Kurt Schaefer, director of the Department of Natural Resources and a former state Senate Appropriations Committee chairman, will become Commissioner of Administration.

The plan aims to maintain current infrastructure while furthering its protections of public health and the environment.

Charter school administrators say the funding boost will allow them to ‘do a little more’ for students.

Residents can now drop off glass for recycling at no cost in a new Ripple Glass bin at the Columbia landfill on Peabody Road.

Participants from around the country and even world spend long hours bringing the fair to life.

A jury found Duane "Keffe D" Davis guilty of orchestrating the 1996 killing of rap icon Tupac Shakur, finally bringing a measure of resolution to a case that had gripped hip-hop fans for decades.

Army Secretary Dan Driscoll is stepping down after 18 months on the job, the White House said Monday, in the latest departure of a top military leader during the Trump administration.

While the high-profile shooting at Utah Valley University had only one homicide victim, Kirk's assassination was witnessed by thousands in person and even more as video spread online.

Mizzou Arts After Hours is coming to Lowry Mall on Wednesday, September 16th from 5:00 to 7:00 PM, and it's free and open to the public. Join Cathleen A. Fleck, PhD, MU School of Visual Studies, as she walks us through an eclectic evening packed with cardboard chair displays, alumni art exhibitions, live music, slam poetry, telescope viewing, and more! August 31, 2026

Join AC as she sits down with Ruth O'Neill, director of Loaves and Fishes Soup Kitchen, and Linda Reed Brown, treasurer for the Columbia Crop Hunger Walk, to talk about this 31-year community tradition fighting local hunger. From a September 20th walk at Stephens Lake Park to food donations and online giving, there are plenty of ways to get involved and make a difference right here in Columbia! August 28, 2026

Attorney General Catherine Hanaway defended her support for withholding a gerrymandered congressional map and Amendment 6 from the ballot.

The building on 104 W. Main Street, along with 106, 108, 110, 112 and 114 W. Main Street, was already scheduled for demolition in four to six months, according to the release.

Forty-nine Lincoln University students and one residential director were relocated from Anthony Hall due to mold being identified in a vacant apartment within the residence hall, according to Lincoln University Marketing and University Relations.

The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services has reported more than 2,000 cases so far of the parasite-borne illness that causes explosive diarrhea as of Sunday.