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Another high school athletic season is nearing completion.  

Here to talk about the biggest stories, successes, and challenges is MSHSAA Communications Director Andrew Kauffman. 

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Spring in Missouri isn’t just something you see, it’s something you go looking for. Somewhere out there, hidden in the leaves, are morel mushrooms.

For Barbara Baird, the Accidental Ozarkian, this isn’t just a hobby. It’s a seasonal ritual that turns an ordinary walk in the woods into a slow, careful treasure hunt where the reward at the end might be the best bite of the year.

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At North Town Tavern and Pizza, it starts like a dare and ends like a spectacle. A massive 35-pound stein filled with beer sits on the bar, waiting for the next brave customer to try lifting it with one hand and taking a drink. It sounds simple enough until you see it in person. What follows are laughs, near misses, and moments that are now racking up views on TikTok, turning a small-town bar challenge into something people can’t stop watching.

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While severe wildfires have not affected Missouri yet, the nation’s fires surrounding the state may be a sign of things to come. 

Cameron Conner sits down with State Climatologist Zack Leasor to discuss how these national fires may already be hindering Missouri and what the state’s fire chances are. 

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As the war against Iran continues, a 30-year-old woman from Iran now living in Missouri hopes to see the fundamentalist Islamic regime ousted from power. Negin Nezamipour Azari now lives in Cape Girardeau with her husband, who also escaped from Iran.

She talked with Marshall Griffin about how she eluded the authorities and made her way to America.

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As we head into spring and summer, more of us are spending time outdoors, tackling home projects, and firing up grills, but it’s also a time when natural gas safety can be overlooked. From digging in the yard to storm season and outdoor equipment, small missteps can lead to big problems.

Mark Brandt with the Missouri Association of Natural Gas Operators joins us to share simple, practical steps you can take right now to keep your home and family safe.

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At the State Historical Society of Missouri in Columbia, there will be a public reception and panel discussion about a free exhibition featuring U-S military war uniforms and art created from and about them. 

Curator Nicole Johnson walks Ashley Byrd through the exhibition called "W[A]RN AND TRANSFORMED."

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If you think fentanyl is the most dangerous drug Missouri is dealing with right now, health leaders say there’s something even stronger showing up across the state. Nitazenes: a powerful synthetic opioid now being detected statewide, often without users realizing it.

Matt Pilger spoke with Dr. Heidi Miller, chief medical officer for the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, about what Missouri officials are seeing and why they’re concerned.

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What happens to a family when a mother is suddenly gone for decades? And how do you hold that family together from the inside of a prison? For one Missouri family, that question became reality when Patty Prewitt was convicted in the 1980s of killing her husband and sentenced to decades behind bars.

After nearly 40 years, her sentence was commuted, allowing her release but not clearing her name, and what followed wasn’t just time served, but a relationship held together one letter at a time.

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Christopher Windom, a high-class choreographer who has worked with the likes of Academy Award winner Aretha Franklin, is taking his talents to the Tony Award-winning Children’s Theatre Company in Minnesota. 

He joins Cameron Conner to share why passing century-old acting techniques to the next generation is so critical. They also discuss his involvement with the CTC’s upcoming iteration of “The Wizard of Oz.” 

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