Partners Sam Collins and Cricket Osborn met in Chicago and have been together for about three years. They spoke about the somewhat chaotic start to their relationship and their decision to choose love over fear.
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An entire staff was laid off at a $4.1 billion program that provides financial assistance for households with low income.
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The budget includes 1% raises for state employees for every two years on the job up to 10 years, as well as $375 million for school transportation.
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Utah's governor recently signed a bill into law banning the addition of fluoride into Utah's public water systems.
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Hear from the staff that grow and package thousands of seedlings each day.
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Moberly hopes to keep the current sales tax rate for their Transportation Trust to maintain their streets and sidewalks.
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Warning sirens did not sound in Pilot Grove before the tornado touched down there on Wednesday morning.
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Author Andrea L. Rogers and artist Rebecca Lee Kunz met by chance at the Cherokee National Holiday. Then they won the 2025 Caldecott Medal for their story about a helpful little boy named Chooch.
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It was their first face-to-face meeting since they argued in front of cameras in the Oval Office in February — and comes as efforts intensify to end Russia's war in Ukraine.
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The Academy has announced that Oscar voters will actually have to watch all the movies in a category before making their final-round picks. It's on the honor system, but hey, it's a start.
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The protesters braved cold and snow to protest the federal administration's actions against immigrants.
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The City of Columbia's policy lets police make some distinctions, but immigration advocates are pushing for more protections.
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For the first time in many years, Mid-Missourians will soon be able to access abortion care at the Planned Parenthood clinic in Columbia, even though no procedures are scheduled for this week.
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Invest STL recently piloted a program called “Rooted: Cultivating Black Wealth in Place,” which aims to help long-term Black residents in St. Louis build wealth and stay in the neighborhoods they already live in.
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Scott Shelton has lived in St. Louis his entire life, and he has firsthand experience with rent hikes and gentrification in the neighborhood where he grew up. He hopes Invest STL’s Rooted program can help keep Black residents in their homes.
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Franky Karmen is one of about a dozen local designers taking part in this year's annual Walking Art Fashion Show at Orr Street Studios in Columbia! Ronecia Duke, co-founder of Soul Sessions COMO, a sponsor, says this event is free and open to the public. February 17, 2025
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