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A roundup of regional headlines from the KBIA Newsroom.

Earn your high school diploma by way of Daniel Boone Regional Library. Communication outreach manager ABBEY RIMEL says anyone who's (at least) completed the 8th grade is welcome to apply to this fully online, self-paced, asynchronous accredited program! Also, SARAH EBER, RD, LD, Missouri Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, wants you to wash your veggies and your fruit and keep that potato salad on ice! "A lot of us know this, but it always helps to hear it again." (3:54) June 6, 2022

Pastry chef Aggie Chin talks with NPR's Ailsa Chang about desserts for your New Year's Eve party. This week, it's citrus pavlova cake.

City Garden School is turning ten this year. Not heard of it? Head of school JORDAN JOHNSON says their mission is "to bring beauty and movement and tons of time out in nature to teach the kids the same universal (important) things, but in a way that they are ready to absorb." Also, if you're a fan of improv comedy, TIM THOMAS NESSEL invites you to come see the next 'Off the Cuff' show October 6th and 7th in Jefferson City - watch for details! (4:12) September 12, 2023

Six months ago, California's deadliest wildfire almost completely destroyed the town of Paradise. Survivors are still struggling to find places to live in a region with a chronic housing shortage.

Immigrants, Border Patrol agents and the first beneficiary of a new criminal justice law will be among those attending President Trump's prime-time address.

The advice for keeping the virus at bay in wealthy countries won't necessarily work in low-income countries and in poor communities. So what might help?

"We're not making these huge, kind of wave changes, but really just trying to get people to think a little more about the 'how' they get to these solutions." -- BRITTANY WHITLEY on MOST Policy Initiative's role in a lawmaker's decision-making process. You, too, have access to MOST's research. Brittany explains where to find it on today's show. April 6, 2022

Acclaimed #journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones has accepted a faculty position at Howard University as the School’s inaugural Knight Chair in Race and Journalism. Also, mixed reaction to Bill Cosby’s release from prison and prosecuting those who attacked journalists during the January 6 Capitol riot. From Missouri School of Journalism professors Amy Simons, Earnest Perry and Kathy Kiely: Views of the News.

Now in its 45th year, Burrell Behavioral Health continues to lead the way in prevention, health and community wellness. Its 'Be Well Initiatives' was launched in March of 2020 in response to COVID-19 and is seeing success in working with those affected by illness attributed to brain health. Guest: SHELLY FARNAN October 6, 2021