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The outside of the City Hall in downtown Columbia

Columbia City Council OKs water utility rate hike

Columbia residents' and businesses' water bills will go up 4% starting Oct. 1, after the Columbia City Council approved the hike unanimously Monday night.

Coldwater Creek flows Friday, April 7, 2023, in Florissant, Mo. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is testing soil beneath a few homes in St. Louis County to determine if the houses are sitting atop nuclear contamination. The homes are near Coldwater Creek, which was contaminated with nuclear material in the 1960s. Activists have long said that homes near the creek should be tested. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson, File)

Missouri News

Homes near St. Louis County creek are being tested after radioactive contamination found in yards

ST. LOUIS — A federal agency is examining soil beneath homes in a small suburban St. Louis subdivision to determine if residents are living atop Cold War era nuclear contamination.

Politics

Kirksville pays fine to Environmental Protection Agency

Alexandra Olgin

The city of Kirksville is paying a fine to the Environmental Protection Agency for failing to keep up on water inspections. The city is being fined…