The search engine was released on April 13 and allows users to input details about their health history and find clinical trials they are qualified for.

Across the central U.S., nitrate from crop fertilizer and livestock facilities is seeping into water underground. Many family wells are no longer safe to drink from without pricey treatment.

Missouri is preparing to open up an unlimited number of licenses to allow for marijuana research in the state.

A free event Friday at Westport Plaza in Maryland Heights will give soccer fans the chance to get an up-close look at the World Cup trophy, ahead of the international tournament's kickoff next month. The trophy tour visits Kansas City over the weekend.

The act preventing courts and agencies from enforcing foreign and religious laws already passed the Senate unanimously.

Meteorologist Ben Herzog gives Columbia residents tips to mitigate potential storm dangers and flooding.

The ALA says 4,235 titles were challenged at U.S. libraries — the second-highest year on record. Forty percent of the challenged works involved LGBTQ+ subjects or the experiences of people of color.

President Trump said a U.S. delegation will head to Pakistan to resume talks to end the war with Iran, but Tehran expressed reluctance after the U.S. seized one of its cargo ships in the Strait of Hormuz.

"We women are the land guardians and keepers," says Theonila Roka Matbob of Papua New Guinea, recognized for her efforts to repair the environmental and social harms caused by a copper and gold mine.

The annual Student Designer Fashion Show at Stephens College is "a good visual of what's possible right here in the middle of the middle of the middle of the Midwest," according to professor Monica McMurry. Catch the 82nd 'Collections' show - featuring fashions from Sofia Schaefer Ramos - this Saturday in Columbia! April 20, 2026

The Education Department has narrowed the distinction between graduate and professional degrees to limit federal spending.

Jennifer Maritza McCauley discusses her short story collection 'Neon Steel.' She will talk about the work more at Unbound Book Festival's Warp Speed Ahead: Nerd Culture and Literature panel.

Michelle Collins Anderson discusses her historical fiction novels The Flower Sisters and The Moonshine Women. She'll further talk about her work at Unbound Book Festival's Water of Life panel.

Samuel Cohen discusses 'Banning Books in America: Not a How-To.' He'll further talk about the work during Unbound Book Festival's Community Silences panel.

Have you ever wondered why Children's Grove, a Columbia non-profit, uses a butterfly as their logo? Board of directors president Sarah Greenlee explains it like this: "The butterfly is our logo because of the butterfly effect. You do something, you make a change, and then that ripples out and becomes something that really can't even be measured at that point." April is Kindness Month. April 17, 2026