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A weekly look at business issues important to mid-Missouri this week.

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Marshfield, MA

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A weekly look at business issues important to mid-Missouri this week.

Language:

English


Episodes

Morning Newscast For May 11, 2021

5/11/2021
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

Duration:00:02:52

Morning Newscast For May 10, 2021

5/10/2021
Here's a roundup of regional headlines from the KBIA Newsroom, including: Missouri Legislature Begins Final Week With Plenty Of Unfinished Business Kansas City Mayor Says State Should Allow Local Gun Rules Missouri Democrats May Use Filibuster To Force Change In FInal Week Of Regular Session Marker Recognizing Lynching In Columbia Vandalized

Duration:00:03:08

Afternoon Newscast for May 7, 2021

5/7/2021
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

Duration:00:03:05

An Audio Tribute To Aviva Okeson-Haberman

5/7/2021
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,...

Duration:00:11:28

Morning Newscast For May 7, 2021

5/7/2021
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

Duration:00:02:58

The Check-In: Endings And New Beginnings

5/6/2021
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...

Duration:00:50:23

Morning Newscast For May 6, 2021

5/6/2021
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

Duration:00:03:05

Oscillation with Khalik Allah (I WALK ON WATER) and Ursula Liang (DOWN A DARK STAIRWELL)

5/5/2021
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.

Duration:00:27:44

Shared Kitchen Helps CoMo Food Entrepreneurs Build Up Business

5/5/2021
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.

Duration:00:03:59

Afternoon Newscast for May 5, 2021

5/5/2021
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

Duration:00:02:46

Views of the News: Facebook Oversight Committee Upholds Trump Ban

5/5/2021
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.

Duration:00:28:56

Discover Nature: Native Bees

5/5/2021
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...

Duration:00:01:33

Morning Newscast for May 5, 2021

5/5/2021
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

Duration:00:02:57

The Check-In Outtake: How Are We Paying For Our Health?

5/4/2021
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...

Duration:00:46:18

Columbia Residents Gather to Remember Kent State: A ‘Memory We Don't Want To Lose Sight Of’

5/4/2021
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.

Duration:00:03:58

Morning Newscast For May 4, 2021

5/4/2021
Here's a roundup of regional headlines from the KBIA Newsroom, including: Columbia And Boone County Officials Set To Lift Public Health Order St. Louis, St. Louis County Ease Limits On Restaurants Senator Paul Wieland On Missouri's Medicaid Fight and Gov. Parson's Legislative Relationship Missouri Bill Would Allow Lifelong And Pet Restraining Orders

Duration:00:03:03

Afternoon Newscasts for May 3, 2021

5/3/2021
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

Duration:00:04:22

Morning Newscast For May 3, 2021

5/3/2021
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

Duration:00:02:42

Afternoon Newscast For April 30, 2021

4/30/2021
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

Duration:00:02:39

50 Years Later, Columbia Residents Remember the Legacy of Peace Park

4/30/2021
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.

Duration:00:03:58