Jim Lehrer, the longtime anchor for PBS NewsHour, died in his home in Washington on Jan. 23. Lehrer was born in small-town Wichita, Kansas in 1934, according to a Columbia Missourian article. His parents...

MU is now testing SpotterEDU, an app used to track attendance in classrooms. The pilot test taking place during the spring 2020 semester will include participation from approximately 20 courses. During...

MU senior Dawson Lemmons has extensive campaign experience and is ready to apply that to an even bigger goal: getting Elizabeth Warren elected as president of the United States. Warren, a Democratic senator...

Motivational speaker Gwendolyn Elizabeth Boyd will deliver a keynote address at the annual MU Celebrates Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. event Thursday at 7 p.m. in the Missouri Theatre. Boyd’s speech will...

As part of its 2020-24 consolidated plan intended to combat increasing housing prices, the city of Columbia recently unveiled plans to establish a 24-hour resource center for the homeless population. According...

One MU freshman hopes to improve student voter turnout in city elections and, along the way, win a seat on the Columbia City Council. Greg Pierson has only been on campus for four months but already feels...

Typically, when a person touches something with their right hand, a certain area in the left hemisphere of the brain is ‘lit up,’ and vice versa with the left hand. In a recent research study, Scott...

Senior Logan Warnecke died after being hit by a vehicle on Dec. 6 at 6:54 p.m., according to a Columbia Police Department press release. Warnecke was jogging or running across College Avenue west to east...

Youtuber Shane Dawson, who some might consider to be the king of conspiracies, has had his share of controversy. From slightly racist comments to weird jokes about relations with his cat … the list goes...