The fifth season of "Cover Story with Stephanie Shonekan" concludes with a very special guest: U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo. A highly acclaimed writer and artist in her own right, Harjo joined the podcast to discuss Bob Dylan's “All Along the Watchtower," as well as Jimi Hendrix's classic cover.
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State officials say providers can expect to receive delayed funds by Friday.
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1 in 8 American women will develop breast cancer in their lifetime — often leading to long and arduous treatments that change the way a woman's body looks. But there's an option for women after treatment that’s helping them regain confidence in their bodies and themselves. -
Missouri voters enshrined the right to an abortion in 2024, but several abortion restrictions remain state law. A Jackson County judge temporarily blocked those laws, and Planned Parenthood is now seeking to permanently strike those laws to ease abortion access. -
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The Missouri Water Center technology can extract rare earth elements from mine runoff. -
The Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education said in a statement on Friday that the federal government had notified state officials that the funds would be paused until "detailed justification" was provided for pending child care payments.
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Bushra Mahnoor remembers the shame she felt when she had her period as a teen and did not have the supplies she needed. Today she leads a campaign to lower prices for pads in Pakistan. -
Troops from several European countries, including France, Germany, Norway and Sweden, are arriving in Greenland after talks between Denmark, Greenland and the U.S. on Wednesday highlighted disagreement. -
Overall enrollment is up slightly at colleges and universities, driven by gains at community colleges and public four-year programs.
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The Missouri Department of Conservation will open a period of public comment on the proposed changes on January 15. -
Since 1994, WIN for Columbia - a volunteer-led organization - has celebrated, promoted, and empowered girls and women in sports and physical fitness. On today's show, board members Ellen Young and Mitzi Clayton tell us about National Girls & Women in Sports Day, which has been expanded from one day to a full week (February 4-11). January 14, 2026 -
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Caregivers now spend an average of nearly four hours a day providing eldercare, up from less than three hours a decade ago, reflecting rising demand as the population ages
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