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Afternoon Newscast for June 22, 2026

By Trevor Grandin

Published June 22, 2026 at 4:56 PM CDT

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Here's a roundup of regional headlines from the KBIA Newsroom:

After drought and wildfires, wheat farmers in the Great Plains are in for a rough year
Legal fireworks sales started Saturday in some parts of Missouri
Missouri Planned Parenthoods plans to offer telehealth appointments after return of medication abortions
Two Columbia nonprofits receive grants from Veterans United Foundation

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Trevor Grandin

Trevor Grandin was an announcer and producer at KBIA. Hailing from Kearney, Missouri, Trevor graduated from Truman State University in 2022 with a degree in Journalism and a love for graveyards. Birds, books, and baking give him the greatest joys in life. A love of nature and history impact everything they create from writing to podcasting. Trevor came to KBIA from KCUR in Kansas City as a former intern for their morning show Up To Date and a producer on the podcast Kansas City Today.

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