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 Missouri Department of Social Services said it was looking into the most recent court decision regarding SNAP distribution and is awaiting further instruction from Food and Nutrition Services -
After 14 years serving families across Missouri, Root Cellar will close its doors on Dec. 13. -
Open enrollment began on Nov. 1st, but enhanced health insurance subsidies are a key battleground in the fight to reopen the federal government. -
Federal funding challenges postpone a Mizzou lecture scheduled for next week featuring a U.S. Space Force leader. -
Net farm income in Missouri is expected to increase this year and exceed the forecasted gains projected earlier in the year. -
The score is a 2.2 percentage point increase from 2024, and it places the district among the top 15% of Missouri districts.
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Mohan Karki's family and others with Nepali ancestry were persecuted and driven out of Bhutan in the 1990s. Karki himself was born in a refugee camp in nearby Nepal. Yet, the U.S. government claims he is a Bhutanese citizen and seeks to deport him there. -
Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado appeared in public for the first time in 11 months after a daring escape from her homeland when she emerged from a hotel balcony in Norway's capital. -
At least 51 babies in 19 states have been treated for botulism after being exposed to organic ByHeart baby formula. The New-York based manufacturer issued a recall of all its products last month.
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The drive-thru is open from 7 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Monday to Friday, and 5:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. on weekends. -
Police Chief Jill Schlude warned residents about automated crime apps after a false AI-generated report spread on Facebook. -
Anderson Homes Foundation's "My First Home" initiative, in partnership with Love Columbia, has successfully helped seven families become homeowners in the last year and a half. AHF president Mark Briley: "We've put $430,000 of equity into just those seven families' future because of the "My First Home" initiative, and that just gets me excited every day." December 11, 2025 -
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. -
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has approved Missouri's request to restrict the use of food stamps for the purchase of some junk food items.
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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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