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 city has entered a contract with Neumo to analyze data and monitor services related to short-term rentals. -
State lawmakers have warned a disability program keeping Missourians in their communities could be subject to funding restrictions. -
Roughly 50 students protested data privacy and the role UM System President Choi and Gov. Mike Kehoe play in city safety. -
Missouri's minimum wage will increase by $1.25 an hour for the second year in a row. -
The trend of adaptive reuse is a step toward solving the issue of housing and abandoned buildings. -
A Columbia resident will soon be deported to the Netherlands after a judge issued a lifetime ban on returning to the United States.
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The New Music Friday and Pop Culture Happy Hour host had a hard time narrowing his favorite albums of 2025 down to 10 — the year in music was good enough to fill a list two or three times longer. -
This may have been a year when Latin music exploded globally, but the Alt.Latino and El Tiny host also sensed a desire among musicians for softness and stillness. -
The Tiny Desk series producer shares his favorite records of the year.
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Misael Covarrubias, 23, faces felony charges in connection to the Sept. 27 shooting that killed 21-year-old Aiyanna Williams. -
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Owen Ramsingh's absence affected members of the community, who have tried to spread awareness about his detainment. Experts say those efforts come at an emotional cost. -
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New data shows the economic division between Black residents and other racial groups has grown wider in the last five years. -
The University of Missouri and the City of Columbia will be closed Tuesday in observance of Veterans Day.
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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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