Charities

Tom Ratermann, assistant director of Utilities for the city of Columbia, surveys damage done to the Material Recovery Facility on Monday in Columbia. On Monday afternoon, the city signed a declaration of emergency after the National Weather Service confirmed that an EF1 tornado briefly touched down in Columbia on Sunday.

KBIA News

Group hopes to pool charities' resources for better disaster response

Jennie Matos

Following summer flash flooding and in anticipation of yearly summer tornadoes, Boone County officials are hoping to build a coalition of agencies which provide aid.

Rock Bridge High School students and JustServe volunteers take a tour at The Food Bank for Central and Northeast Missouri with Chief Operations Officer Daryle Bascom, right, on Wednesday at the Food Bank. The students started the JustServe club at their school with advisor Donny Silver to serve the community.

Missouri News

Food Bank of Central and Northeast Missouri receives 40,000 pounds of donations

Caroline Sweet, Columbia Missourian

Columbia is one of the first cities in the country to receive the substantial food donation, just in time for Thanksgiving.

Business

Investors, donors warned to be wary of scams involving unrealistic dividends, bogus charities

Jennifer Davidson

Secretary of State Jason Kander has issued an alert to investors, warning them to be wary of fraudulent schemes.In a release, Kander warns investors to…