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Partners Sam Collins and Cricket Osborn met in Chicago and have been together for about three years. They spoke about the somewhat chaotic start to their relationship and their decision to choose love over fear.
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The lawsuit alleges that Starbucks setting goals for the representation of people of color and women in its workforce and leadership amounts to illegal discrimination. -
One of the measures, Senate Bill 74, would bar cities and counties from imposing their own open carry firearm restrictions. -
The snow moving through Mid-Missouri has led most local schools to close or move to alternative methods of instruction, or AMI, for the day but it’s complicating calculations for when the school year might end. -
Farm groups are urging the Trump administration to rethink tariffs. -
MU has been involved in the Soybean Innovation Lab since 2013. -
The board also decided on a new math curriculum and shared that it will announce a new superintendent soon.
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A day after the U.N. appealed for restraint following Tuesday's deadly attack in Indian-administered Kashmir, India reported an exchange of fire across the de facto border in the disputed region. -
Makers of our food and home essentials, including Pepsi and Procter & Gamble, are cutting their financial forecasts for the year and predicting lower sales or profits than before. -
Cam Ward went from zero-star recruit to No. 1 pick in the NFL draft, and the Jacksonville Jaguars paid a ton use Cleveland's pick on Travis Hunter at No. 2. Colorado star Shedeur Sanders wasn't taken in the first round.
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Many votes were cast even before the polls opened on municipal election day. Boone County clerk Brianna Lennon said thousands have cast absentee ballots ahead of election day. -
Meals on Wheels Columbia executive director Teri Walden talks about the significant uptick in meal deliveries over the past few years (up 20,000 since 2021), the need for more volunteers, and the organization's upcoming fundraising event called "Big Wheels". April 8, 2025 -
Opponents to the bill cited a number of factors, including that the legislation is vague, inconsiderate to the desires of progressive Jewish citizens and unfair to other minority groups. -
The bill has been controversial during the legislative session due to its large decrease to state funds. -
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. -
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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In this episode, hosts Eric Fey and Brianna Lennon speak with married election officials Akyn and Noah Beck in Georgia. Akyn is the Elections Supervisor in Floyd County, and husband Noah is the Elections Director in neighboring Polk County. They spoke about how the couple met and fell in love – over poll books and precinct population data, and about how they have seen the landscape of Georgia election administration change in the last few years.
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