Afternoon Newscast for January 12, 2026

By Najifa Farhat

Published January 12, 2026 at 4:37 PM CST

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Here'sa roundup of regional headlines from the KBIA Newsroom:

Trump administration freezes funding for child care providers in Missouri
Farmers are in line for billions of bailout money. Will it be enough to offset losses?
This conservation practice boosts wildlife species on farmland, new research finds
Missouri trial over abortion restrictions begins, more than a year after voters overturned ban

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Najifa Farhat

Najifa Farhat is an award-winning investigative reporter covering health for KBIA’s Health and Wealth Desk. Her reporting focuses on the intersection of health and broader issues of well-being, including environmental and climate impacts, food security, marginalized communities, and emerging solutions and technologies. She approaches her work with the belief that every story has a health component.

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