalism professors Amy Simons, Earnest Perry and Kathy Kiely: Views of the News.
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Local author Laura McHugh's fifth book comes out today! Get the story behind the story of 'Safe and Sound' - and then go read it! April 23, 2024
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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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