Graduate Students who are employed by MU were left scrambling for health insurance after they were informed via an email from the MU Office of Graduate Studies that the university would no longer be offering...

Gov. Jay Nixon recently vetoed House Bill No. 722, which would prevent further state control over local government policymaking. The veto paved the way for cities such as Kansas City to raise the minimum...

The Planned Parenthood clinic in Columbia, the Columbia Health Center, announced July 15 that the health services offered were expanded to include abortion services. The Planned Parenthood facility in...

The Columbia Police Officers’ Association is under fire for a Facebook post Aug. 9 that designated that day “Darren Wilson Day,” which referenced the shooting and killing of Michael Brown by Ferguson...

One day after the first primary Republican debate, Donald Trump, who received more airtime than any other candidate, proved to be a presidential contender. The top ten Republican candidates, as determined...

Within days of the first debate of the 2016 presidential election, American voters had an opportunity to meet 14 of the 17 Republican candidates in speed-dating style forum Monday night. The 2016 Voters...

Seven cases of the mumps have been confirmed in Columbia with an additional seven pending lab results, according to the Columbia/Boone County Department of Public Health. The mumps is a contagious disease...

Less than a month before fall semester, the University of South Carolina announced that MU’s Trulaske College of Business dean Joan Gabel will become the next provost. She’ll start the job Aug. 24,...

On July 26, 1990, the Americans with Disabilities Act, was created to “(remove) barriers and (empower) people” with disabilities, according to [its website](http://www.ada.gov). According to the introduction...

Day two of Pitchfork Music Festival was crazy, in more ways than one. One one hand, the music was absolutely incredible. On the other hand, thunderstorms and intense rain were so bad at one point, event...

Wow. The first day of the Pitchfork Music Festival felt a little like a warm-up act for the rest of the weekend, but that didn’t detract from the day’s performances. After nine hours of traveling,...