At about 12:35 p.m. on July 2, several shots were fired near Texas Avenue and Garth Avenue. Officers were dispatched to this area at the same time. Reports revealed that gunfire was exchanged between...

For the 2013 Interfraternity Council Formal Recruitment, it’s another year and another attendance record broken. The IFC’s formal recruitment weekend, held June 28 to 30, gave potential members a...

As the U.S. Supreme Court justices prepared to hand down their decisions regarding _United States v. Windsor_ and _Hollingsworth v. Perry_ on Wednesday, a group of people nearly 900 miles away gathered...

In a 5-4 decision on June 25, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Section 4 of the 48-year-old Voting Rights Act, unconstitutional. This decision was made in the case Shelby County v. Holder, in which Shelby...

A bill to redefine sex crimes introduced by Rep. Stanley Cox, R-Sedalia, is now under review at Gov. Nixon’s office. The changes are part of a revision to the entire Missouri Criminal Code recommended...

In response to recent shootings, city council members and Columbia Police Chief Ken Burton presented solutions for decreasing crime among teens at a press conference Wednesday. However, there was no consensus...

Unlike other films that humanize all things supernatural, from conflicted superheroes to angsty vampires, zombie movies usually limit character diversity to grizzled survivors and relegate the soulless...

Missouri Students Association President Nick Droege has joined a joint-collegiate effort to extend current student loan interest rates by signing a national call to action directed toward Congress. The...

People of various faiths gathered at the Islamic Center of Central Missouri to watch a film about ending torture Saturday. The Rev. Richard Killmer, the executive director of the National Religious Groups...