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Here are a roundup of regional headlines from the KBIA Newsroom, including: Missouri In No Rush To Spend $2.7 Billion Of Flexible Pandemic Aid Missouri House Votes To Legalize Needle Exchanges True/False 2021 Film Festival Saw Decrease In Attendance Gun Package To Expand Concealed Carry Rights In Churches, Buses Headed To Senate For Final Approval

Regional headlines from the KBIA Newsroom, including: Missouri Legislature Passes $35 Billion Budget Without Medicaid Expansion St. Louis Congresswoman Describes Nearly Losing Two Babies Columbia Police Department Investigating Vandalism of Historical Marker Missouri House Votes to Let College Athletes Cash In

KBIA and the Missouri School of Journalism lost a treasured alumna recently in Aviva Okeson-Haberman. She was a talented journalism student, a dogged reporter and a shining beacon for the future of the profession. But she was also a quiet, compassionate, and thoughtful colleague and friend with a warm smile. Those are just a few words used by those who were lucky enough to cross paths with her or have a relationship with her during her young 24 years. In this audio piece, classmates, colleagues, professors and friends remember our comrade.

Here's a roundup of regional headlines from the KBIA Newsroom, including: Bill For Limited Missouri School Voucher Program Passes Deaths Outpaced Births In Missouri; COVID-19 Played A Role MU College of Education Receives $1 Million Gift To Support Elementary Education Students MU Social Justice Center Restructuring Plans Paused, No Longer Targeted For July Implementation

It seems like everything is in a state of change right now. Health orders related to COVID-19 are loosening all across the country, hastening a return to some semblance of normalcy. Thousands of high school seniors and college students in Mid-Missouri are gearing up to graduate in-person. The University of Missouri alone will honor the accomplishments of more than 5,500 students over the next few weeks — including guest hosts Hannah France and Isabella Paxton. On this episode of The Check-In, we're talking about how to say goodbye, and how to embrace change. Today you are our guest, so let us know — how is your life changing? What advice do you have for others going through a season of change?

Here's a roundup of regional headlines from the KBIA Newsroom, including: Governor Mike Parson Orders State Employees To Return To Offices On May 17 State Lawmakers Pass Bill To Close Public Records Missouri House Passes Bill That Makes Street Protests A Felony Crime, Bans Police Chokeholds Missouri Court To Mull Disciplining Gardner In Greitens Case

In this episode of the True/False Podcast: a conversation from last year's festival between filmmakers Ursula Liang and Khalik Allah. Both were at True/False to show their latest features. Liang's film Down a Dark Stairwell documents the effects of a police shooting of an unarmed Black man. Allah's film I Walk on Water pushes the boundaries of the filmmakers' relationship with those they document.

Small businesses owned by people of color and women have been hit disproportionately hard during the pandemic. Some Columbia groups have one possible answer to this: mid-Missouri’s first large-scale shared commercial kitchen, and it comes at a critical time for business owners.

Regional headlines from the KBIA Newsroom, including: Parson Directs State Workers to Go Back to the Office Council Wants More Time to Ponder Training Program for Police Union: Rockwood Teachers Face Threats Over Equity Curriculum St. Louis Police Oversight Board Underminded, Report Says

The Washington Post, New York Times and NBC News all retracted false claims reported about Rudy Giuliani. How do three of the nation’s most reputable news organizations all make the same mistake? Also, a 14-year-old cheerleader’s fight for free speech, new leadership at the Los Angeles Times and remembering Aviva Okeson-Haberman, a promising young journalist. From Missouri School of Journalism professors Amy Simons, Earnest Perry and Kathy Kiely: Views of the News.

This week on Discover Nature , keep an ear-, and an eye out for native bees buzzing about the bushes, trees, flowerbeds, and even the ground beneath our feet. Missouri is home to more than 450 species of native bees that play a critical role in pollinating agricultural crops and maintaining reproductive processes for native plants — in turn, supporting diverse wildlife species, soil health, and water quality. Fear not! Most of our native bee species don’t have stingers long enough to penetrate human skin. Some of the best ways we can help these perennial pollinators include: Minimize mowing and mulching; Mow-high, and delay to later in the season; Leave strips or patches of unmown, unmulched areas; Plant Missouri-native wildflowers; Always avoid use of herbicides and pesticides. Even clover, violets, and dandelions can provide our native bees critical food sources, especially in early spring before other flowers have bloomed. And since bee pollination is responsible for 1 in every 3

Here's a roundup of headlines from the region, including: Missouri House Votes to Crack Down on Highway Protests St. Louis-Area Startup Owner Announces Senate Bid Missouri House Votes Against Virus Rules for Businesses Halt to Unemployment Repayment Stalled by Contentious Amendment

Around 100 people rallied outside the Missouri State Capitol on Tuesday in response to Senate Republicans attempting to block funding for Medicaid expansion - the Expansion was approved by Missouri voters last year. People shared stories about how a lack of access to affordable health care and fear of going into medical debt has cost Missourians their jobs, their health, and even their lives. So on this episode of The Check-In Outtake, we wanted to talk about the cost of healthcare - and the cost of not getting healthcare. Hosts Janet Saidi and Isabella Paxton discussed the sacrifices we make to take care of our health, and look at the less-known impacts of a healthcare system many of us just can’t afford. They spoke with guests Jay Hancock, a senior correspondent for Kaiser Health News, and Professor Brook Gotberg, who teaches law at Brigham Young University. How have you struggled to pay for health care or medical expenses? Do you have medical debt? How is it affecting you? If

This past Saturday, Mizzou alumni and Columbia residents alike returned to Peace Park to honor the lives lost in 1970 in shootings at Kent State and Jackson State. They gathered bringing back memories of naming the park, building a huge peace symbol and rallying on this spot – 50 years ago – vowing not to forget their peers killed in anti-war protests. So, this past weekend, they remembered together. And the peace symbol? It’s still there.

Here's a roundup of regional headlines from the KBIA Newsroom, including: Senator Paul Wieland On Missouri's Medicaid Fight and Gov. Parson's Legislative Relationship Missouri Latest State to Thwart Voter Approved Policies Vaccination Rates Vary Widely Across Kansas and Missouri Police Center To Be Named After Molly Thomas Bowden City and County Health Officials Lifting Public Heal Order

Here's a roundup of regional headlines from the KBIA Newsroom, including: Vaccination Rates Vary Widely Across Missouri and Kansas Missouri Latest State To Thwart Voter-Approved Policies Massive Gathering Of Vietnamese Catholics In Southwest Missouri Canceled Again Embattled Program For Troubled Youth Closes In Missouri

Regional headlines from the KBIA Newsroom, including: Missouri Struggles To Track Virus Cases Among The Vaccinated District Reinstates Mask Mandates After Students Get Sick Judge: Case Against McCloskeys Won't Go Back To Grand Jury Kansas City Plans Village Of Tiny Homes For Homeless

For many students at the University of Missouri in Columbia, the four-acre park on the northern edge of campus – called “Peace Park” – is a place of reflection or relaxation. Or a short cut. But what many students may not know – is how the Park got its name in the first place.

Regional headlines from the KBIA Newsroom, including: Stiepleman Named 2021 Missouri Superintendent of the Year Missouri Panel Restarts Housing Tax Credit Dropped in 2017 Ameren Announces New Plans to Emphasize Renewable Energy University of Missouri Disciplines 20 for Pandemic Violations

Regional headlines from the KBIA Newsroom, including: State Confirms Nearly 1,400 More COVID-19 Cases, No Deaths Court Weighs Fate Of Sweeping Missouri Abortion Restrictions Columbia To Begin Disconnecting Utilities Due To Lack Of Payment In One Week C0lumbia Business Owners To Receive CARES Act Aid