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The River Market is breaking ground in May, and it will accommodate food trucks, farmers' markets and other events in Jefferson City.
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Residents and community members gathered at the intersection of West Boulevard and Ash Street Wednesday evening, in protest of Columbia's Ash Street Improvement Plan. -
Columbia coffee shops are planning for prices to increase as the Trump administration implements tariffs. -
Supporters of the bill said that while they weren't eager to expand access to gambling, it would be more harmful to leave the machines unregulated. -
Three Senate bills authorizing video lottery games still haven’t received a hearing from the Senate Appropriations Committee. There are only five weeks left before the Senate adjourns and the state budget remains unfinished. -
Current mayor Barbara Buffaloe was elected to another term Tuesday night. Her win came after a race focused on public safety and state advocacy. -
The money will be used to buy new firefighting vehicles, equipment and other improvements, fire district officials said.
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The directives include new efforts to curtail DEI programs at colleges, and discipline guidance for public schools. -
A dozen states have sued the Trump administration in the U.S. Court of International Trade to stop its tariff policy, challenging Trump's claim that he could arbitrarily impose tariffs based on the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. -
Despite improvements in air quality in past decades, 156 million Americans still breathe in too much soot or ozone, says the annual State of the Air report from the American Lung Association.
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Boone County residents voiced concerns, particularly about Route B, at the first public hearing on the county’s draft Master Plan, which aims to guide future growth and development. -
House Bill 269, an identical bill to the one proposed last session, aims to establish a system of childcare tax credits for childcare providers and Missouri families. Plagued by infighting in the past, the bill's sponsor is hoping this time it will reach the governor's desk. -
More than 400,000 of the state’s nearly 1.4 million Medicaid recipients lost coverage after the close of the public health emergency. Almost half were children — one of the highest rates in the nation. -
In 2022, the Missouri State legislature passed a law calling for the Missouri Department of Corrections to open a nursery - allowing moms to stay with their infants for up to 18 months within prisons. KBIA’s Rebecca Smith recently attended the opening of the facility and has more on how they aim to benefit mothers, infants and other inmates. -
Daniel Larios discusses his non-fiction film Piñata Prayers, which will air at the True/False Film Festival this week. -
If you're struggling to make ends meet, Love Columbia "sees you." Executive director Jane Williams says you are "valued and we are going to help you find a path to success." Their areas of emphasis: financial, career and housing. February 25, 2025
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