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GIVE NOWA Columbia city council race, a rural school funding proposal and an extension of the senior property tax freeze are on the ballot.
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Kansas City Chiefs president Mark Donovan asked Kansas officials to alter the deadline for a state incentive package “in light of substantial progress the Chiefs have made in discussions” about building a new stadium, headquarters, or other facilities across state lines.
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The trial for a man accused in the 2023 shooting at Plush Lounge ended on its fourth day Thursday.
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The project broke ground on Nov. 30 and has picked up significant pace in the spring and summer months.
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With the state now overseeing the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department, Bailey will represent the agency when it's facing certain litigation.
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The Missouri Hospital Association strongly opposed a plan to cap medical provider taxes at 3.5%.
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Some policymakers and health advocates say Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” could be “devastating” to thousands of Missourians who rely on Medicaid and live in rural communities.
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A Miami jury decided Tesla was partly responsible for a deadly 2019 crash in Florida involving its Autopilot driver assist technology. The automaker said it will appeal.
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The State Department denied one Venezuelan Little League team entry into the U.S., but allowed another. NPR's Scott Simon questions how the sports exemption to Trump's travel ban is being applied.
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This erotic thriller murder mystery series on Netflix is silly, raunchy and high drama. But if it's up your alley, you might find it a pretty well-executed bit of summer entertainment.
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Join us as we throw a special backyard birthday barbecue party outside our studio on the MU campus! Blake and Enrique Fuhlage from Show-Me Bar-B-Q Sauce handle the food while Kendell Palmquist from Tipsy Mule Mobile Bar makes the drinks. July 18, 2025
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Mizzou is conducting more tests to determine whether the 132-year-old building must be torn down.
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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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Protestors concerned about cuts to Medicaid and other social programs.
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Boone Health celebrated it’s new breast care clinic Tuesday to introduce a designated setting where patients will get specialized care for benign and malignant conditions.
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In this episode, hosts Eric Fey and Brianna Lennon speak with Moana Lutey, the county clerk in Maui County, Hawaii.
They spoke about the impact the 2023 Hawaii wildfires had on the communities of Maui – including figuring out how to run elections. They also spoke about the efforts in Maui County to get residents to update their signatures, in an effort to ensure that every voter’s vote gets counted.
They spoke about the impact the 2023 Hawaii wildfires had on the communities of Maui – including figuring out how to run elections. They also spoke about the efforts in Maui County to get residents to update their signatures, in an effort to ensure that every voter’s vote gets counted.
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