2024 is a big election year in Missouri. The KC Media Collective, in partnership with The Kansas City Star, have gathered all the information you need to vote in the Nov. 5 election. KBIA has partnered with them and our other outlets in the Missouri News Network to provide this voters guide for the general election.
For the last year, it’s been legal in Missouri to use a tool that tests other drugs for the presence of fentanyl, a very strong and deadly opioid. KBIA’s Rebecca Smith takes a look at where people can find fentanyl test strips and the role they play in combating the ongoing opioid overdose epidemic.
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The workers who inspect and repair rides at the Kansas City amusement park have been negotiating for eight months, and voted to authorize a strike earlier this month. Their new contract includes guaranteed annual raises, increased paid leave and more rest time.
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The Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals will determine whether the SAVE Plan will remain blocked
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A festival Friday and Saturday will focus on the importance of keeping the night sky dark.
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The Kansas City television station reporter was covering a shooting range campaign event for Democrat Lucas Kunce.
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Education officials previously predicted the payments to child care providers would be caught up by the end of October, but now expect an additional five weeks.
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Federal officials say E. coli food poisoning linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounder hamburgers has sickened at least 49 people in 10 states.
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Freddie Freeman hit the first game-ending grand slam in World Series history in the 10th inning to give the Los Angeles Dodgers a 6-3 victory over the New York Yankees in a drama-filled opener.
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A Marine and his buddies joined the mob that entered the Capitol on Jan. 6. They were not the only Marines there. NPR asked the Corps' top officer a question: Do the Marines have an extremism problem?
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Few political violence researchers believe there will be a repeat of the Jan. 6th attack. Instead, many warn that election-related violence is more likely to happen in local communities.
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A cold front coming from Northwest Iowa has brought the smell of fertilizer with it.
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Hope Schust is a masc, non-binary queer person who was born in Kenya. They spoke about how music impacts their life – allowing them to express their emptions and find solace in the midst of life’s changing environments.
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In this month’s “Behind the Issue,” Vox Magazine Editor-in-chief Micah Barnes talks with Food & Drink Editor Elena Wilson about the effect of one of the first lesbian autobiographies with a happy ending — "Diana: A Strange Autobiography."
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Tyler Davis is the first community resource manager at Daniel Boone Regional Library in Columbia. He started full time in January, and his job is to connect patrons with health and social support resources. He spoke about some of the needs he has seen in the community and how he – and the library can help.
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The garage was shuttered in August after crews found high-tension wires which support the structure's decks had failed.
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Amarach Planning Services owner and urban planner David Boston released the Oct. 2024 Boone County and the City of Columbia Housing Study last Thursday
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The April At Sea Exhibit (4-5-2024 through 4-27-2024) features Maritime Prints & Paintings from 1803-Present
Sager | Reeves 2024 April Exhibit
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