That's a wrap!
Check out the final episode of KBIA's Views of the News. The show brought weekly roundtable discussions about the media since the 1990s. Current Hosts Amy Simons and regular panelists Kathy Kiely and Earnest Perry from the Missouri School of Journalism give one final roundtable discussion, this time talking World Press Freedom, Pulitzers, TikTok, and Kim Godwin's retirement.
Check out the final episode of KBIA's Views of the News. The show brought weekly roundtable discussions about the media since the 1990s. Current Hosts Amy Simons and regular panelists Kathy Kiely and Earnest Perry from the Missouri School of Journalism give one final roundtable discussion, this time talking World Press Freedom, Pulitzers, TikTok, and Kim Godwin's retirement.
Solar flares are causing a geomagnetic storm that should make it possible for Kansas City and other cities in the middle of the country to see the aurora borealis, which can usually only be glimpsed in northern latitudes. The best views are expected around midnight.
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A cyberattack on the Ascension health system forced some of its 140 hospitals to divert ambulances.
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The Department of Social Services’ call center issues ultimately denied eligible Missourians meaningful access to benefits, a judge found.
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The head of the agency that oversees the Missouri Children’s Division says he wants investigators to treat evidence of fentanyl as an imminent danger to kids.
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Near Eagle Pass, Texas, on Wednesday, the Missouri governor and top general of the Missouri National Guard touted the bill, which funds the deployment for 200 troops and 22 highway patrol officers.
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Missouri’s Republican Gov. Mike Parson has signed a bill to once again try to kick Planned Parenthood out of the state’s Medicaid program. Parson signed the legislation Thursday in his Jefferson City Capitol office. According to Planned Parenthood, only Arkansas, Mississippi, and Texas have successfully blocked Medicaid funding for the organization.
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The juvenile justice framework intended for youth rehabilitation has caused frustration among those involved — including parents left to feel hopeless and in limbo.
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NPR correspondent Brian Mann went trekking on Sao Miguel, one of the most remote islands in the North Atlantic. He found volcanic mountains, birdsong, solitude and lots of rain.
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A fast-growing social media campaign to block stars for not speaking out escalated this week after the star-studded New York event.
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A powerful solar storm struck Earth, triggering spectacular celestial light shows in skies around the world — and threatening possible disruptions to satellites and power grids.
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A grant awarded to NextGen Precision Health Institute by the ALS Association will give $400,000 over 4 years to NextGen researchers to help them reach more rural patients.
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A Missouri panel found that fentanyl deaths among Missouri babies, toddlers and teens spiked as child welfare officials struggled to adequately investigate the cases.
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