River Town Episode 3 is out now! Join host Tina Casagrand Foss, the founder, publisher, and editor-in-chief of The New Territory magazine. 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.
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.
Missouri could be the first test of a more aggressive strategy to keep abortion off the ballot and out of the state constitution.
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St. Louis’ school district is offering to pay some families to drive their kids to school as part of an effort to offset a shortage of bus drivers.
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“The subcommittee identified issues like inadequate case assessments and families declining services, leading to case closures,” a state report states.
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The Federal Reimbursement Allowance, which is a tax on hospitals, ambulance districts, nursing homes and pharmacies, is set to expire at the end of September. The Senate gave it initial approval early Thursday morning after more than 40 hours of filibustering by the Missouri Freedom Caucus.
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Lawmakers are weighing multiple bills that would bar developers from seizing land to build wind and solar farms
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The executive order will expire on May 30, unless it is terminated or extended.
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Students at the University of Kansas say their "liberation encampment" will last several days. They also have demanded that KU divest itself of any ties to Israel.
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Siblings — especially twins — sometimes share the strangest traits, like throwing a ball with their head or picking up keys and crayons with their toes. Researchers want to know what's up with that.
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For decades, nonprofits, health insurers and hospitals have been trying to solve the problem of the people who need the emergency room again and again. Here are some of the lessons they've learned.
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The bill which was previously passed in the House in 2019 and 2022 but blocked in the Senate, aims to end race-based hair discrimination in schools and workplaces.
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More than 300 protesters called for the university to share how it invests its endowment fund and remove their support from any organizations that support Israel and its war on Gaza.
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Military Appreciation Day is not something Columbia College takes lightly. In fact, they honor our veterans, past and present, all month long! Rob Boone, associate vice president for strategic partnerships, tells us about some of the events happening throughout the month of May. April 29, 2024
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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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Since 1952, Schwan’s yellow trucks and friendly drivers have been delivering frozen food to households. The industry has become more competitive and crowded and the company has responded, rebranding and halting deliveries in most states.
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A recent report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture found working-age rural residents die from natural causes at a higher rate than their urban counterparts. And that gap has widened over the years.
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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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