MU volleyball parts ways with head coach Taylor

While it's no longer a Big 8 or Big 12 matchup, there's still something special about No. 12 Iowa State coming to Columbia. Nostalgia will reign throughout Mizzou Arena as Missouri men's basketball's Twitter account announced the team will be wearing a throwback style of uniforms that the Tigers wore from the 1970s to the early 90s.

With 4:47 left in the first half, Isiaih Mosley took a pass from Nick Honor and splashed a 3-point jumper, pushing Missouri’s lead to 13 points over Ole Miss (9-11, 1-7 Southeastern Conference). On the Tigers’ next offensive possession, Mosley again cashed in from behind the arc with a step-back 3, giving the Tigers their largest lead of the first half.

In January of his first season with the team, Missouri men's basketball coach Dennis Gates has already led the Tigers past their win total from last season. Missouri (15-5, 4-4 SEC) won just 12 games in 2021-22 but has found itself in the AP Top 25 Poll multiple times this campaign and earned statement victories over Illinois, Kentucky and Arkansas. Gates has revitalized the Tigers with a host of new players, who, along with returning star Kobe Brown, have bought into their coach's vision.

After a 38-22 record and No. 22 national ranking in the 2022 season, Missouri softball will enter as the No. 23 team in the nation in 2023, according to ESPN/USA Softball’s Top 25. The Tigers round out the Southeastern Conference’s nine teams ranked in the preseason Top 25, which...

Hickman boys basketball won a CMAC matchup over Helias with help from three double digit point scorers, led by Brock Camp with 15 points. Hickman improves to 14-5 and 3-0 in conference.

Missouri responded to a 3-for-28 3-point shooting performance against Alabama with a scorching night from beyond the arc against Ole Miss. The Tigers tied their best 3-point-shooting performance this season with 16 triples, which helped them to a 89-77 win over the Rebels on Tuesday in Oxford, Mississippi.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — gave coach Josh Heupel, formerly Missouri’s offensive coordinator a big raise that puts him among the highest-paid coaches in college football after he led the Volunteers to their best season in more than 20 years. Heupel, 2-0 against the Tigers as Tennessee’s coach, coordinated Missouri’s...

JoAnn Shavers, age 72, of Columbia, MO, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, January 17, 2023, at the University of Missouri Hospital. Visitation: 12-1 p.m., Funeral Service 1:00 p.m., Saturday, January 28, 2023, at Parker-Millard Funeral Service.

Helen Louise Roberts, age 72, of Columbia, passed away on Tuesday, January 17, 2023. Helen is survived by her sons: Steve Roberts and his wife Gretchen, Scotty and his wife Amber; grandchildren: Madelyn, Dalton, and Blake Roberts, all of Columbia; and her sister, Linda Gabel of Centerview, along with a large extended family.

Woodie Albert McElduff, 70, of Columbia died Jan. 24, 2023. Arrangements are under the direction of Parker-Millard Funeral Service and Crematory. Earnest Leon Bruce, 81, of Harrisburg died Jan. 23, 2023. Arrangements are under the direction of Parker-Millard Funeral Service and Crematory.

The Neiss family drove from St. Louis to Jefferson City on Tuesday, a trip they’ve made many times over the past four years. The reason is always the same: Legislation they fear will harm their transgender son.

Looking at the Columbia Values Diversity Celebration and the crisis that came with it, I think of 1 Kings 3:16-28. The story talks about two women who claim to be the mother of the same baby and are basically in a tug of war over the baby. The king comes up with a test that allows the true mother to be discovered. What are we doing in Columbia? Why do we keep trying to divide Columbia rather than listen, respect and build trust within our community?

Missouri River Relief is continuing its free traveling trunk program to teach students about pallid sturgeon. Columbia Public Schools will partner with the nonprofit again after last year’s debut, which brought the trunks to 750 students, according to a news release.

Columbia College honored two individuals and two groups during its fourth Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Service Awards on Tuesday. The annual event recognizes staff, faculty and community members who follow in King’s footsteps. This year’s event was dedicated to minister and professor, the Rev. Dr. C.W. Dawson...

The “Columbia Values Diversity” celebration was the first topic addressed at Tuesday’s forum for Columbia School Board candidates. All six candidates — April Ferrao, James Gordon, John Lyman, John Potter, Paul Harper and current board Vice President Chris Horn — were present at the event sponsored by Columbia Board of Realtors.

As a board member of the Worley Street Roundtable, I would like to respectfully urge Gov. Mike Parson, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey and sundry politically motivated spectators to allow the city of Columbia to handle concerns about its diversity celebration. Divisive and exaggerated rhetoric and interference by state officials is not helpful to our community, our city or our schools.

The University of Missouri Wind Ensemble performed with MU’s University Singers to promote the Missouri Music Educators Association’s 85th Annual In-Service Workshop/Conference. This concert was last performed in 2019 as groups are only eligible to perform every four years. Audience members are shown a preview of performances that...

Snow Wednesday morning prompted school closures and road treatment, with a winter weather advisory that ended at noon. Columbia Public Works snowplow crews completed a 12-hour shift at 7 a.m. and street crews on duty will respond as needed throughout the day. Significant road issues are not expected to follow, with pavement temperatures remaining above freezing, according to a city of Columbia news release.

Following a winter weather advisory from the National Weather Service, Columbia released a statement outlining its plans to ensure safety and well-being. The winter weather advisory, predicting snow accumulation between 1 and 3 inches, begins Tuesday and is expected to last until 6 p.m. Wednesday.

Some might argue that the mass shooting that killed 11 people in California somehow proves gun restrictions don’t work. After all, California has the toughest gun-control laws in America. But even a cursory look at the data finds that tragedies like this are the exceptions that underscore the rule.