National attention has been drawn to the constitutionality of the death penalty due to the botched execution of Oklahoma inmate Clayton Lockett that took place in April. After a period of seven weeks...

In conjunction with the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Operation Cross Country VII, Columbia police officers arrested five individuals June 19 for promoting child prostitution. Those arrested included...

Take a look into your trash can (or just take my word on it) and you will probably notice that you’ve got an extensive amount of food in there. As Americans, we put a lot of food into landfills, which...

On a normal afternoon of the summer of 2013, I ventured to the nearby coffee shop in my hometown to meet a friend I hadn’t seen in weeks. One of the weeks I hadn’t seen him involved him, along with...

U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill has announced her backing of the Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act, which would decrease the interest rates on student loans. “For thousands of Missouri’s...

MU officials announced Tuesday that the university has reached a new record in private funds raised in a single year. During fiscal year 2013-2014, MU raised $164.5 million, topping its initial goal of...

Rainbow House, a children’s emergency shelter and regional child advocacy center, is working toward expanding the Homeless Youth Program, searching for a building that meets state-mandated safety requirements. The...

Various departments across campus will work with reduced funding and mandated self-funded salary and benefit increases over the next four years. Every area of campus, except the scholarship and campus...

As the Summer Repertory Theatre enters its 42nd season this month, three performances will be produced over the upcoming weeks — “Is He Dead?,” “The Drowsy Chaperone,” and “Comedies in Concert.” Graduate...

A revolutionary cholesterol-lowering cancer treatment has yielded promising results after being tested extensively on breast cancer tumors by MU researchers. The researchers discovered the cholesterol-lowering...

MU alumna Hayley Besheer had already made her mark on the world with her company, Make a Difference Intimate Apparel (MADI). The start-up company, founded by Besheer in 2011, donates underwear to women...