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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Pilot Grove Mayor Dennis Knipp confirmed outdoor warning sirens did not sound in Pilot Grove, despite being triggered by the Cooper County Emergency Management Agency.
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A tornado warning was issued by the National Weather Service for northern parts of Boone County at 10:36 a.m. The warning included Centralia and Hallsville.
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The largest point of consternation between Democrats and Republicans on this year’s budget is education funding.
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Planned Parenthood has asked a judge to overturn the Missouri health department’s newly published emergency rule governing complication plans for medication abortions.
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A day before the new budget period for Title X, a federal reproductive healthcare grant, Missouri’s sole grantee received notice from the federal government that the state’s cash would be withheld.
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The Missouri House spent the day Tuesday in deep debate over how they believe around $50 billion should be split across the state. Senators spent most of their session Tuesday in debate over a bill eliminating the capitol gains tax.
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Kevin Farrell is the camerlengo, or acting head of the Vatican, until a new pope is elected. Here's what to know about Farrell, who was born in Ireland and spent much of his career in the U.S.
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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.
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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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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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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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It may soon become easier to care for feral cat colonies in Columbia, as residents push for less restrictions.
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MU Health Care is $20 million ahead of what was budgeted in Missouri fiscal year 2025.
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Fifteen activists gathered at Yellow Dog Bookshop on Thursday to protest a Missouri House bill that would overturn Prop A's sick leave provision.
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The Missouri Family Health Council (MFHC) was expecting year 4 of a 5 year grant for $8.5 million until The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services informed the council and 15 other Title X grantees that the money was being temporarily withheld.
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