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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Residents and community members gathered at the intersection of West Boulevard and Ash Street Wednesday evening, in protest of Columbia's Ash Street Improvement Plan.
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Columbia coffee shops are planning for prices to increase as the Trump administration implements tariffs.
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Supporters of the bill said that while they weren't eager to expand access to gambling, it would be more harmful to leave the machines unregulated.
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Three Senate bills authorizing video lottery games still haven’t received a hearing from the Senate Appropriations Committee. There are only five weeks left before the Senate adjourns and the state budget remains unfinished.
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Current mayor Barbara Buffaloe was elected to another term Tuesday night. Her win came after a race focused on public safety and state advocacy.
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The money will be used to buy new firefighting vehicles, equipment and other improvements, fire district officials said.
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Patrick Crusius had acknowledged he targeted Hispanics on Aug. 3, 2019, when he opened fire in the store crowded with weekend shoppers from the U.S. and Mexico in the border city of El Paso.
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We're less than a week away from the start of the SEC Food Fight fundraiser for Tiger Pantry, Mizzou's on-campus, student-run food bank. Outreach coordinator Reanna Munjoy says your non-perishable food items, hygiene products and monetary contributions will help edge out the other SEC schools: "last year we got 4th place...we lost to Texas." March 27, 2025
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A manufacturer of industrial circuit breakers announced Tuesday that it will expand its Columbia plant as part of a broader investment in facilities across the county.
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The company plans to hire 225 to 250 employees at its new Mexico processing facility.
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University of Missouri Health Care and UnitedHealthcare announced an extension of their existing contract today that will last until April 30, 2027.
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"The convenience of it is something we're all seeking." -- Megan Steen, Burrell Behavioral Health COO (North/Central Region), on the benefits of Telehealth medicine in a post-COVID world March 26, 2025
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With less than a week to go to negotiate insurance plans, MU Health Care says it's likely that customers with Anthem will see their insurance plans falter.
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