Rebecca Smith

2 weeks ago | kbia.org | Rebecca Smith

Farmers often spend most of their time outdoors – from sunup to sundown, which can lead to more risk of skin damage and skin cancers. Dr. Allison Sindle is a dermatologist with Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, down in the Bootheel. She comes from a farming family and spoke about some of the ways farmers – and farmers’ loved ones – can help keep them safe from the sun. For the month of May, we're focusing on the health of farmers and farming families.

2 weeks ago | kbia.org | Rebecca Smith

Rolla City Council voted Monday night to end discussion about the removal of fluoride in the city's drinking water. They voted to take “no further action," which means the city's water will remain fluoridated. Both of the city council people who originally brought forth the issue last winter are no longer on the council – one did not run for reelection and the other lost their bid for reelection in April.

2 weeks ago | kbia.org | Rebecca Smith

The head of Planned Parenthood Great Plains (PPGP) said abortion services will continue in mid-Missouri, even after lawmakers passed House Joint Resolution 73 last week, which puts limitations on abortion before voters next year. In 2026, Missouri voters will get to choose whether to undo the rights they voted for in 2024, and again limit access to abortions to only cases of fetal anomaly, rape, or incest, and prior to twelve weeks of gestation.

3 weeks ago | kbia.org | Rebecca Smith

Farming is a common way of life in Shelby County in Northeast Missouri, but farming doesn’t come without it’s challenges. In the last few years, it was found that the county had one of the highest rates of suicide by firearm in the state.

3 weeks ago | ourcommunitynow.com | Rebecca Smith

Share There were times that Paige Spears wasn't sure this day would ever come. "This has not been an easy road, you know. It's been a journey," Spears said. "But thank God that we made it to this point, and I'm out here now, and I'm just ready to live my life one day at a time." At 8:51 a.m. on March 17, after 37 years in prison, he walked out the front door of the Farmington Correctional Center.