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Funding to the digital library catalog company Overdrive will be paused until it can prove that it has as safeguards barring children from accessing inappropriate content.
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The city hopes to hear feedback from residents about its budget priorities.
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The University of Missouri currently hosts 31 Fulbright students and four visiting Fulbright scholars.
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If the Missouri House passes the bill as is, the legislation then goes to Gov. Mike Kehoe’s desk.
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They’ve been studying to work at agencies including NOAA. Then those jobs got cut.
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Protesters voice concerns about federal cuts to National Institute of Health funding in Missouri
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Pronatalists believe that modern culture has failed to adequately prioritize the value of nuclear families and making lots of babies. They see powerful potential allies in Elon Musk and JD Vance.
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Last year, more than 9 million people watched across the world, and executive producer Johan Erhag said he expects viewership will be even higher this year.
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Amid threats to privatize the United States Postal Service, two local union chapters have rallies planned this week to bring awareness to possible federal changes.
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Crane's Country Store owner David Crane serves up their signature bologna sandwiches (as in "boots, bullets, britches and bologna") on today's show! March 18, 2025
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A federal infrastructure grant to study I-70 Business Loop revitalization is paused indefinitely.
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The council debated the necessity of the study, but voted 7-0 to approve it.
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Missouri’s first prison nursery program welcomed its first baby.
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Missouri lawmakers are engaged in a high-stakes tax debate, with Republicans proposing income tax cuts reminiscent of Kansas’ failed experiment.
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