This year's Cooper County fair will no longer feature carnival rides, after the company it hired abruptly shut down.

The rate increase begins on August 3 and will be phased in over three years.

The council approved a Renewable Energy Plan, a Capital Improvement Plan and the replacement of a bridge on the MKT.

Columbia Regional Airport is the fastest-growing airport in the U.S. among airports with at least 10,000 monthly seats.

On this month’s Socially Transmitted, KBIA's Najifa Farhat and Rebecca Smith look at nicotine-free vapes, which allow people to inhale other substances, such as ginseng, melatonin and caffeine.

A sting from an Asian needle ant can cause anaphylaxis.

The United States will slap taxes of 10% to 12.5% on imports from 60 countries accounting for 99% of U.S. imports, charging that they have inadequately enforced bans on goods produced by forced labor.

English teachers are excited to have a new adaptation of Homer's The Odyssey to use to get students excited about the epic poem.

A council packed with Trump appointees is poised to rewrite historic preservation rules. Critics say that could help him build his D.C. arch faster — and endanger important sites across the country.

Concerns were raised because the bloom could potentially be a blue-green algae also known as cyanobacteria, which are microscopic organisms found naturally in all types of water.

Maplewood Barn Theatre opens 'Guys and Dolls' - featuring classic songs like 'Luck Be A Lady' and 'Bushel and a Peck' - this Thursday in Nifong Park in Columbia. Director Kay Beesley is here to talk about the suits, the sets, and storytelling under the stars. July 21, 2026

This type of voting is available until 5 p.m. on Aug. 3.

The council also accepted a 2026 Renewable Energy Plan and its capital improvement plan for the upcoming year.

Transmission companies ask for right of first refusal on large powerline projects.

Boone County had confirmed 37 cases as of Monday morning.