KBIA 91.3 FM

Public radio for mid-Missouri. Available on-air anytime at 91.3 FM (Columbia, Jefferson City)

Since 1972, KBIA has served mid-Missouri with the best in public radio service. KBIA is now on the air at 91.3 FM in mid-Missouri and 89.7 FM in Kirksville, and streaming online worldwide, seven days a week, 24 hours a day to its listeners and members. KBIA is a University-licensed, community-supported not-for-profit institution, actively involved in the life of the mid-Missouri area. The station

is the area's largest provider of arts programming, serving more than 30,000 listeners and members each week, and is today one of the few remaining providers of local news. KBIA provides the best in NPR news, information, and arts and entertainment programming to this growing and vibrant area.

08/08/2025

Utilities across the country, including those in Missouri, have been raising their prices to recoup costs of energy investments and the price of fuel. But for the most part, customers don’t want to pay more – and there aren’t other options for them to choose from.

That’s because it’s usually easier for just one company to make or deliver electricity to a town.

“If somebody is already running wires down your street, it's both economically inefficient and just a bad business idea to say we're going to spend a lot of money to do exactly what they're doing already,” said Severin Borenstein, a professor of economics at UC Berkeley.

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08/07/2025

Mid-Missouri farmers say they’re feeling the effects of the recent heat wave, because the temperature both makes it harder for farmers to work long hours and gives cattle less energy to bulk up.

Farmers say they can't work as many hours in the fields, which could mean they lose crops. Additionally, cattle eat less, which could mean they don't produce as much meat.

08/06/2025

Food insecurity is on the rise in Missouri and Boone County according to the Missouri Hunger Atlas, a project at the University of Missouri that tracks hunger in the state.

After pandemic era food assistance programs ended in 2021, rates of food insecurity started rising.

08/05/2025

Service dogs in the United States have long been trained to assist people.
Now, one University of Missouri researcher is focusing on the bond between humans and animals and looking at the health of service dogs.

One University of Missouri researcher is beginning to examine the health of service dogs.

08/04/2025

A team of University of Missouri researchers has discovered a way to genetically modify a plant’s genes to produce more oil for biofuels using arabidopsis, a type of mustard plant.

University of Missouri researchers have genetically engineered plants to produce more oil and protein, paving the way for more efficient, sustainable biofuels that don’t compete with food crops.

08/01/2025

Leaders of Columbia's VAC say their annual back to school backpacks are costing more to produce due to inflation.

The Voluntary Action Center provides discounted backpacks filled with school supplies for Boone County families within the 200% of the federal poverty limit. However, inflation has changed how much they'll cost to produce.

07/31/2025

D'Markus Thomas-Brown, administrator for Columbia's new Office of Violence Prevention, talks about why it's important to look at the "ecosystem" producing violent events, rather than blaming "bad actors."

D'Markus Thomas-Brown is the administrator for the City of Columbia's new Office of Violence Prevention. On today's show, he talks about why he feels it's important to look at the "ecosystem" that produces violent events, rather than just blaming individual "bad actors." July 21, 2025

07/30/2025

The Missouri Public Service Commission has approved new rates for Ameren's gas customers, adding around 12 percent, or $13, to the average Missouri customers' monthly bills.

The average customer will see another $13 tacked onto their bill.

07/29/2025

Community members gathered at Love Columbia to learn about Accessory Dwelling Units. Meeting attendees said they were interested in building the structures to combat Columbia's housing shortage.

Those opposed say they're worried it's a slippery slope to a city filled with short-term rentals. Advocates say it could help ease Columbia's affordable housing woes.

07/28/2025

Boone Health officials in Audrain County say recent changes may actually expedite the construction of the hospital in Mexico, Missouri, which would include an emergency room and a dozen beds.

Local officials want critical access hospital constructed in Audrain County.

07/25/2025

Ameren officials are asking state regulators for approval to install lithium-ion batteries at a site in Jefferson County and is also proposing a new gas power plant on the former Rush Island coal plant.

The proposed power plant and energy storage facility would occupy a former coal plant.

D'Markus Thomas-Brown is the administrator for the City of Columbia's new Office of Violence Prevention. On today's show...

07/24/2025

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