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Columbia's Water and Light Advisory Board moved forward a proposed water and electric rate increase in the city.

Four Minnesota paddlers will set off Tuesday from western Montana, traveling 2,341 miles to break a 46-year speed record on the Missouri River.

Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway was the lead Republican attorney general behind the letter. Sent on Hanaway's office letterhead, the attorneys general state that "the upsurge in home-setting chemical abortions has serious implications for the Safe Drinking Water Act."

The city's electric fund is projected to fall nearly $15 million under its target cash reserves in fiscal year 2027, according to a city memo.

KBIA's Robin Crouch shares how Columbia has been shaped by water as part of Reverberations, a new project at KBIA that is uncovering the wealth of historical information housed within the State Historical Society of Missouri's archives.

Across the central U.S., nitrate from crop fertilizer and livestock facilities is seeping into water underground. Many family wells are no longer safe to drink from without pricey treatment.

Programs like Missouri Stream Teams invite the public to participate in environmental research.

The City of Columbia has until Nov. 15 to submit a more specific stormwater plan to the state agency.

State officials say Missouri’s current standards, last revised in 1999, are based on outdated science.

The Department of Natural Resources set a Nov. 15 deadline for the city and local partners to submit a plan to address water quality.