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Inflation is high. Interest rates are high. So what is the state of our economy?

Alisa Nelson talks to Southeast Missouri State University economist David Yaskewich about the good and the not-so-good. 

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It has been over two years since the U.S. pulled out of Afghanistan.

However, not everyone has made it out.

Darrell Moore, Executive Director of the Missouri Prosecutors Association, joins Marshall Griffin to discuss what efforts are taking place to retrieve Afghan prosecutors who assisted in establishing justice and law in Afghan courts. 

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The University of Missouri hosted the first official homecoming event back in 1911 in preparation for a football game against, who else, but Kansas.

This year's event is paying homage to that in Mizzou’s “First and Finest” theme.

Tri-Directors of Mizzou’s homecoming Jonathan Jain and Adela Keller join our producer and alumni, Cameron Conner, to give the rundown. 

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It seems like we all have our own home remedies when it comes to the cooling weather.

Cameron Conner is here with Truman State University Professor, Adam Brooke Davis, to discuss Missouri’s folklore history and many ingredients you can forage for all over the state. 

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Just how bad is Missouri’s internet/broadband situation?

Anthony Morabith caught up with BJ Tanksley with the state Office of Broadband Development with an update on improving connectivity.

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Missouri is still in its first year selling legal, recreational cannabis.

There have been lots of different regulation issues involving labor and taxes.

Jack Cardetti, spokesman for the Missouri Cannabis Trade Industry, joins Marshall Griffin to make sense of the St. Louis County tax situation. 

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The Red Cross continues to send help to places like Maui, where there is much work still to do to help victims of the wildfire.

A 48-year veteran Volunteer from Jamestown Missouri recently returned and updated Ashley Byrd on his work there.

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The University of Missouri has broken ground on a 47-thousand-square-foot addition to the MU Research Reactor site.

Alisa Nelson talks to Matt Sanford, executive director of the University of Missouri Research Reactor, about how the site is saving lives every day.

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