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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Weinstein is facing sex crimes charges after his 2020 New York conviction was overturned last year. The #MeToo movement was catalyzed in part by the many women who came forward to accuse the disgraced producer of misconduct.
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In some countries, including those facing national elections soon, political leaders who've advocated a homegrown style of MAGA are suddenly scrambling to distance themselves from the U.S. president.
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With the U.S. now reporting more than 800 measles cases, a new poll from health policy research group KFF finds that many people are being exposed to false claims about measles and the measles vaccine.
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Filmmaker Hu Sanshou showcases his new film 'Resurrection' at this years True/False Film Fest
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We're wrapping up Black History Month in the kitchen with AC's cousin and the owner of LunchLady, LLC, chef Rayna Thompson! Rayna shows us how to prepare candied yams from a recipe her grandmother, "the queen of soul food," used to use. February 28, 2025
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The current drought alert has been in effect since October and is set to expire at the end of March.
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Jeff Klein, the chief academic officer for Columbia Public Schools since July, will be the district's new superintendent.
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The package of bills is designed to mirror cost-cutting that has begun at the federal level, with a few differences.
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Customer reports of missing, delayed and incorrect bills prompted the order.
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