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Exploring the kick-ass geography, history, diversity, and modern culture of the Show Me State from our world headquarters in Possum Trot, Missouri.
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Scientists say leaving autumn leaves on the ground can add important nutrients to the soil and create needed habitat for insects.
Put your rake down! Fallen leaves are healthy for soil and wildlife
Scientists say leaving autumn leaves on the ground can add important nutrients to the soil and create needed habitat for insects.
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November 17, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Scientists say leaving autumn leaves on the ground can add important nutrients to the soil and create needed habitat for insects.
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My latest newsletter with an update on the next stage of my book, Barons, Brewers, and Bootleggers: A Social History of Beer in Missouri.
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September 6, 2025 at 6:20 PM
My latest newsletter with an update on the next stage of my book, Barons, Brewers, and Bootleggers: A Social History of Beer in Missouri.
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In Ste. Genevieve, volunteers with Abide in Love are helping ICE detainees stay in touch with their families.
“Can you imagine not knowing where your spouse is for five or six days?" said one Abide in Love volunteer.
“Can you imagine not knowing where your spouse is for five or six days?" said one Abide in Love volunteer.
Activists in Ste. Genevieve connect ICE detainees with their families
Abide in Love volunteers say their goal is to provide basic aid to immigrants detained in a Ste. Genevieve jail.
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September 3, 2025 at 12:55 PM
In Ste. Genevieve, volunteers with Abide in Love are helping ICE detainees stay in touch with their families.
“Can you imagine not knowing where your spouse is for five or six days?" said one Abide in Love volunteer.
“Can you imagine not knowing where your spouse is for five or six days?" said one Abide in Love volunteer.
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Mizzou's "Mighty Man" might just be the nation's best running back.
Meet Ahmad Hardy, the fastest bulldozer in college football, a small-town Mississippi boy with a taste for contact and a love for riding horses: www.cbssports.com/college-foot...
Meet Ahmad Hardy, the fastest bulldozer in college football, a small-town Mississippi boy with a taste for contact and a love for riding horses: www.cbssports.com/college-foot...
Mizzou's Ahmad Hardy: How "Mighty Man" became the country's best running back
Once overlooked, Hardy worked shifts at McDonald's, transferred from Louisiana Monroe, and now leads the nation in rushing as Mizzou's "Mighty Man."
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October 1, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Mizzou's "Mighty Man" might just be the nation's best running back.
Meet Ahmad Hardy, the fastest bulldozer in college football, a small-town Mississippi boy with a taste for contact and a love for riding horses: www.cbssports.com/college-foot...
Meet Ahmad Hardy, the fastest bulldozer in college football, a small-town Mississippi boy with a taste for contact and a love for riding horses: www.cbssports.com/college-foot...
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This is free to read online. This Cardinals fan is 1 of the most-amazing people I've ever met. Abused as a boy, he tried to take his own life. He lived & realized: he's here to help others. Now 41, he's raised $700,000 with his cards & gave it ALL to those in need.
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Hochman: After suicide attempt, Cardinals fan now helps others — through baseball cards
Greg Poole of Benton, Illinois, donates all the proceeds from his baseball card shop to resources to help the underserved in southern Illinois.
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September 2, 2025 at 12:50 PM
This is free to read online. This Cardinals fan is 1 of the most-amazing people I've ever met. Abused as a boy, he tried to take his own life. He lived & realized: he's here to help others. Now 41, he's raised $700,000 with his cards & gave it ALL to those in need.
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The Border War played out in Columbia, with a win for the home team.
Electric offense and daring play calls: Mizzou beats rival Kansas in Border War
The border belongs to Mizzou after facing rival Kansas for the first time since 2011. The win came on Tigers home turf, Faurot Field.
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September 7, 2025 at 1:00 AM
The Border War played out in Columbia, with a win for the home team.
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“I thought it was just a sports rivalry,” Mizzou quarterback Beau Pribula said, “but I guess it goes beyond that.”
Why Missouri-Kansas revival is vital in a disillusioning era of college sports
“I thought it was just a sports rivalry,” Mizzou quarterback Beau Pribula said, “but I guess it goes beyond that.”
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September 3, 2025 at 12:20 PM
“I thought it was just a sports rivalry,” Mizzou quarterback Beau Pribula said, “but I guess it goes beyond that.”
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Just in time for the Mizzou - Kansas showdown this Saturday, KBIA and @kansaspublicradio.bsky.social are facing off in a Radio Rivals competition. Every gift given to a station = one point. The losing station will have to admit defeat on-air.
Donate to BEAT the Jayhawks!
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Donate to BEAT the Jayhawks!
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Radio Rivals - A Challenge for Public Radio Donors
<b>KBIA and KPR Are Teaming Up For A Radio Rivalry.</b><br/><br/><i>>>>This page will update on Thursday, September 4, 2025 with links to donate to the station of your choice.<<<</i>
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September 3, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Just in time for the Mizzou - Kansas showdown this Saturday, KBIA and @kansaspublicradio.bsky.social are facing off in a Radio Rivals competition. Every gift given to a station = one point. The losing station will have to admit defeat on-air.
Donate to BEAT the Jayhawks!
www.kbia.org/radiorivals
Donate to BEAT the Jayhawks!
www.kbia.org/radiorivals
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"The population [of Kansas City's downtown] core has more than doubled during that time (estimates currently range in the 32,000 to 40,000 range) and is now larger than those of the downtowns of other MLB markets in more heavily populated metropolitan regions, including Atlanta."
August 29, 2025 at 6:49 PM
"The population [of Kansas City's downtown] core has more than doubled during that time (estimates currently range in the 32,000 to 40,000 range) and is now larger than those of the downtowns of other MLB markets in more heavily populated metropolitan regions, including Atlanta."
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Owners of the award-winning Bar K dog bar announced its closure Tuesday. After nearly a decade in business, the concept had expanded to St. Louis and Oklahoma City before suddenly shuttering all operations. https://loom.ly/NI1MaIo
Bar K dog bar closes all locations, citing Kansas City's riverfront construction and rising costs
Bar K on the Berkley Riverfront was a popular destination for dog owners, and had expanded to St. Louis and Oklahoma City. On Tuesday, the company announced all its locations were shuttered, effective immediately.
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July 29, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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Pickard Hall pauses demolition plans with $1.9M in new testing underway, Mizzou weighs safety, history and cost before deciding what’s next for the 132-year-old storied structure.
University halts demolition plans for radium-contaminated Pickard Hall to pursue more testing
Mizzou delays demolishing radium site Pickard Hall for more contamination testing.
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July 21, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Pickard Hall pauses demolition plans with $1.9M in new testing underway, Mizzou weighs safety, history and cost before deciding what’s next for the 132-year-old storied structure.
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"Are we ready to go to Regionals?"
"Yeah!!!!"
The @danielboonell 12u softball All-Stars are a step away from the @LLSBWorldSeries & need *your* help for travel expenses🫵
Chip in HERE➡️https://gofund.me/aece1f27
These CoMo kids start regional play on Sunday against Owensboro, KY
"Yeah!!!!"
The @danielboonell 12u softball All-Stars are a step away from the @LLSBWorldSeries & need *your* help for travel expenses🫵
Chip in HERE➡️https://gofund.me/aece1f27
These CoMo kids start regional play on Sunday against Owensboro, KY
July 17, 2025 at 1:54 AM
"Are we ready to go to Regionals?"
"Yeah!!!!"
The @danielboonell 12u softball All-Stars are a step away from the @LLSBWorldSeries & need *your* help for travel expenses🫵
Chip in HERE➡️https://gofund.me/aece1f27
These CoMo kids start regional play on Sunday against Owensboro, KY
"Yeah!!!!"
The @danielboonell 12u softball All-Stars are a step away from the @LLSBWorldSeries & need *your* help for travel expenses🫵
Chip in HERE➡️https://gofund.me/aece1f27
These CoMo kids start regional play on Sunday against Owensboro, KY
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Stuckey's was once a must-stop store on a road trips. But new menu items are attracting a different generation of customers to its Doolittle, Missouri location: halal burgers and biryani. (@stlpublicradio.bsky.social) https://loom.ly/U9SD1h4
A Stuckey's in rural Missouri sells biryani and halal food to meet a growing demand
The once dominant road-trip stop now has about 60 franchise stores left, including one in rural Missouri that offers a vey different menu to the one Stuckey's is traditionally known for.
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July 13, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Stuckey's was once a must-stop store on a road trips. But new menu items are attracting a different generation of customers to its Doolittle, Missouri location: halal burgers and biryani. (@stlpublicradio.bsky.social) https://loom.ly/U9SD1h4
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The nonprofit kickstarted the successful effort to cap I-44 near the Gateway Arch. Now executive director Ryan McClure wants to go much, much further.
Gateway Arch Park Foundation has a huge idea for downtown: Highway removal | St. Louis Magazine
Yesterday, the Gateway Arch Park Foundation announced some big news: It has closed on the purchase of the Millennium Hotel. Using The Cordish Companies to
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July 10, 2025 at 3:02 PM
The nonprofit kickstarted the successful effort to cap I-44 near the Gateway Arch. Now executive director Ryan McClure wants to go much, much further.
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Since March 19, more than 200 ICE detainees have been held at the Phelps County Jail in Rolla, Missouri. Activists have come together to provide comfort, assistance and, in some cases, clean underwear. (@stlpublicradio.bsky.social) https://loom.ly/-yVuCXo
ICE detainees arrive at jail scared and alone. These Missouri activists are stepping up
As the Phelps County Jail in Rolla, Missouri, gets used as an ICE holding facility, a group of 50 activists known as Abide in Love are helping immigrant detainees contact their families and provide small acts of comfort and kindness.
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July 3, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Since March 19, more than 200 ICE detainees have been held at the Phelps County Jail in Rolla, Missouri. Activists have come together to provide comfort, assistance and, in some cases, clean underwear. (@stlpublicradio.bsky.social) https://loom.ly/-yVuCXo
