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 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. -
Owen Ramsingh Enforcement was ordered to deport with a lifetime ban from the U.S. -
While a federal court decision Monday gives Missouri Secretary of State Denny Hoskins the chance to reject the referendum, backers of the plan aren't expecting that move to hold up in state court. -
Most of the package is earmarked for row-crop producers. It aims to help farmers – especially those who grow soybeans – balance out losses from high costs and a trade war with China. -
The board’s legislative priorities appear to support legislation creating public-school open enrollment, but members are split on what the policy means -
Flu season is underway, and while cases are still low in Missouri, medical professionals are watching a variant called "subclade K" that has been dominant overseas. KBIA's Rebecca Smith recently sat down with George Turabelidze, an epidemiologist with the Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services, about what this could mean for Missourians.
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Authorities are searching for a suspect described as "a male dressed in black" who fled the Ivy League's Rhode Island campus on foot following the Saturday afternoon shooting. -
Shortly after departing the Virginia airport on Saturday, the Tokyo-bound plane's engine cover separated and caught fire, according to the transportation secretary. No injuries were reported. -
House Republicans released proposed legislation late Friday that would not extend enhanced Affordable Care Act tax subsidies.
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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 -
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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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No matter where you live, we want you to shop local this holiday season; if you're in Columbia, we've made it easy with the 2025 CoMo Holiday Gift Guide! On today's show, AC highlights a few of the participating businesses. December 10, 2025
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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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