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You may have noticed lately in movies and shows that more cigarettes are popping up. And that trend is not be limited to the screen. A recent study found 43% of University of Missouri students reported using a nicotine product in the last year.

Legislation approved by the Missouri House on Monday would target people who share deepfakes of a child and ban social media for children under 16 who don't have parental consent.

Glenn Robinson's formula is simple: show up, press record, and tell the truth. Now, the creator behind Hood Dude Food Reviews is one of the city’s most influential champions of Black-owned restaurants and small businesses.

A California jury ordered Meta and YouTube to pay $6 million to a woman who accused them of producing addictive products. Sen. Josh Hawley says the case should prompt Congress to revisit Section 230, which protects social media companies from liability for user-created content.

As AI content increasingly spreads online, Erin Kennedy, the digital innovation manager at the Mid-Continent Public Library, says people should be critical of the content. While some content is created for fun, other content is used to deceive the viewer.

The bill is part of a recent push to reconsider how screen time affects the developing minds of students.

Residents of an apartment complex in Gardner, Kansas, were kicked out of their homes earlier this year when the city condemned the property for unsafe living conditions, but one change in a law could help. Plus: A Missouri researcher says "radical empathy" can help combat today's conspiracy theories, which may help when you go home for the holidays.

A survey from the National Academy of Sciences suggests most Americans now believe in at least one conspiracy theory. A Missouri researcher says the key to bringing those believers back into mainstream society is leading with empathy.

Many young adults experience social connection and disconnection simultaneously, according to new research led by University of Kansas professor Jeffrey Hall. He says higher instability in young adulthood is causing the ambivalence.

Politico exposed racist and homophobic messages sent by leaders of the Kansas Young Republicans. Democratic Gov. Laura Kelly said the state GOP modeled similar behavior in its own social media posts.

When Overland Park-raised journalist Dave Jorgenson was hired at The Washington Post, reaching a younger audience was his mission. So he created the newspaper’s TikTok, dressed up in costumes, and delivered the headlines in a different way. He spoke with KCUR's Up To Date about how he got his start, and his new company Local News International.

A judge’s order allows a mother of two children in the Gardner Edgerton district to once again go to school property and events, after the district barred her for sharing photos of a classroom with a social media account known for posting inflammatory messages.