The Unbound Book Festival comes to downtown Columbia each spring. They aim "to bring nationally and internationally recognized authors of world-class renown to Columbia, Missouri, to talk about their books, their work, and their lives."
KBIA has been talking to some of the authors, and will be release seven of those conversations this week.
KBIA has been talking to some of the authors, and will be release seven of those conversations this week.
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Columbia residents are raising concerns about how effectively local agencies handle flooding, citing confusion about the city map.
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The House this session passed a major overhaul of how the state funds higher education institutions. Critics say it created winners and losers among the state's universities. -
The non-contact sport is gaining popularity, and most states have some form of girls flag football. -
After a two-year court battle, Sniper 1 can finally be identified as Keaton Siebenaler. KCUR and The Midwest Newsroom have confirmed he departed the Joplin Police Department in August and graduated from the MSHP academy last week. -
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UM System President discusses multicultural student group funding cuts. -
As arrests have climbed in President Trump's second term, advocates and attorneys across the state say undocumented immigrants live in fear. -
Additionally, the Thompson Center will host its grand opening and MU will expand its Springfield clinical campus.
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Drug overdose deaths are plummeting in the U.S. in ways never seen before. Experts worry new, toxic "synthetic" street drugs could derail the recovery. -
Firms like Function Health and Oura market regular blood tests to people wanting to take their health into their own hands. The process often raises more questions for patients than it can answer. -
An Israeli whose parents were killed on Oct. 7, 2023, and a Palestinian whose brother died from injuries in Israeli custody say they've become like brothers. Their new book is The Future Is Peace: A Shared Journey Across the Holy Land.
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Hitt Records co-owner Kyle Cook thinks of his store as more than just a record store: "it's like the front desk...where any person in the world will walk in to either kill time or ask questions about the town." That person could be you this Saturday during Record Store Day! April 14, 2026 -
Missouri lawmakers are considering whether to double the Missouri Land Survey Fund for the first time in 57 years. -
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