The Asian elephant toddler is among the first calves to receive an experimental mRNA vaccine targeting EEHV, a disease with a high mortality rate in young elephants.

There's lots of debate over data centers and where they should be located. In a struggling rural town data center development can look a lot more attractive.

Columbia residents are helping determine not only what could replace the Shops at Sharp End, but how the city will choose the next tenant for the downtown space.

City officials say the goal is to connect those experiencing homelessness with resources, like housing. The plan would create an Encampment Task Force that includes police and representatives from the city's health, human services, streets and emergency departments.

SERVE Inc. in Fulton will be consolidating its food pantry, thrift store, and transportation department in a new building next week.

The lawsuit contends that the state failed to match federal money going to certain historically Black colleges and universities.

Pope Leo XIV said he would undergo surgery after doctors found a "localized nodule" in his lung.

The eye of Hurricane Simon was just off the Pacific coast of Mexico early Sunday and was expected to move inland later in the day as an extremely powerful storm.

The move escalates Trump's fight with the press amid court battle over barring CNN, Politico and MS NOW from the White House.

A federal program promises to pay for farmland preservation. Few land owners in Missouri are taking advantage.

Methamphetamine use in Missouri looks different than it did in the 90s and early 2000s, but nevertheless — it remains a problem. There's limited treatment options that exist for Missourians with stimulant use disorder, and some barriers prevent even those options from being more widespread.

Columbia City Council met with the Columbia Police Department about downtown safety data and statistics.

An error rate of 6-15% could qualify the state of Missouri to pay for 15% of SNAP benefits as penalty.

Updated State Energy Plan aims to find “pathways” to more in-state power.

Talking Horse Productions' Renee Hoagenson and Kirsten Malinee stop by to discuss "Left on Tenth," an autobiographical love story about finding romance after loss that Malinee calls "a warm hug of a play". Don't miss this hopeful and heartfelt production running October 15th through the 25th -- grab your tickets now at talkinghorseproductions.org before they sell out! October 6, 2026