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2 weeks ago | 
kbia.org | Anna Spidel |Harshawn Ratanpal |Rebecca Smith
For years, Columbia’s Room at the Inn homeless shelter was much like the people it serves: moving from place to place and spending the winter in whatever warm church would temporarily allow them to stay. But in October 2023, the shelter became year-round and found a permanent home at 1509 Ashley Street, on the city’s Interstate 70 Business Loop. On December 19th, 2024, a team of KBIA reporters spent a full day and night chronicling the lives of shelter workers and Columbia’s unhoused community.
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Jan 13, 2025 | 
kbia.org | Anna Spidel
University of Missouri researchers have begun a nationwide study that aims to better understand cardiovascular disease in pregnancy. It’s called the Heart Outcomes in Pregnancy Expectations, or HOPE, study and it was created by MU Healthcare, University of Missouri-Kansas City Healthcare Institute for Innovations in Quality and Saint Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute.
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Jan 13, 2025 | 
kbia.org | Anna Spidel
Here's a roundup of regional headlines from the KBIA Newsroom:Mike Kehoe takes helm as Missouri governor emphasizing public safety and economic growthNew study aims to better understand cardiovascular disease and pregnancyWalmart says customers should discard recalled chicken brothProposed federal bill aims to protect grasslands in the Great Plains
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Jan 9, 2025 | 
kbia.org | Anna Spidel
Here's a roundup of regional headlines from the KBIA newsroom:The U.S. could protect monarch butterflies as a threatened speciesNew specialty license plate in Missouri will promote beesColumbia prepares for another round of winter weatherSpringfield, MO-based Convoy of Hope prepares to help evacuees of California wildfires
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Dec 11, 2024 | 
kbia.org | Anna Spidel
Students at the University of Missouri College of Veterinary Medicine say long hours and grueling circumstances impact their wellbeing. But experts and college officials say finding solutions that work for everyone can be tough.
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Nov 29, 2024 | 
kbia.org | Anna Spidel
A new study from University of Missouri researchers has found a link between breathing during sleep and a potentially fatal heart condition. The study, which was published in the Journal of Applied Physiology, focused on a potential link between obstructive sleep apnea and abdominal aortic aneurysms. Obstructive sleep apnea is a condition in which a person repeatedly starts and stops breathing during sleep – causing difficulty breathing and other symptoms.
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Nov 21, 2024 | 
kbia.org | Anna Spidel
Dr. Taylor Miller is a veterinarian and mental health professional with Not One More Vet, a group that’s working to combat the high rate of suicide in the field of veterinary medicine. Research shows that veterinarians are twice as likely as other medical professionals, and four times more likely than the general population to die by suicide.
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Nov 20, 2024 | 
missouriindependent.com | Annie Goldman |Anna Spidel
As the community grapples with the closure of the Rainbow House Children’s Emergency Shelter, questions remain about what led to the shutdown of the only shelter of its kind in mid-Missouri. Allegations of misuse of funds have been raised by both community members and Rainbow House’s board of directors, and much of the blame has been placed on the organization’s former executive director, Melissa Faurot. But Faurot, who confirmed that she was terminated in August, said they’ve got it all wrong.
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Nov 19, 2024 | 
ourcommunitynow.com | Annie Goldman |Anna Spidel
Anna Spidel Anna Spidel is a health reporter for the KBIA Health & Wealth desk. A proud Michigander, Anna hails from Dexter, Michigan and received her Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from Michigan State University in 2022. Previously, she worked with member station Michigan Radio as an assistant producer on
Stateside . Anna is thrilled to be working with KBIA and strives to cover a wide range of health issues across the state of Missouri.
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Nov 19, 2024 | 
columbiamissourian.com | Minh Connors |Tristen Rouse |Annie Goldman |Anna Spidel
As the community grapples with the closure of the Rainbow House children's emergency shelter, questions remain about what led to the shutdown of the only shelter of its kind in mid-Missouri. Allegations of misuse of funds have been raised by both community members and Rainbow House's board of directors, and much of the blame has been placed on the organization's former executive director, Melissa Faurot. But Faurot, who confirmed that she was terminated in August, said they've got it all wrong.
