River Town Episode 3 is out now! Join host Tina Casagrand Foss, the founder, publisher, and editor-in-chief of The New Territory magazine. In this episode of River Town, we’re going to meet River Town’s youngest upstanding citizens, learn what people are doing to protect our waterways from pollution, and what’s happening in Missouri water policy right now.
This project is a collaboration between KBIA, The Columbia Missourian, The Missouri News Network, Mississippi Basin Ag and Water Desk, The New Territory Magazine, and PRX.
This project is a collaboration between KBIA, The Columbia Missourian, The Missouri News Network, Mississippi Basin Ag and Water Desk, The New Territory Magazine, and PRX.
Missourians for Healthy Families and Fair Wages held a Jefferson City rally as it submitted 210,000 signatures to the Secretary of State.
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Drug overdoses have killed more than 23,000 Missourians in the last two decades. Many of those were involved fentanyl and other potent opioids.
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The majority of the pollutants released by Tyson in the five years the study examines were in the Midwestern states of Nebraska, Illinois and Missouri.
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A recent report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture found working-age rural residents die from natural causes at a higher rate than their urban counterparts. And that gap has widened over the years.
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Genesis Charter School in Kansas City will stay open, despite the Missouri State Board of Education's attempt to revoke its charter.
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St. Louis’ school district is offering to pay some families to drive their kids to school as part of an effort to offset a shortage of bus drivers.
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“The subcommittee identified issues like inadequate case assessments and families declining services, leading to case closures,” a state report states.
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Four states so far have passed laws prohibiting the use of public money for no-strings cash aid. Advocates for basic income say the backlash is being fueled by a conservative think tank.
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The bill which was previously passed in the House in 2019 and 2022 but blocked in the Senate, aims to end race-based hair discrimination in schools and workplaces.
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What a new bridge over Baltimore's Patapsco River will look like is still very much a matter of speculation. But one design stands out.
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In this episode of River Town, we’re going to meet River Town’s youngest upstanding citizens, learn what people are doing to protect our waterways from pollution, and what’s happening in Missouri water policy right now.
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A roundup of regional headlines from the KBIA Newsroom.
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Lawmakers are weighing multiple bills that would bar developers from seizing land to build wind and solar farms
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The executive order will expire on May 30, unless it is terminated or extended.
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On our couch today is Betsy Knabe Roe, director and curator of The Montminy Gallery, and artists Amy Stephenson and Jeff Rogers. Amy and Jeff are both taking part in 'For the Love of Locals', a multimedia art showcase that you can see for yourself inside the Boone County History & Culture Center now through mid-June! May 2, 2024
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The April At Sea Exhibit (4-5-2024 through 4-27-2024) features Maritime Prints & Paintings from 1803-Present
Sager | Reeves 2024 April Exhibit
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