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@NPR member station in Columbia, Missouri. Award winning news and public affairs programming with the Missouri School of Journalism
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The Mizzou Tigers and the Kansas Jayhawks are set to take the field on Saturday - for the first time since 2011. But as KBIA’s Rebecca Smith reports, the rivalry actually goes back nearly 200 years.
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The Mizzou Tigers and the Kansas Jayhawks are set to take the field on Saturday - for the first time since 2011. But as KBIA’s Rebecca Smith reports, the rivalry actually goes back nearly 200 years.
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About 10% of Missouri is now abnormally dry, with drought returning to parts of the state after a wet spring and summer.
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Data gaps cause drought assessment to lag in some regions of Missouri.
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The Pettis County Health Center in Sedalia is now a Milk Depot, collecting breast milk donations to help premature and medically fragile infants across Missouri.
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Sedalia now has a milk depot, which is a drop off site for donated human breast milk.
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Columbia’s Opportunity Campus, a one-stop hub for homeless services, is set to open this spring despite a $3.4 million funding gap.
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Plans for Columbia's one-stop shop for homeless services has been in the works since 2021 and has experienced delays since.
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Matthew Price has been appointed U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri, covering 66 counties including Kansas City, Columbia and Springfield.
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Matthew Price has served as a top lawyer for several large companies, such as Walmart and Diamond Pet Foods.
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Missouri’s population grew 1.5% from 2020 to 2024 due to migration, though some mid-Missouri counties, including Randolph and Audrain, saw declines.
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Missouri is the 19th-most populous state in the country due to immigration.
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Utilities across the country have been raising their prices to recoup costs of energy investments and the price of fuel. But most customers don’t want to pay more – and there aren’t other options for them to choose from.
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Unlike other goods and services, customers usually have one choice when it comes to electricity.
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Mid-Missouri farmers say they’re feeling the effects of the recent heat wave, because the temperature both makes it harder for farmers to work long hours and gives cattle less energy to bulk up.
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Farmers say they can't work as many hours in the fields, which could mean they lose crops. Additionally, cattle eat less, which could mean they don't produce as much meat.
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Food insecurity is on the rise in Missouri and Boone County according to the Missouri Hunger Atlas, a project at the University of Missouri that tracks hunger in the state.
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After pandemic era food assistance programs ended in 2021, rates of food insecurity started rising.
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Service dogs in the United States have long been trained to assist people. Now, one University of Missouri researcher is focusing on the bond between humans and animals and looking at the health of service dogs.
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One University of Missouri researcher is beginning to examine the health of service dogs.
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A team of University of Missouri researchers has discovered a way to genetically modify a plant’s genes to produce more oil for biofuels using arabidopsis, a type of mustard plant.
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University of Missouri researchers have genetically engineered plants to produce more oil and protein, paving the way for more efficient, sustainable biofuels that don’t compete with food crops.
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Leaders of Columbia's VAC say their annual back to school backpacks are costing more to produce due to inflation.
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The Voluntary Action Center provides discounted backpacks filled with school supplies for Boone County families within the 200% of the federal poverty limit. However, inflation has changed how much...
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D'Markus Thomas-Brown, administrator for Columbia's new Office of Violence Prevention, talks about why it's important to look at the "ecosystem" producing violent events, rather than blaming "bad actors."
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D'Markus Thomas-Brown is the administrator for the City of Columbia's new Office of Violence Prevention. On today's show, he talks about why he feels it's important to look at the "ecosystem" that...
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The Missouri Public Service Commission has approved new rates for Ameren's gas customers, adding around 12 percent, or $13, to the average Missouri customers' monthly bills.
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The average customer will see another $13 tacked onto their bill.
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Community members gathered at Love Columbia to learn about Accessory Dwelling Units. Meeting attendees said they were interested in building the structures to combat Columbia's housing shortage.
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Those opposed say they're worried it's a slippery slope to a city filled with short-term rentals. Advocates say it could help ease Columbia's affordable housing woes.
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Boone Health officials in Audrain County say recent changes may actually expedite the construction of the hospital in Mexico, Missouri, which would include an emergency room and a dozen beds.
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Local officials want critical access hospital constructed in Audrain County.
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Ameren officials are asking state regulators for approval to install lithium-ion batteries at a site in Jefferson County and is also proposing a new gas power plant on the former Rush Island coal plant.
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The proposed power plant and energy storage facility would occupy a former coal plant.
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D'Markus Thomas-Brown, administrator for the City of Columbia's new Office of Violence Prevention, talks about why he feels it's important to look at the "ecosystem" that produces violent events, rather than just blaming individual "bad actors."
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D'Markus Thomas-Brown is the administrator for the City of Columbia's new Office of Violence Prevention. On today's show, he talks about why he feels it's important to look at the "ecosystem" that...
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Columbia’s Disabilities Commission is updating the city’s ADA Grievance Form, allowing people to report alleged discrimination within the city’s services or programs.
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The form, which allows residents to report alleged disability-based discrimination within Columbia's services and programs, has not been updated for at least a decade.
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Missouri drivers could see advances in road maintenance to help mitigate the buckling of roads caused by rising temperatures due to climate change.
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Missouri drivers could see advances in road maintenance thanks to new funding.
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