The electric utility said data center expansion has become the primary driver of load growth in a new long-term plan it published Monday. The plan also dropped language about reaching net-zero carbon emissions that previous versions had included.

In the fight for affordable farmland, the winners are often not farmers at all.

In the late 1990s and early 2000s, it was not unusual to hear people call Missouri the "meth capital of America" due to the large number of methamphetamine labs in the state. But what does methamphetamine usage and production look like in the state today?

Race Matters, Friends is challenging the Missouri attorney general's involvement in the ongoing debate about Reign Bar in downtown Columbia.

Missourians will decide whether to put a new congressional map into effect on Nov. 3.

Former Justice Department special counsel Jack Smith, who brought two federal indictments against President Donald Trump, told lawmakers on Tuesday that he "will not be silenced by continued threats of prosecution" from the Trump administration and that he believes the rule of law is being threatened like never before.

Lambert started out as a scrappy country singer with a me-against-the-world attitude. How did she end up making lush disco songs and writing one of the biggest pop hits of the year?

Beloved for its dinosaurs, Philadelphia's storied Academy of Natural Sciences closed down this week, amid an intense fight by local residents, politicians and scientists to save it.

HBO's War is intended to be an anthology series about two dueling London law firms. The first season stars Dominic West and Sienna Miller as a high-profile couple in the midst of a very nasty divorce.

A class action suit alleges the company did not fully disclose financial relationships with businesses tied to co-founders.

Guest host Camryn Faith interviews her own mother about The COMO 411, a local digital media company founded in 2022 to tell the stories of people, places, and things that make Columbia, Missouri a great place to live. From humble beginnings to a growing platform with members, events, and reach beyond city limits, find out how The COMO 411 is amplifying authentic community voices and what exciting expansion is coming next! October 2, 2026

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued an official health alert due to an increase of reports in human exposure to rabid or possibly rabid animals, according to the CDC’s website.

The City of Columbia will begin working with MOCAAT, to help provide easier/quicker access to financial resources during disaster recovery.

Rachel Sorensen, program manager for the Survivors' Justice Project at Missouri Appleseed, is shedding light on the hidden connection between domestic abuse, coercion, and incarceration for women in Missouri. Her team's groundbreaking research and story banking work aims to pass the Missouri Survivors Act and give incarcerated women the chance to finally have their stories heard. October 1, 2026

New SNAP qualification requirements will go into effect in Missouri on Oct. 1 for new applications, recertification requests and adding a person.