Here's a roundup of regional headlines from the KBIA newsroom, including:
- Purple corn could offer a natural alternative to artificial food dyes and opportunities for farmers
- Excess nutrients can lie dormant in soil for years before polluting rivers, study finds
- Planned Parenthood begins offering procedural abortions in the Missouri Ozarks
- U.S. flag flown over Capitol for 250th anniversary finds new home with Ashland veteran