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City of Columbia officials say Sunday’s storms destroyed the city’s Material Recovery Facility, and it may be days before they know what it’ll take to rebuild.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced more than a billion dollars in cuts – almost $20 million was set to go to Missouri. -
The legislation now goes to the Missouri Senate, where similar bills have died in prior sessions. -
Consumer advocates are concerned about legislation that could raise prices for energy burdened Missourians. -
Several bills under consideration are aimed at helping individual veterans and the Missouri Veterans Commission receive funding from a variety of sources, as well as protecting compensation from so-called “claim sharks.” -
A bill that would allow public universities not in the University of Missouri system to grant certain graduate degrees made it to the Senate floor Tuesday. -
The head of the union representing Columbia Public Schools teachers says the addition of a school day following Memorial Day weekend won’t be academically beneficial.
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The Oscar-winning film is about the papal selection process. But how accurate is it to real life? Rev. Thomas Reese and Sister Susan Rose Francois weigh in on whether it checks out. -
Trump praised the pope at the start of Francis's papacy, in 2013. But relations soured during the 2016 election, when Francis criticized Trump's proposal to build a wall on the U.S.-Mexico border. -
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Missouri is one of 25 states considering a legalization of physician-assisted death. -
The department announced that some of the project funds in the Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities program could be renewed under a new program, called the Advancing Markets for Producers initiative. -
Last Saturday's "That's What She Said Columbia" - an annual event that recognizes and empowers women leaders in the community - wasn't just for the ladies. On today's show, we visit with five of the men who contributed to this year's show. April 14, 2025 -
MoDOT shared on social media Sunday morning that the road was reopened. -
The Missouri Department of Transportation says eastbound drivers could experience delays of up to thirty minutes this weekend. That’s because of construction between paris road and US 63 as part of the Improve I-70 project. -
Husbands Jeff Terry and Travis Griffin met growing up in Joplin, but didn’t reconnect – or fall in love – until after the 2011 Joplin tornado. They spoke about some of the differences in their upbringings and about learning how to love each other during the early years of their marriage.
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