Indiana State

Columbia, MO

Missouri State

When French swimmer Clément Secchi first joined the Missouri men’s swimming and diving team this past fall, he had two goals — “There (were) two meets I wanted to do: SECs and NC(AA)s,” Secchi said. Secchi, a graduate student in his final year of eligibility,...

MU swimmer Clément Secchi leads men's team to NCAAs

Springfield, MO

Missouri tennis fell to Mississippi 5-2 on Sunday at the Cooper Tennis Complex in Springfield. After starting the first round of doubles with a 7-5 loss, the Tigers bounced back and won the next two matchups over Mississippi (8-6, 2-4 SEC).

Ole Miss takes down MU tennis

Missouri men’s basketball’s season ended Saturday at the hands of the NCAA Tournament’s Cinderella after a stinging 78-63 loss to Princeton, the South Region’s No. 15 seed. The defeat may look grim in the eyes of both MU coach Dennis Gates, who set sky-high expectations for...

Tigers' intriguing offseason begins after NCAA Tournament loss

Jefferson City, MO

Tolton girls soccer piled it on early against Jefferson City in its regular-season opener en route to a 4-0 victory. All four goals came in the opening half. The Trailblazers (1-0) started hot, with an Emma Mallet goal four minutes into the match, which was moved from Tolton to Jefferson City and its turf field because of the inclement weather. After a lull in scoring, the final 12 minutes of the first half featured three Tolton goals — two of which came in the last three minutes.

First-half scoring frenzy leads Tolton girls soccer to victory

Columbia College finished its third match of the week against No. 10 Missouri Baptist 5-4. The game was suspended due to weather after the bottom of the fifth inning. Missouri Baptist (20-3, 2-1 American Midwest Conference) struck first with two runs in both the second and third inning. Columbia answered back with two runs in the third thanks to a Tyler Renn RBI single and a failed fielder’s choice RBI from Indy Stanley.

Cougars baseball bounces back in final game against Missouri Baptist

Los Angeles, CA

Missouri gymnastics is headed to Los Angeles with dreams of advancing to the national championships. The 13th-seeded Tigers will compete in the second session of their NCAA regional competition next Thursday against fourth-seeded UCLA, Stanford and the winner of a play-in meet between BYU and Boise State.

MU gymnastics nabs No. 13 seed in NCAA regional

After Monday’s nine-hole quadrangular between Rock Bridge, Helias, Hickman and Missouri Military Academy, the Bruins and the Crusaders were tied at 18 over at Lake of the Woods Golf Course in Columbia. The Bruins earned the victory over their Central Missouri Activities Conference rival based on a tiebreaker of...

Rock Bridge boys golf edges Helias on tiebreaker in home quad

Marcus Johnson — Missouri football assistant head coach, offensive line coach and run game coordinator — has left the Tigers to join Purdue’s staff as the Boilermakers’ offensive line coach. Johnson’s move to Purdue was initially reported Friday by 247Sports’ Chris Hummer. Purdue confirmed those reports...

MU assistant coach Johnson leaves to join Purdue's staff

Fulton, MO

Stephens softball lost both games of its road doubleheader against William Woods on Monday in Fulton. The Stars lost 5-4 in the first game and 5-1 in the second matchup in their first American Midwest Conference action of the season. The Owls (8-17, 2-0 AMC) jumped out to a 5-1...

Stephens swept in doubleheader to begin AMC play

Kansas State

Lawrence, KS

Kansas led wire-to-wire to secure a 75-47 win over Missouri in the second round of the WNIT on Monday in Lawrence, Kansas. Zakiyah Franklin and Wyvette Mayberry combined for 37 points, five rebounds and nine assists, and the Jayhawks shot 50% from beyond the arc.

Tigers' season ends in WNIT loss to Kansas

Rock Bridge baseball’s season got off to a rocky start Monday at home. The Bruins lost to Republic 18-15 after leading by nine runs in the seventh inning but bounced back in its second game, beating Rolla 15-5.

Bruins baseball bounces back to split doubleheader

When April Ferrao made the decision to run for the Columbia School Board, she had to quit her job at the city-county health department, one of her favorite jobs ever. City ordinances state that employees must take a leave of absence if they run for public office and resign immediately if they are elected. This reality put Ferrao, who had worked for the city for just about a year, in a difficult spot. She initially took a leave, but it expired Monday, she said.

Ferrao looks to bring years of CPS experience to School Board

Despite the drizzle of rain that covered Jefferson City on Tuesday, a small still crowd gathered to celebrate. Jefferson City Bishop Shawn McKnight, Father Louis Nelen, Deacon John Schwartze and Father Brad Berhorst led a small ceremony to bless a new set of brass bells at the Cathedral of St. Joseph.

Cathedral of St. Joseph blesses new bells ahead of renovations to be completed in May

Richard Lee “Lee Lee” McDonald, age 80, of Columbia, passed away on Saturday, March 18, 2023 in Jefferson City. He was born October 6, 1942 to Fred and Louise Harvey.

Richard Lee McDonald, Oct. 6, 1942 — March 18, 2023

Candidates in the Columbia School Board race answered 14 questions on topics including district finances and pride flags in classrooms at a forum hosted Monday night by Columbia online news outlet CoMo BUZ. A number of questions were ones candidates have addressed at previous forums, such as “The 1619 Project,”...

CPS board candidates talk finances, pride flags at CoMo BUZ forum

Saint Louis, MO

Winter ended Monday, marking higher than average temperatures and lower than average snowfall in Columbia’s 2022-23 season. The temperatures and snowfall set several records for Columbia, according to National Weather Service data. December 2022 set a record high temperature of 73 degrees on Dec. 29, previously set in 1984 at 67 degrees, said Melissa Mainhart, St. Louis National Weather Service meteorologist.

Columbia's past winter sees high temperatures and low snowfall

Editor’s note: This was submitted in response to a March 15 story profiling John Potter, a candidate for Columbia School Board. “The way I wanted to raise my kids was through public schools,” Potter said. “I think it’s a real good experience for socializing ... and being an example of Christianity where it’s needed most.”

Potter confuses public education, Christian values as being intertwined

Columbia School Board candidates talked about how to keep board elections nonpartisan at a forum Tuesday morning hosted by the Boone County Unit of the Missouri Retired Teachers Association and School Personnel. Paul Harper, John Potter, James Gordon, John Lyman, April Ferrao, Chuck Basye and incumbent Chris Horn attended the...

CPS board candidates speak about maintaining nonpartisan elections

The Columbia Community Band performed The Winds of March music collection on Sunday at the Hickman High School Auditorium in Columbia. The Winds of March was a nine-piece set of various genres of music, ranging from standard marches to transcriptions of orchestral music. The Columbia Community Band has been together...

Columbia Community Band performs their annual Winds of March concert

Columbia will transition to roll carts for trash collection in 2024, the City Council voted Monday night. The system changes will take effect March 4, 2024, with time allotted to rent and buy collection vehicles and carts and increase public education efforts.

City Council approves roll carts, income source protection

The three City Council candidates shared how they think the local business community can succeed during a forum hosted by the Columbia Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday. Nick Knoth, regional director for the Columbia Better Business Bureau, is looking to be the First Ward’s next representative. The current councilperson there, Pat Fowler, is no longer campaigning for re-election.

City Council candidates talk business at Columbia Chamber forum

Ilene Ellen Schouten, 90, of Columbia died March 19, 2023. Family will receive friends at 10 a.m. on March 24 at Bach-Yager Funeral Chapel with a funeral service to follow at 11 a.m. Burial will follow the service, at Smith Chapel Cemetery. William “Bill” Louis Schuette Jr., 87, of Columbia...

MU track and field wraps up competition at Indiana, Texas Tech meets

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