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What a search result may look at on Google now.

May 16, 2012 05:55 PM

'Information' To 'Knowledge Agent': Google Changes The Way It Does Search

Eyder Peralta

Besides presenting relevant links, Google will now provide information about your searches. Currently, Google said its engine knows 3.5 billion facts.

May 14, 2012 12:19 PM

Bolivar Law Firm Celebrates 100th Year

In our local history series, Sense of Place, we explore the lives of people and places that have shaped our modern local culture. Generational businesses are less common now than in days past, but they have played an important role in the establishment of many communities around the region. KSMU’s Emma Wilson went to Bolivar to visit a law firm that has stayed in the family for a century.

May 16, 2012 12:49 PM

Department to Recognize Six “Child Safe Facilities”

Rebekah Clark

The Springfield-Greene County Health Department has recognized six local child care providers that have been certified through its new “Child Safe Facility” program. KSMU’s Rebekah Clark shares details.

May 16, 2012 08:56 AM

Bike to Work Week Offers an Opportunity to Try a Different Way of Getting Where You Need to Go

Michele Skalicky

It’s Bike to Work Week, and Ozark Greenways along with other organizations, is urging people to leave their cars at home and pedal to work, school or the grocery store. KSMU’s Michele Skalicky decided to try biking to work. She shares her experience as well as advice from local cycling experts…

May 16, 2012 05:15 PM

Violence Against Women Act Becomes Latest Controversial Measure In House

Eyder Peralta

The talk surrounding the bill has veered into the controversial subjects of immigration and identity politics.

May 14, 2012 08:04 PM

A Ride to Work on the City Bus

Samuel Crowe

It’s “Ride Your Bike to Work Week,” and some Springfield commuters are finding new ways to get around town. KSMU’s Samuel Crowe is one of them – he took a trip from his house to the KSMU studios via foot and city bus, and has this report.

May 16, 2012 04:50 PM

'What Facebook Is Selling Is Us'

Steve Henn

Facebook's initial public offering — $16 billion and counting — is shaping up to be one of the largest in history. The company and its investors are betting that the social media giant can learn enough from its users so it can target ads that will be worth big, big money.

Don't rely on luck to prevent exposure of kids to lead.

May 16, 2012 04:25 PM

CDC Cuts Lead-Poisoning Limit For Kids

Scott Hensley

The public health honchos agreed with an expert panel that recommended in January that anything greater than 5 micrograms per deciliter of blood for kids 5 and younger should be considered dangerous. That's half the current standard and represents the first reduction since 1991.