Medication abortion will be available in Missouri for the first time since 2018 after a judge determined most of the state’s challenged abortion regulations are unconstitutional, including laws requiring hospital privileges, complication plans and special clinic licenses.
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The city of Columbia's Public Transit Advisory Committee met Tuesday about various recommendations to be made to the city of Columbia on the budget.
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Residents voiced opposition to government AI data center summit.
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The city's renewable energy ordinance requires Columbia to generate or purchase increasing levels of energy from renewable resources through 2029.
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MU Health Care announced today that it's undergoing an “organizational redesign” to protect the long-term financial sustainability of the system.
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The order ensures access to the overdose-reversing drug.
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Voters in 28 counties were assigned to new districts under the plan intended to boost GOP chances in the 5th District.
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American negotiators are set to meet with an Iranian delegation in Switzerland Sunday. But fighting in Lebanon and a new claim about a closure of the Strait of Hormuz threaten to unravel a deal.
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Several city services and departments will close in observance of the holiday. Emergency services will still be operational.
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The new rule prohibits pedestrians from standing on Columbia street medians and drivers from stopping their from stopping on busy roads and interacting with pedestrians.
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KBIA’s Rebecca Smith recently spoke with Eric Hueste, who runs the Office of Emergency Coordination for the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services. They spoke about some of the ways the state is working to monitor and protect the health of all soccer fans in Missouri.
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Discover the gripping true story behind Photograph 51, a play about Rosalind Franklin’s pivotal yet uncredited role in uncovering the structure of DNA, co-produced by Talking Horse Productions and Minimal Art Productions. Set in the 1950s and framed through the memories of colleague Maurice Wilkins, this intimate, six-role ensemble drama (directed by Heather Hatton and starring Mary Shaw) explores scientific rivalry, gender bias in academia, and the personal cost of a “critical error in judgment.” June 16, 2026
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Last year, the Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services received and investigated more than 43,000 cases of elder abuse. That’s nearly thirteen hundred more than the previous count.
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Companies including Amazon and Google are building data centers in Missouri amid a boom in generative artificial intelligence. For many communities, there are more questions than answers.
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