For the first half of 2026, the hospital’s earnings were sitting at negative $5.2 million, according board documents.

Paul J. Essel has been a grants accounting manager at Missouri State since 2019. He is originally from Ghana. Greene County Jail records indicate Essel was detained by ICE in Springfield Wednesday afternoon.

The commission says its projects were not unforeseen expenses, calling them deliberate investments in public safety and infrastructure.

The Asian elephant toddler is among the first calves to receive an experimental mRNA vaccine targeting EEHV, a disease with a high mortality rate in young elephants.

There's lots of debate over data centers and where they should be located. In a struggling rural town data center development can look a lot more attractive.

Columbia residents are helping determine not only what could replace the Shops at Sharp End, but how the city will choose the next tenant for the downtown space.

Authorities say Blair was physically abusive and injured two flight attendants while traveling from Los Angeles to New York. A Blair representative said she had a medical emergency aboard the plane.

The Justice Department says the search is part of an "ongoing federal investigation", while Omar calls it "an attempt to target political enemies"

Opposition parties say revisions to the list of eligible voters favor Prime Minister Narendra Modi's party. Authorities have removed more than 130 million names from the voter roll.

Is your workspace slowing you down and wrecking your body? Robert Ricketts, owner of ITCOMO, breaks down the computers, monitors, desks, chairs, and headsets that can transform your workday and keep you healthier! October 12, 2026

Artist Craig Colorusso's outdoor sound installation “Sun Boxes” created an experience of sound and place on MU’s campus.

Since 1959, Central Bank and the Columbia Art League have been transforming a bank into a full-scale art gallery and calling it the Boone County Art Show. Sydney Olsen and Kelsey Hammond are here to tell us all about it: no entry fees, artwork from students to professionals, and everything on display is for sale. This is one community event you will not want to miss! October 9, 2026

SERVE Inc. in Fulton will be consolidating its food pantry, thrift store, and transportation department in a new building next week.

Daniel Boone Regional Library's bookmobile campaign has already raised over $100,000 toward its $1 million goal, and now development manager Joe Facteau says they're close enough to make a down payment on two brand-new bookmobiles. With both current bookmobiles sitting in the shop and communities losing their only library access, the stakes couldn't be higher -- find out how you can help at their first-ever gala on October 17th! October 8, 2026

Lincoln University students and alumni spoke on a federal lawsuit they filed against Missouri at the Capitol Rotunda at 11 a.m. Wednesday.