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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Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop F released a final update on traffic incident totals from Monday's winter weather. -
Missouri residents in Cooper County who were affected by the tornado in Pilot Grove in April may be eligible for help with rent through FEMA. -
Attorney General Catherine Hanaway is using Missouri's consumer protection laws to require some pornography websites to verify someone's age.
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Early awards contenders like One Battle Battle After Another and Bugonia were shot on revived VistaVision cameras — a throwback format gaining popularity in Hollywood.
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Officials announced new flights out of the Columbia Regional Airport at a news conference Tuesday morning.
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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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