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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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Missouri’s first prison nursery program welcomed its first baby. -
Missouri lawmakers are engaged in a high-stakes tax debate, with Republicans proposing income tax cuts reminiscent of Kansas’ failed experiment. -
The startup uses typically discarded meat by-product to create a protein product. -
Even something as small as a cigarette butt could cause a fire in these weather conditions. -
The company revised its initial request due to “technical error.” -
Kehoe issued an executive order to activate the Missouri State Emergency Operations Plan and enable state agencies to coordinate directly with local jurisdictions to provide assistance.
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President Trump said Tuesday he had "no intention" of firing Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, ending days of speculation about the independence of the central bank that had roiled the financial markets. -
A federal judge granted a preliminary injunction stopping the Trump administration from dismantling Voice of America, the federally funded overseas news outlet. -
At the center of the case is the school system in Montgomery County, Md., the most religiously diverse county in the U.S., with 160,000 students of almost all faiths.
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As pharmacy benefit managers increase drug prices, independent pharmacies struggle to make a profit. -
Childcare can be difficult to find and difficult to afford - especially on a teacher’s salary. KBIA’s Rebecca Smith has more on one new program in Moberly that aims to keep teachers in their classrooms. -
We're less than a week away from the start of the SEC Food Fight fundraiser for Tiger Pantry, Mizzou's on-campus, student-run food bank. Outreach coordinator Reanna Munjoy says your non-perishable food items, hygiene products and monetary contributions will help edge out the other SEC schools: "last year we got 4th place...we lost to Texas." March 27, 2025 -
A manufacturer of industrial circuit breakers announced Tuesday that it will expand its Columbia plant as part of a broader investment in facilities across the county. -
The company plans to hire 225 to 250 employees at its new Mexico processing facility. -
University of Missouri Health Care and UnitedHealthcare announced an extension of their existing contract today that will last until April 30, 2027.
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