Regional news coverage from the KBIA newsroom including:
- Calls from St. Louis County prosecutor Bob McCollch to step away from the Michael Brown case continue to grow louder.
- District officials say the Columbia Public Schools' first day of classes went well despite district-wide construction and renovations that took place over the summer.
- Governor Jay Nixon is ordering the National Guard to begin withdrawing from Ferguson.
- The University of Missouri received a substantial gift to aid in its fight against cancer.