The Improve I-70 program has completed the first "direct connect" ramp ahead of schedule.

Missouri ranks in the top ten states for back-to-school shopping costs, with the average Missouri shopper spending $826.

The new member will replace Jeanne Snodgrass, who resigned in July.

According to the most recent communicable disease report from the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, there have been at least 2,152 cases of the parasite in the state.

The changes go into effect on August 28 — three days after many public schools resume class for the new year.

Hundreds of pesticides are legal, but that doesn’t mean that their impacts on health are fully understood. Cleaning produce before eating it reduces your exposure.

The measures come after President Trump imposed 50% tariffs on many Canadian goods and threatened more after trade talks broke down on Friday.

The world largely moved on from the Rohingya crisis. But the exodus has not stopped, aid is shrinking and a generation of refugees is growing up with little prospect of going home.

Voters in at least six states will soon decide ballot measures related to voter ID — the largest number of voter ID measures in a single year. The tally includes three prominent swing states.

Meet J.R. Ford, founder and CEO of Payken, Inc. J.R. is building blockchain-based FinTech platforms that make transactions transparent and trust-less through smart contracts. As a Black tech founder expanding from St. Louis into Columbia, J.R. is also investing in his community and inspiring the next generation to see themselves in the seats of power. August 25, 2026

Did you know there are 240 different varieties of tomatoes -- and you can taste them all for free? Join us as Tim Reinbott and Dusty Walter from MU's Research Extension and Education Center (REEC) take us through their 21st annual Tomato Festival, where you'll also find 88 varieties of peppers, cayenne pepper ice cream, tomato lemonade, and a whole lot more! August 24, 2026

The city of Columbia is holding a discussion on the process being used to accept proposals for the space that formerly housed the Shops at Sharp End.

Discover how health informatics and AI are transforming decades of untapped health care data into earlier disease detection, better treatments, and lower costs for patients and systems alike. Dr. Fares Alahdab, MD, tells us how MU’s graduate programs give you hands-on experience with real patient data and the skills to build, evaluate, and safely deploy AI models in modern health care. August 21, 2026

The Sheriff's Office said in a statement that it would not renew its contract with Flock Safety or replace Flock cameras with AXON cameras.

According to the latest data from Feeding America, nearly one million Missourians faced food insecurity in 2024. But a program in Missouri is working to fight food insecurity by bringing locally raised pork to Missourians' plates.