The country band the Burney Sisters performed one last time in their hometown of Columbia before their move to Nashville.

Treaka Young was elected last month to the Jefferson City City Council, but previously worked as an ombudsman for the state. A long-term care ombudsman is often a volunteer who helps families and individuals ensure their rights and needs are being respected and preserved in long-term care facilities, like nursing homes. Treaka spoke a little about an ombudsman’s role and how people can reach out to them for help.

The Lit Crawl took Columbians and visitors alike on a literature-focused tour through Columbia on Thursday night, kicking off the Unbound Book Festival.

Laura Sims is the author of the 2019 novel Looker and the 2023 novel How Can I Help You, which is set in a library. She calls libraries an essential part of society.

In her new book Windfall, Erika Bolstad explores the unknown legacy of her great-grandmother Anna, her family’s forgotten oil property, and the implications of the oil industry on our culture and climate in the past century.

In the very first episode of River Town, we’re exploring how the Missouri River of today inspires artists -- from folk musicians, to watercolor painters with a penchant for pretzel paddle boating, to writers recounting their childhood “flood monster” memories. We want to know . . . no shame for this pun . . . How does the Missouri River help artists find their flow?

Alexandra Teague is an author, poet, and professor at the University of Idaho. In her new book, Spinning Tea Cups: A Mythical American Memoir , she addresses topics including mental illness, personal growth, and the complexity of families.

Taylor Byas, a poet with roots in the Southside of Chicago, recently debuted her first full-length poetry collection I Done Clicked My Heels Three Times, an award-winning tale about a Black woman’s journey into adulthood that pulls her away from her childhood home.

Jessica Pryde is a black reader, writer, and librarian in Tucson, Arizona, Her book Black Love Matters: Real Talk on Romance, Being Seen, and Happily Ever Afters is an intersectional essay anthology that celebrates and examines romance and romantic media through the lens of Black readers, writers, and cultural commentators.

Stacey Mei Yan Fong recently wrote her cookbook, "50 Pies, 50 States: An Immigrant's Love Letter to the United States Through Pie." She spoke with KBIA's Alex Cox about her unique Missouri pie creation and what inspires her to create.