City of Columbia officials say Sunday’s storms destroyed the city’s Material Recovery Facility, and it may be days before they know what it’ll take to rebuild.
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A lapse in federal funding has shut down four centers, covering 21 states, including Missouri
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The resolution now heads to the Missouri Senate. If it passes the legislature, it must receive voter approval to go into effect.
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In this month’s “Behind the Issue,” editor-in-chief Olivia Maillet talks with contributing writer Olivia Mahl about how Unbound Book Festival co-executive director Alex George was inspired to bring national and internationally recognized authors to Columbia.
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The system's cost-saving measures will go into effect immediately as it faces economic uncertainty and federal funding cuts.
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A new research project at the University of Missouri is looking to make streets safer for everyone through lidar technology.
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DHSS distributed the federal money in the form of grants and contracts to organizations such as the Missouri Immunization Coalition, which educates and advocates for immunizations.
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As politicians worldwide scramble to appeal to working people, this city in northern England has a claim to be the birthplace of the very concept of the working class.
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In a brief order, the court directed the Trump administration not to remove Venezuelans held in the Bluebonnet Detention Center "until further order of this court."
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Representative Matthew Overcast (R-Ava) has five children. Three of them have Alpha Gal, an allergy transmitted from some types of ticks that makes a person allergic to many types of meat products.
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The university has begun construction on “MURR West,” a $20 million, three-story addition to the existing MURR North building.
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Pilot Grove Mayor Dennis Knipp confirmed outdoor warning sirens did not sound in Pilot Grove, despite being triggered by the Cooper County Emergency Management Agency.
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A tornado warning was issued by the National Weather Service for northern parts of Boone County at 10:36 a.m. The warning included Centralia and Hallsville.
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The City of Columbia is modernizing its streets plan to make walking, biking and public transit in the city safer and more sustainable. Public Works Department officials say they want to finalize the updated policy by summer of 2026.
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