Ceilidh Kern
Ceilidh Kern is The Beacon’s Missouri statehouse reporter. She came to The Beacon from the Jefferson City News Tribune, where she covered state and county government. Before that, she covered a variety of beats for the Columbia Missourian, Kansas City Flatland and Euractiv. A Maryland native, she came to Missouri to attend the University of Missouri-Columbia, where she studied journalism, political science and environmental health and graduated in 2024.
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Who was held accountable for the hazardous powder left near the town of Berger, Missouri? -
Children, homeless people and even city officials entered the Berger building unaware they were inhaling toxic dust. -
Sandblasting material used to strip paint was trucked 500 miles or more to a remote warehouse near the Missouri River. -
The Boone County Overdose Response Coalition hosted a community discussion Tuesday night at Hickman High School to address an increase in drug overdose-related deaths in Boone County. -
Bill Stackman was not planning to leave the University of Missouri.The MU dean of students and vice chancellor for Student Affairs, Stackman has worked in student affairs at nine universities across the country over the course of his career.
