Rebecca Smith
Health Reporter at KBIA-FM (Columbia, MO)
Host at Missouri Health Talks
Health @KBIA / Missouri Health Talks / Managing Editor @HighTurnout / Teaching at @MUJSchool / Reader / Aerialist / Cat Mom ×2
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5 days ago |
kbia.org | Rebecca Smith |Nick Sheaffer
Sarah Mosteller is a lesbian in her early 20s, and spoke about her desire for more safe, queer – and especially sapphic spaces – in mid-Missouri. NOTE: This piece includes a description of interpersonal violence. Alphabet Soup shares LGBTQ+ Missourians’ stories through portraiture and personal narratives. Sarah Mosteller: I’m gonna lie, it's hard out here. It's rough.
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6 days ago |
kbia.org | Rebecca Smith
The first confirmed case of measles within the state of Missouri in 2025 was announced today. The case was diagnosed in a child visiting Taney County in southern Missouri who had recently traveled abroad. The population center of Taney County is Branson, which is known for tourist attractions, such as Silver Dollar City and live entertainment.
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1 week ago |
kbia.org | Rebecca Smith
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there have already been more than 700 measles cases in the United States so far this year – more than double the number of cases reported in all of 2024. While there have not yet been any cases reported in Missouri, there are currently identified outbreaks in 25 states.
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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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4 weeks ago |
kbia.org | Rebecca Smith
Libraries can play an important role in the health of their communities – providing programming and resources to patrons. But they also serve as a place for gathering. Jenny Bossaller, a professor of library sciences at the University of Missouri recently sat down with Robin Westphal, the executive director of Daniel Boone Regional Library in Columbia, to talk about the important role public libraries can play, such as combating isolation and connecting communities.
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Surprise! A new episode of High Turnout Wide Margins dropped today for #Election2024! @HighTurnout @KBIA https://t.co/PuqNWZKrxH
Happy Election Day 2024! I just voted in Boone County, Missouri, and it was a breeze. It took me 7:59 to vote- time from leaving my car to getting back in. Voter 284 in my precinct and I got to choose from three different "I voted" stickers! #ElectionDay https://t.co/1Z7i64RaQH
Jay Ashcroft has conceded. He spoke for less than 2 minutes and asked Missourians to pray for Mike Kehoe who he "believes will be the next Governor of Missouri." (For @KBIA news) https://t.co/uAywL4qL5l
