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Local shelters are pooling their resources as temperatures are expected to drop again this weekend.
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According to the Missouri Department of Labor, the number of people in Missouri filing 1099-G tax forms this year is the highest it’s been since 2021. -
Legislation that legalizes and regulates the gaming machines, often called video lottery terminals or VLTs and found in gas stations, passed the House last year but did not make it through the Senate. -
Following hours of testimony last week, a Missouri House committee on Tuesday evening approved bills that would remove the 2027 sunsets from the state's restrictions on transgender minors and athletes. -
Moberly Area Community College airport flight school launched in January, and has its first batch of students. -
Community groups have raised funds to support the family's move to The Netherlands. -
Advocates and incarcerated people say prisoners were ordered outside during a winter storm and punished with segregation or discipline if they refused
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Drinking is illegal for Pakistan's Muslim majority, but Murree Brewery's beer has long been available to non-Muslims and foreigners there. Now it's being exported to the U.K., Japan and Portugal. Is the U.S. next? -
A Minneapolis knitting shop has resurrected the design of a Norwegian cap worn to protest Nazi occupation. Its owner says the money raised from hat pattern sales will support the local immigrant community. -
If you're curious about starting a resistance training routine and not sure to begin, start with these expert-recommended movements.
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The theme for this year's True False Film Fest is 'You Are Here'. Today's guests, Ragtag Film Society executive director Andrea Luque Káram and Yance Ford, visiting artistic director, tell us why that phrase hits on many levels, including the physical with a plan for more screening locations this year. "Showing up is the story." January 28, 2026 -
The number of auto accident deaths has fallen from a high during the Covid pandemic. -
Get to know the new sports director for KOMU-TV 8, Aaron Ladd! Aaron tells us about his career since graduating from the Missouri School of Journalism in 2018, and why he wanted to come back to Columbia and to his alma mater. "There's something special about seeing those columns and being in the 573." -
Although winters are becoming less severe as the climate changes, experts say extreme weather events like major snowstorms are an important reminder that snow shoveling can increase the risk of heart attacks. -
Weather experts say the snow storm that hit a large part of Missouri over the weekend could slightly ease drought conditions in the state. -
You're invited to a special concert featuring drag queen artist Flamy Grant this Saturday at First Baptist Church in Columbia! Organizers Shelby Pride and Rev. Kristin McAtee tell us while the event is free, any donation(s) made will go to The Center Project. Flamy joins the conversation via Zoom. January 26, 2026
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In this episode, hosts Eric Fey and Brianna Lennon speak with Michelle Kavanaugh, the Bernalillo County Clerk in New Mexico.
They spoke about some of the recent changes to New Mexican election law, which include automatic voter registration at the Motor Vehicle Division, semi-open primaries and the restoration of voting rights to citizens after incarceration — regardless of felony status.
They spoke about some of the recent changes to New Mexican election law, which include automatic voter registration at the Motor Vehicle Division, semi-open primaries and the restoration of voting rights to citizens after incarceration — regardless of felony status.
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