Alternative rockers The Mars Volta have been peddling their distinct brand of prog-rock for more than a decade now, bringing the subgenre renewed interest in the new century. It needed the boost too,...

I was just cozying up to a plate of homemade cookies and my good friend Netflix during spring break (wild, I know) when a drunken text message from Romeo ASKED ME OUT. I knew this kid was a class act. Not...

Economics class at 8 a.m. is the best way to start the day! The teacher slogs through examples as the seconds creep by. The kid in the front row — the one who disproves the maxim “There’s no such...

I’ve been known to lament how locally-cooperative gameplay has dwindled at the expense of the increasing popularity of online multiplayer modes. Yes, it is unfortunate, but at least there will always...

A long-lasting love for music took a young man’s dream and made it into a 18-year career and business venture named in his daughter's honor. Rolla native Jesse Garcia was a self-proclaimed “military...

Police responded to 21 burglaries during the week of spring break, contributing to a trend of increasing holiday burglaries in Columbia. There were 10 residential burglaries and five commercial burglaries...

1) One arrested on charges of domestic assault CPD officers were dispatched at 12:53 a.m. Monday to an assault at the 4300 block of Jeana Court. Columbia Police Department spokeswoman Latisha Stroer said...

On April 5, Ameren Missouri presented a $10,000 check to help fund the Missouri Scholars Academy. Generally, MSA has come to mean Missouri Student Association. Unbeknownst to many MU students, there’s...