City of Columbia officials say Sunday’s storms destroyed the city’s Material Recovery Facility, and it may be days before they know what it’ll take to rebuild.
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The board also introduced a larger budget.
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The majority were revoked for failing to show the licenses would be majority owned and operated by eligible individuals.
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Missouri is one of 25 states considering a legalization of physician-assisted death.
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About $378 million of Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program funding remains to be distributed, and experts worry that low-income customers won't be able to pay for cooling.
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The department announced that some of the project funds in the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities program could be renewed under a new program, called the Advancing Markets for Producers initiative.
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Deandra Buchanan, an inmate at the Jefferson City Correctional Center is serving a first degree murder sentence for killing his girlfriend and two others in 2000.
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The dismantling of Hungary's democracy is a point of fascination for political scientists around the world — including those advising the Trump administration.
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Cascarones are confetti-filled egg shells that families smash over each other's heads as part of Easter celebrations in Texas and Northern Mexico.
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Among those fearful of the Trump administration's immigration crackdown are adoptees who grew up thinking they were U.S. citizens — only to find out years later, in adulthood, they're not.
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Reporters Anna Spidel, Harshawn Ratanpal and Rebecca Smith take listeners inside Columbia's only year-round homeless shelter, Room at the Inn, for one night.
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Missouri ranks 43rd in the country on the Commonwealth Fund Women’s Health and Reproductive Care Outcomes ranking. One bill aims to aid in raising the state’s score.
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Voters gathered at the Respect MO Voters Coalition Policy Summit to discuss an initiative to ban politician interference in the initiative and referendum process.
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The number of students heading to college is projected to decline after this fall. The financial impact is putting some Missouri institutions at risk.
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Josh Chittum, assistant director of the "We Always Swing" Jazz Series, highlights some upcoming events and activities planned for Jazz Appreciation Month in April, including a 30th anniversary celebration concert with guest artist Bobby Watson - who Josh says is "one of the great alto saxophonists in America - at the Missouri Theatre! April 7, 2025
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The SAVE Act could force eligible voters to provide proof of U.S. citizenship in order to register and vote. But the lack of resources, potential to disenfranchise applicants and criminal penalties worry some county clerks in Missouri.
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