Columbia, MO

The smell of fresh-squeezed lemonade and street food lingered in the air surrounding a multitude of clay pots, painted canvases and hand-knitted stuffed animals housed in nearby tents. Children masked with face paint creations of sharks and unicorns tugged their parents along to explore the offerings of each booth. After...

Art in the Park kicks off at Stephens Lake Park

Missouri State

The 2023 Special Olympics Missouri State Summer Games continued Saturday with competitions ranging from powerlifting to track and field. Athletes from all over the state traveled to Columbia to partake in the games. The games will resume at 8 a.m. Sunday, the final day of the three-day event, with track and field.

Special Olympic Missouri athletes compete in summer games

Black drivers in Columbia continue to be stopped more often than drivers of other races, according to a report from Attorney General Andrew Bailey. Police have stopped Black drivers in Columbia and in all of Missouri at a higher rate than any other racial group since at least 2000, when the state began tracking police stops in its annual Vehicle Stops Report.

Gulf grows in stop rates of Black and white drivers in Columbia

Local unions are attempting to rally support during the Columbia City Council’s Monday meeting due to allegations that city management has not been bargaining in good faith and leadership has chosen to allow excessive crime. Laborers’ International Union of North America Local 955 protested the city’s most recent wage...

Unions accuse city of negotiating in bad faith, allowing rampant crime

Osage Beach, MO

The development plan for a new family resort at the Lake of the Ozarks was approved Thursday night during the Osage Beach Board of Aldermen meeting, according to its developers. Construction on the Oasis at Lakeport family resort and entertainment district will begin immediately, with the resort expected to open...

Development of $350 million resort receives approval from Osage Beach

Columbia Public Schools kicked off their summer school programs on Thursday for grades K-12. As of Thursday, 9,408 students are enrolled in the program, which is an increase from last year’s 9,147 enrollments. Programs include credit recovery work, along with enrichment and advancement classes. The largest of the summer...

CPS summer school kicks off

Thirteen people have applied to fill a short-term vacancy on the Columbia School Board. The open spot stems from Katherine Sasser’s resignation in early May. She had a little less than a year left of her first term. Whoever is appointed can run for a full term in the April 2024 election. Terms are three years, unpaid.

At a glance: the 13 applicants for CPS board vacancy

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

Boone County, MO

A 6-year-old boy has died as a result of injuries suffered in a Wednesday head-on car crash, the Boone County Sheriff's Office said. The child is the third death stemming from the crash, which happened around 6:19 a.m. Wednesday on East New Haven Road in Boone County.

'The host with the most': Local musicians remember Richard Lee McDonald

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