Afternoon Newscast for 21 Jan 2026

By Najifa Farhat

Published January 21, 2026 at 4:38 PM CST

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Missouri Budget Director apologizes getting the number worng in fiscal budget
Missouri House hears bills to permanently extend restrictions on transgender people
Farm Bureau, landowners raise concerns over proposed mid-Missouri powerline
Missouri House committee hears bill removing barriers for pregnant women to divorce

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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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