On Nov. 4, Missouri residents will vote on Amendment 3, or the Missouri Teacher Performance Evaluation, which will change teacher tenure procedures in the state. This controversial new amendment would...

A respiratory virus is sending hundreds of children to hospitals across the state, prompting the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services to issue a health alert warning residents about the illnesses. The...

A Missouri inmate convicted in a 1998 double homicide was executed by lethal injection after the U.S. Supreme Court and Gov. Jay Nixon denied pleas for clemency, according to a Sept. 9 news release from...

With the end of the current fiscal year approaching, the City of Columbia has created and passed a new budget plan for fiscal year 2015, officially beginning Oct. 1. The budget will feature spending cuts,...

Thomas Jefferson embodies both the best and worst of U.S. history because of his innovation in education and connection to slavery and the Trail of Tears, said Jon Meacham, Pulitzer Prize-winning author...

The 41st annual University of Missouri Safety Walk, hosted by the Missouri Students Association and the Graduate Professional Council, took place Monday evening with a multitude of representatives, including...

By digging through the garbage, MU researchers are working to find the best method to reduce waste. Roughly 35 million tons of food is wasted every year in the U.S. According to a 2009 study by researchers...