A request from lawmakers to create a method for determining state funding of public universities while keeping funding flat creates challenge for state officials.
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Building the complex would require removing University Place apartments and other buildings used for student housing.
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Fans wearing red, green and white crowded Ballpark Village on Thursday afternoon to watch Mexico and South Africa kick off the 2026 World Cup.
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Fans from America's soccer capital are dishing out the big bucks for a chance to get a glimpse of success in the first World Cup jointly hosted by the U.S., Mexico and Canada.
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Columbia's proposed smart meter project would give residents real-time utility data and faster outage detection.
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MU researchers aim to reduce technology’s energy demand.
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Scott Fitzpatrick says Missouri must bring spending in line with tax collections or risk emergency reductions to state services.
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The Food and Drug Administration approved a new sunscreen ingredient in the U.S. for the first time in 20 years. It's been used for decades in Europe and Asia.
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Through an innovative program, parents in Senegal had easy access to a therapeutic food that's a boon for malnourished kids. Now there are shortages. Health specialists say U.S. aid cuts are to blame.
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They gave smartphones to 10 women from a working-class Indian community to make a documentary about their unseen and unheralded lives. The results are .... pretty cool.
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Don't miss tonight's “From Slavery to Fashion,” a street fashion show honoring Black culture and designers like today's guest, Franky Karmen! Franky and The District's Nickie Davis tell us how how this community-driven event will transform downtown Columbia into an outdoor runway, complete with blocked-off streets, local vendors, and a celebration of Black creativity, fashion, and entrepreneurship at The Shops at Sharp End. June 12, 2026
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Olivet Christian Church’s 68th annual barbecue fundraiser on Saturday, June 13 is a drive-through-only event serving up chicken dinners with all the fixins. Lori Valleroy says money raised will go to support Olivet’s ministry fund, P.E.A.C.E. and H.O.P.E. Center for Youth, and Good Dads, Inc. June 11, 2026
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Parties are meeting Wednesday for People Not Politicians' case related to Missouri's new gerrymandered congressional map.
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As of Wednesday, eight body cameras have been purchased and will be in use by the Mexico Police Department as soon as they arrive.
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The commission will host talks about regulations over a potential data center until early November.
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Emergency officials are preparing for more high-water events as forecasters predict a wetter-than-usual summer.
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