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'Pianoforte' director on his film featuring piano prodigies competing for a top prize

A new documentary follows talented young pianists as they compete in the International Chopin Piano Competition in Poland. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with director, Jakub Piatek, about Pianoforte.

Newscast for November 6, 2013

Regional news coverage from the KBIA newsroom, including:Mo. lawmaker projects savings if Medicaid changedMissouri state Rep. Webb accused of stealing,…

Top picks from a bountiful week of new music

Host Elissa Nadworny speaks with NPR music journalist Stephen Thompson about new albums from Feist and Black Thought.

Cressida Dick, who worked for Scotland Yard for 31 years before leaving to work for Britain's Foreign Office, has been named the new commissioner of London's Metropolitan Police Service, the first woman to lead Scotland Yard in its 188-year history.

Cressida Dick Named Scotland Yard's First Female Top Cop

Cressida Dick, 56, a former beat cop in London's West End, on Wednesday was named the first female police commissioner in the organization's 188-year history.

Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange last week. With its new record level, the blue chip index is now up 16 percent since the start of the year and about 26 percent since Election Day.

Dow Crosses Another Milestone, Topping 23,000 For The First Time

The Dow Jones industrial average topped 23,000 for the first time, crossing another milestone amid better-than-expected earnings reports and concerns that stocks are approaching another bubble.

Newscast for December 6, 2011

Regional news from the KBIA newsroom:Columbia's city council adds protects gender identity in employmentMissouri's horse industry reacts to lift on…

Newscast for September 6, 2012

Regional news from the KBIA Newsroom, including:Local Democrats to watch Obama accept the nominationDeaths in Jefferson County likely murder-suicidePaul…

Newscast for July 6, 2012

Regional news coverage from the KBIA newsroom, including:Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder filing another law suit against a healthcare measure.Missouri's Military…

Duke Fakir holds his life time achievement award backstage at the 51st Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on Feb. 8, 2009. Fakir, the last of the original Four Tops, died Monday of heart failure at age 88.

Abdul 'Duke' Fakir, last of the original Four Tops, dies at 88

Abdul “Duke” Fakir, the last surviving original member of the beloved Motown group the Four Tops that was known for such hits as “Reach Out, I’ll Be There” and “Standing in the Shadows of Love,” has died at age 88.

Also making headlines: Plans to pull 40,000 troops from Afghanistan by the end of 2012; Cain's latest accuser not surprised he denies having an affair.

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