For the first time, researchers have assigned a value to the Black-owned farmland lost over the past century.

A Missouri Supreme Court decision from 2012 could provide foes of the congressional map signed by Gov. Mike Parson on Wednesday with an uphill battle.

Eric Schmitt's latest round of lawsuits would target districts that have mask policies triggered by the number of students who are ill or by the prevalence of cases in their communities.

The bill directs the Missouri Department of Corrections to establish a nursery within a women’s correctional facility by July 2025, and allow incarcerated women to stay with their newborns for their first 18 months.

The measure is in response to a long fight over the Grain Belt Express, a planned transmission line that will cut across a 200-mile stretch of northern Missouri. The changes, however, will not affect that project.

Women who enter prison while pregnant in Missouri now could gain the ability to keep their baby with them for 18 months.

A cultural chameleon with a handful of viral hits, the rising rapper's Come Home The Kids Miss You misses the mark.

A New York Times/FX documentary explores the dangers of Tesla's self-driving technology and the fatal accidents it has caused.

Delaware State University filed a complaint Wednesday to the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division calling for an external investigation of the traffic stop.

In this episode, hosts Brianna Lennon and Eric Fey speak with Whitney May, the Director of Government Services at the Center for Tech and Civic Life about the recently announced US Alliance for Election Excellence. This is a “nonpartisan collaborative of election officials, technologists, designers and other experts, working across all 50 states to improve the performance of systems serving 240 million voters.”

The parade of eco-friendly flooring continues on today's show with and show and tell of a "cushion-back carpet tile that requires no adhesive" courtesy of SCOTT BRADLEY and Carpet One Floor and Home in Columbia! Also, public health educator HEATHER HARLAN is back after a two-year hiatus with some really frightening information about the opioid known as fentanyl and the amount it takes to kill you- hint: it's not much. (4:09) May 19, 2022

A roundup of regional headlines from the KBIA newsroom.

It's baaaack! And while it may not be bigger than its last outing (in 2019), this year's Art in the Park is sure to remind people of why only a worldwide pandemic could ever shutter this beloved Columbia tradition! Guest: KELSEY HAMMOND, Columbia Art League May 18, 2022

A roundup of regional headlines from the KBIA newsroom.

"We have this long belief in this country that private property rights are almost sacred, and that you can do anything you want with your property...well, yeah, you can do anything you want with your property, but you can't do anything that interferes with what's called 'the rights of nature'." -- KEN MIDKIFF, environmentalist/columnist May 17, 2022