KBIA /tags/kbia KBIA en-US Copyright © 2024 ÍâÍøÌìÌà Thu, 21 Nov 2024 11:00:00 GMT Farming sustainably comes with a financial cost /economy-business/2024-11-21/missouri-farming-sustainably-financial-cost Regenerative agriculture can make farmland resilient to climate impacts but requires a large initial investment. Thu, 21 Nov 2024 11:00:00 GMT /economy-business/2024-11-21/missouri-farming-sustainably-financial-cost Jana Rose Schleis A Missouri Green Party candidate needed 2% of the vote. She got 1.995% /government-politics-issues/2024-11-20/missouri-green-party-candidate-danielle-elliott The party’s candidate for lieutenant governor fell just shy of 2%, meaning the party will have to repeat the arduous process of signature-gathering next election to get on the ballot. Wed, 20 Nov 2024 11:00:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2024-11-20/missouri-green-party-candidate-danielle-elliott Harshawn Ratanpal Missouri elderberries find success in markets across the U.S. /economy-business/2024-11-12/missouri-elderberries-find-success-in-markets-across-the-u-s Partnerships between Missouri elderberry growers and researchers have helped farmers produce and sell the local fruit. Tue, 12 Nov 2024 11:00:00 GMT /economy-business/2024-11-12/missouri-elderberries-find-success-in-markets-across-the-u-s Jana Rose Schleis Missouri incarcerated voters challenge assumptions of Democrat loyalty /government-politics-issues/2024-11-05/missouri-incarcerated-voters-democrat-loyalty-2024 An analysis of formerly incarcerated voters controverts some assumptions about whom they might back in the presidential election. Tue, 05 Nov 2024 11:00:00 GMT /government-politics-issues/2024-11-05/missouri-incarcerated-voters-democrat-loyalty-2024 Sophia Anderson 'Get big or get weird' — Future-proofing Missouri farmland leads some to ditch decades of advice /economy-business/2024-10-21/regenerative-farming-practices-require-unlearning-past-advice The climate crisis threatens agriculture and calls for a change to the way the Midwest farms. Mon, 21 Oct 2024 10:00:00 GMT /economy-business/2024-10-21/regenerative-farming-practices-require-unlearning-past-advice Jana Rose Schleis The fire department you’ve never heard of: Inside the Missouri State Fair Fire Department /culture-history/2024-08-14/missouri-state-fair-volunteer-fire-department The Missouri State Fair is underway, and more than 300,000 people are expected to head to Sedalia in the coming days. Keeping that many people safe is a responsibility that’s too big for the town of about 22,000 people — but each year they get plenty of help. Wed, 14 Aug 2024 10:00:00 GMT /culture-history/2024-08-14/missouri-state-fair-volunteer-fire-department Rebecca Smith University of Missouri wants to remove race criteria from scholarships and funds /education/2024-06-04/university-of-missouri-race-criteria-scholarships-funds The University of Missouri filed a petition to remove the racial and ethnic criteria on at least 53 donated scholarships and funds across its four campuses. Tue, 04 Jun 2024 20:29:09 GMT /education/2024-06-04/university-of-missouri-race-criteria-scholarships-funds Katelynn McIlwain, Finnegan Belleau As fur demand dwindles, some find success in taxidermy and damage-control trapping /economy-business/2024-04-05/missouri-fur-demand-falls-success-in-taxidermy-trapping The once dominant Missouri fur industry has been declining due to shifting attitudes around the use of fur and increased trade tariffs. Fri, 05 Apr 2024 10:00:00 GMT /economy-business/2024-04-05/missouri-fur-demand-falls-success-in-taxidermy-trapping Skyler Rossi Missouri fur trapping plays important role in community and conservation /culture-history/2024-04-03/missouri-fur-trapping-community-conservation The fur industry has a long history in Missouri and while it looks different — it is still around. Wed, 03 Apr 2024 10:00:00 GMT /culture-history/2024-04-03/missouri-fur-trapping-community-conservation Rebecca Smith After Lincoln U leader's death, Black mental health crisis awareness 'comes at a great cost' /education/2024-02-27/after-lincoln-u-leaders-death-black-mental-health-crisis-awareness-comes-at-a-great-cost The suicide death of a Lincoln University administrator reflects a a phenomenon associated with Black women and girls known as “weathering" — an early health deterioration as a consequence of repeated social and economic adversity paired with political marginalization. Tue, 27 Feb 2024 11:00:00 GMT /education/2024-02-27/after-lincoln-u-leaders-death-black-mental-health-crisis-awareness-comes-at-a-great-cost Katelynn McIlwain, Elena Wilson