Holiday parade returns for first time since before pandemic

Saturday's True/Love event brought shoppers and sunshine to downtown Columbia's businesses. The event, sponsored by True/False Film Fest, involved a partnership with 33 local shops to promote the festival and businesses.

The Pedaler's Jamboree, a local cycling and music festival, will make its return Memorial Day weekend. The two day, nearly 65-mile bike trek takes riders from Columbia's Flat Branch Park, to Kemper Park in Boonville and back. Bikers will follow the MKT Nature and Fitness Trail and the Katy Trail...

“Knit, Crochet, and Give” is a knitting group that crafts a variety of items, including hats for infants and twiddle muffs for adults and children with sensory needs. MU Women’s and Children's Hospital, West Elementary School and Operation School Bell receive donations from the group. Along with their community contributions, “Knit, Crochet, and Give” provides an open space for knitting enthusiasts and beginners alike at the Unity Center of Columbia. 


Tony the arson dog knows four commands: down, all the way down, easy and seek. The last command is his most important, as it signals him to sniff out any accelerants that may have been used to start a fire. Tony, a 4 1/2-year-old black Labrador, is the Columbia Fire...

Guest lectures, documentary showings and exhibits are among the events being held in Columbia to recognize Black History Month. MU, Columbia Parks and Recreation and Columbia College are all hosting events throughout the month of February. The theme for this year’s Black History Month is Black Resistance, which aims to...

Columbia's unemployment rate in December ranked the second-lowest in the country in the latest report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, but that's not necessarily good news. Unemployment in December was 1.7% in the Columbia metropolitan area, the bureau reported on Wednesday. Only Madison, Wisconsin — at 1.6% —...

Women’s Intersport Network, a not-for-profit organization that celebrates and supports women athletes, offered free entrance to 10 participating gyms in honor of National Girls and Women in Sports Day on Wednesday. Although the holiday has been celebrated nationwide since 1987, this was the first time the corresponding event happened...

Roll carts for home trash collection will come to Columbia sooner or later. My hunch is it will be sooner — like this year. Columbia City Council members should roll up their selves, dig into the details, require specific preparatory actions be undertaken by Solid Waste Utility staff, and make a darn decision. Then they can move on to other city issues such as inadequate transportation, policing, human resources equity, housing and homelessness, and the use of the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds.

Zola Sturtz sends his kid to day care three times a week instead of five. During the other two days of the work week, his wife, Angela, cares for their child from home. Sturtz, a Columbia parent, said it'z difficult to afford local child care services.

No. 10 Kentucky gymnastics had a well-rounded performance in its win against No. 14 Missouri on Friday at the Hearnes Center. The Tigers’ uncharacteristically weak performance on the balance beam was a key part of their 197.275-196.625 loss. As fans wearing gold swayed their arms along to the Missouri...

Columbia Parks and Recreation will gather public input on the planned expansion of the Columbia Sports Fieldhouse from 5 to 7 p.m Tuesday at the fieldhouse in A. Perry Philips Park. Plans for the project include four additional hardwood courts, restrooms, office space, a meeting room and common areas, according...

The Missouri men’s and women’s dive teams competed in Day 2 of the three-day Air Force Dive Invite on Friday in Air Force Academy, Colorado. Kayla Wilson scored 282.85 to finished sixth in the women's 1-meter final. She finished fifth in the 3-meter final on Thursday.

Hickman girls swimming won the 2023 Central Missouri Athletics Conference team championship Thursday night in Columbia. The Kewpies secured first in the 200-yard medley relay and the 200 freestyle relay. Hickman’s Sophie Ragsdell and Ellie Eastman also finished first in the 50 and 100 freestyle, respectively.

3Fifteen Primo Cannabis saw high demand Friday, the first day the dispensary could sell recreational marijuana after receiving state approval. "We're very excited that prohibition has come to an end in Missouri," said Jason Corrado, CEO of 3Fifteen Primo Cannabis on Ponderosa Street.

Two mobile homes are destroyed after a fire Thursday evening in the Blue Acres Mobile Home Park. Battalion Chief of Boone County Fire Department Clint Walker said his department got a call around 6:50 p.m. The fire was already burning two mobile homes and was threatening two others on both sides.

A gold rush will fill the Hearnes Center as No. 14 Missouri gymnastics hosts No. 10 Kentucky at 5 p.m. Friday. MU fans are encouraged to wear gold when the conference foes face off on the SEC Network. Kentucky is coming off its season-best team score of 197.825 in a...

Expungements for 5,205 marijuana cases in Missouri have been granted since Dec. 8. This is when it became legal for adults 21 and older in Missouri to possess up to 3 ounces of marijuana under Amendment 3. The expungements span over 46 counties, which is one explanation for the quick...

As the clock ticked below five seconds to go in the first quarter, Tigers point guard Mama Dembele fired a pass to Sara-Rose Smith. Smith, who entered the game as just a 17.6% shooter from beyond the arc, faked a drive to the basket and got her defender to bite, stepped back and drilled a 3-pointer as the buzzer sounded before shouting back at a raucous and energized Missouri bench.

As a private citizen and a medical examiner, I remain concerned regarding the approach that police take toward those who they suspect have broken the law. The few times I have been pulled over the demeanor of the police was one of hostility and threatening. Apparently, they are trained to do this, but it has the opposite effect. It makes one angry and threatened. It is not surprising that when pulled over many people attempt to run or fight back.

Missouri men’s basketball’s prolific offense will clash with another top defensive squad when it travels to face Mississippi State at 5 p.m. Saturday at Humphrey Coliseum in Starkville, Mississippi. Mississippi State (14-8, 2-7 SEC) has held teams to 59 points per game, ranking eighth-best in Division I. The...