Morning Newscast for July 21, 2026

By Katelynn McIlwain

Published July 21, 2026 at 7:13 AM CDT

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

More than 7,000 Missouri children on waitlist for child care assistance
Invasive Asian needle ant confirmed in Missouri
No-excuse absentee voting begins Tuesday in Missouri
Columbia City Council approves replacement of 120-year-old bridge on MKT trail

KBIA Newscast

Katelynn McIlwain

Katelynn McIlwain, originally from Freeport, Illinois (go Pretzels!), is the assistant news director for KBIA. She assists KBIA newsroom leaders in planning, supervising and producing news programming for radio broadcast. You can contact her at katelynn@kbia.org.

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