Tonia Berry and Bailey Quigley work at the Northeast Missouri Area Health Education Center (NEMO AHEC), which aims to develop the healthcare workforce in rural Missouri by engaging with high schoolers.
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Gov. Mike Kehoe signed off on a number of broadly supported education bills Wednesday
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The Missouri Senate is forming three new committees, including one to review state funding for diversity, equity and inclusion programs.
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U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley was able to include the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act in a major budgetary package.
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Negotiations continue over the coverage of an estimated 90,000 Missourians within the MU Health Care system.
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More than $6 billion in frozen federal grants has left mid-Missouri Boys and Girls Clubs scrambling to keep programs running.
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Mental health was the leading cause of death for pregnant and postpartum Missourians in the state’s latest maternal mortality review.
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Indian investigators determined the Boeing 787 Dreamliner was properly configured and lifted off normally. But three seconds after takeoff, the engines' fuel switches were cut off.
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Anisimova was a teenage tennis prodigy. But by 2023, tournaments had become "unbearable" for her mental health, and she stepped away. Now, she is a win away from her first Grand Slam title.
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A federal appeals court has canceled plea deals with three men accused of orchestrating the 9/11 attacks, deepening the legal morass surrounding the long-stalled case.
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That amount doubles the amount of the previous grant awarded in 2020.
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The form, which allows residents to report alleged disability-based discrimination within Columbia's services and programs, has not been updated for at least a decade.
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Dr. Arminta Phelps, DC, CCWP, is the owner of Achieve Balance Chiropractic in Columbia. On today's show, Dr. Phelps emphasizes the need for people to take an active role in maintaining their health and well-being, something she says is quite challenging with today's modern lifestyles (think tech, think sedentary behavior). "Health is not passive. You got to work for it. And we like to teach people how to work for it." July 11, 2025
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System officials are evaluating how to proceed. The federal holiday falls on Nov. 11 regardless of the day of the week.
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The Starbucks at Nifong Boulevard and Buttonwood Drive in Columbia has become the first branch in the city where workers have unionized.
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Missouri public schools will be required to allow homeschool students to try out for sports teams and other activities.
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In this episode, hosts Eric Fey and Brianna Lennon speak with Rachel Raper, the Director of Elections for Orange County, North Carolina.
They spoke about the unique way the state tracks and traces back mail ballots to voters, and about how election administrators have overcome many of the challenges that have impacted North Carolina in the last few years.
They spoke about the unique way the state tracks and traces back mail ballots to voters, and about how election administrators have overcome many of the challenges that have impacted North Carolina in the last few years.
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