In this season premiere of Cover Story with Stephanie Shonekan, Stephanie sits down with KBIA Morning Edition host Darren Hellwege to discuss "Living After Midnight" by Judas Priest. It's a rebellious track about running amok under the cover of night. The Donnas covered it in 2001.
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Nick Nack is transgender man who underwent top surgery. He spoke a little about the process and about the happiness and euphoria he now feels.
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The ballot measure also includes a ban on gender affirming health care for minors. Judges reissued the summary statement that voters will see on November 2026 ballots to make clear rights were being repealed, not newly established. -
The new rule caps loans for grad students in what the Department of Education considers "non-professional fields," which includes nursing. -
UM System President Mun Choi met with Gov. Mike Kehoe to discuss efforts to combat crime in Columbia. -
The program provides a long-term look at water quality in some of Missouri's most famous lakes. It will end in 2027 after a state agency will no longer provide federal funding. -
Emery Sapp & Sons (ESS), partnered with St. Louis contractor Parsons Transportation group, will lead the reconstruction project. -
An Afghan man who fled the Taliban has been released from a Missouri immigration detention facility following a federal judge’s ruling.
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Fresh Air film critic Justin Chang says most of his favorite films this year were made overseas, including his No. 1 pick, Sirāt. -
The song, which came out in 1994 and first hit the top 10 in 2017, has now led the chart for the last seven holiday seasons. -
The native of El Salvador and resident of Maryland has become a symbol of the Trump administration's policy of mass deportations after he was mistakenly sent to a prison in El Salvador in the spring.
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The Columbia Fire Department will be making changes to two fire stations. -
The Columbia City Council rejected a zoning change that would have rezoned farmland. -
More and more cases of alpha-gal syndrome are being diagnosed in Missouri, but because the condition does not have to be reported to the state, it’s hard to know just how common it truly is. And without an accurate count, it can be hard for funding and policy decisions to be made. -
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A whistleblower, who is both white and male, was informed he was not eligible for an at-large position on the MSHSAA Board of Directors because of his race and gender. -
Leaders in The District, emphasize the need for sustainable support beyond federal funding.
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In this episode, hosts Eric Fey and Brianna Lennon speak with Eduardo Repilloza Fernández. He’s the Director General of Transparencia Electoral, an election organization in Latin America that is working to promote and protect democracy through election observation, research and training.
They spoke about the work of the organization, the focus the organization has placed on data privacy for individual voters and about how the work of the organization is important to the security of democracy in the region.
They spoke about the work of the organization, the focus the organization has placed on data privacy for individual voters and about how the work of the organization is important to the security of democracy in the region.
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