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The Trump administration’s cuts to the National Endowment for the Humanities are rippling through Missouri, as the state’s humanities council, the University of Missouri’s Ellis Library and an MU professor face the loss of federal funding.
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The council debated the necessity of the study, but voted 7-0 to approve it. -
Volunteers in Rolla help to clean up the aftermath from a tornado. -
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Missouri’s first prison nursery program welcomed its first baby. -
Missouri lawmakers are engaged in a high-stakes tax debate, with Republicans proposing income tax cuts reminiscent of Kansas’ failed experiment. -
The startup uses typically discarded meat by-product to create a protein product.
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After a federal judge ruled that Google had a monopoly on the search market, the tech giant and the government are in court to debate penalties. One possible result: forcing Google to spin off Chrome. -
President Trump and the first lady welcomed an estimated 40,000 people to the South Lawn of the White House on Monday for its annual Easter egg roll event. The annual tradition dates back to the presidency of Rutherford B. Hayes, and save for war and food shortages, has been a mainstay of Pennsylvania Avenue since 1878. -
Employers in the horse-racing industry rely heavily on workers with H-2B visas and are closely watching changes as they brace for staffing needs next season.
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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. -
Today's show is all about two upcoming productions at Columbia's Maplewood Barn Theatre: "The Complete Works of William Shakespeare" (Abridged) and "A Midsummer Night's Dream". Directors Sean Dennehy and Kit Carter tell us about their respective shows, their casting process, and when the curtain will go up! April 11, 2025
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