Kansas State

Columbia, MO

Shakespeare's Pizza will turn 50 on June 4. The Columbia food staple will celebrate with an event, "Shake's Recess," at its South location on Saturday. Shake's Recess will take place from 4 to 8 p.m. and include a variety of family-friendly fun. Activities include a speed pizza eating contest, tricycle pizza delivery challenge, a Rock, Paper, Scissors tournament and a T-shirt unfreeze race.

Shakespeare's Pizza celebrates 50th anniversary

Aanya Shetty was feeling confident as she waited for her turn on the second day of the Scripps National Spelling Bee on Wednesday. She knew the majority of the words posed to the other contestants, but when her chance came, it was an unfamiliar Persian word: B-A-R-S-O-M, defined by the Merriam-Webster Dictionary as “a bundle of sacred twigs or metal rods used by priests in Zoroastrian ceremonies.”

Columbia spelling champion finishes second run at the national bee

Iowa State

Davenport, IA

DAVENPORT, Iowa — Elizabeth Pruitt went to Davenport to start a career. Now she’s starting over. A photography intern for the Quad-City Times/Dispatch-Argus, Pruitt was looking forward to spending her summer in Iowa. She graduated from the University of Missouri on May 14 and picked out what she thought was a nice apartment in downtown Davenport.

Harrowing days for new MU grad who lost her apartment in Davenport collapse

Missouri State

The 2023 Special Olympics Missouri Summer Games will be held Friday through Sunday at the University of Missouri and Hickman High School. Special Olympics Missouri marketing and communications director Andrew Kauffman said it is a big deal for the event to take place partially at the University of Missouri.

2023 Special Olympics Missouri Summer Games to run Friday through Sunday

Entering first-year students this fall will receive more opportunities for financial aid from the University of Missouri. MU officials announced last week that they have increased the money offered in existing scholarships — and have created three new scholarships, including the Provost’s Award for Missouri residents.

Fall 2023 MU first-year students have more financial aid options

The field of 13 applicants for a short-term vacancy on the Columbia School Board includes two former board members and four recent candidates. The deadline to apply was 4 p.m. Wednesday.

13 apply for a year-long position on CPS board

Columbia plans to pay staff more than market rate once a consultant completes a compensation study, City Manager De’Carlon Seewood said Wednesday. Seewood focused on staff pay during his second State of the City address, a roughly 20-minute speech.

City Manager Seewood talks staffing strategy in State of the City speech

Aanya Shetty, mid-Missouri’s contestant in the 2023 Scripps National Spelling Bee, cleared the competition’s first three rounds Tuesday with the word H-E-X-A-P-O-D. She’ll compete in the spelling bee’s quarterfinals Wednesday, which start at 7 a.m. She’s one of 121 contestants left from an initial pool of 231.

Columbia middle schooler advances from first day of national spelling bee

Just 10 years ago, 21 roundabouts were scattered across Columbia. Today, there are 48, and the number keeps growing. Last month, construction of the first roundabout on the MU core campus got underway at Tiger Avenue and Hospital Drive, diverting traffic until July 28.

Roundabouts: The city loves them for traffic safety, but drivers aren't so sure

Ozark, MO

Mokane, MO

South Callaway will have a chance to end the 2023 season like it did six years ago — as the MSHSAA Class 3 champion. The Bulldogs sent 13 batters to the plate and scored all nine of their runs in the top of the fifth inning in a 9-4 win over Portageville in the Class 3 semifinals Wednesday at Sky Bacon Stadium in Ozark.

South Callaway to play for Class 3 title; Fulton falls in Class 4 semifinals

Mizzou football revealed two additional game times for the upcoming season Wednesday, setting in stone what the early portion of the Tigers’ schedule will look like. Missouri’s second game of the season, against Middle Tennessee, will kick off at 6 p.m. Sept. 9 in Columbia. The following week, the Tigers will host Kansas State, but it’s set for the morning slot at 11 a.m. Sept. 16.

Kickoff times set for Tigers' home games against Middle Tennessee, K-State

Missouri baseball infielder and Helias alum Trevor Austin reportedly will enter the transfer portal, according to a report from Power Mizzou. The junior started every game for the Tigers during the 2023 season and led the team with a .312 batting average. The Jefferson City native also recorded eight home runs and 36 RBI.

Mizzou baseball's Austin reportedly entering transfer portal

Missouri men’s basketball appears to be looking at the Summit League to address its veteran height issue. The Tigers hosted Oral Roberts transfer Connor Vanover on Wednesday, according to a tweet from CBB Content. Vanover is listed at 7-foot-5 on the Golden Eagles’ athletics website, making him one of the tallest players in the sport.

Tigers’ pursuit for a big man continues as ORU forward Vanover visits Columbia

Boone County, MO

Two people died after a head-on crash in eastern Boone County Wednesday morning. The crash happened around 6:19 a.m. in the 7700 block of East New Haven Road, according to the Boone County Sheriff's Office.

Two people killed in Boone County head-on crash

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Former competitive Irish dancer grows her studio step by step

When Sabrina Wichhart first saw the Irish dance musical “Riverdance” on PBS as a child, she was awestruck. The dancing mesmerized her, and the music captivated...

Former competitive Irish dancer grows her studio step by step

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