Eight of nine businesses in the Boone County area passed an alcohol compliance check conducted by the Boone County Sheriff’s Department on Friday, according to a news release. To check for compliance,...

A 40-year-old man pled guilty to attempted enticement of a child after law enforcement posed as a 14-year-old girl on a chat room and the man solicited sex from her. James Thomas Swinney began participating...

During its initial promotional push, David Fincher’s "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" advertised itself as “the feel-bad movie of the holidays,” promising a gritty, grown-up alternative to the kid-friendly...

When Charlize Theron’s character Mavis Gary proposes to her old high school boyfriend Buddy (Patrick Wilson) that he leave their hometown, move to the city with her and leave it all behind, he coolly...

Last month, students at MU received an email with an executive order outlining new rules regarding the recording of classroom lectures. The executive order may be short-lived if a new bill, sponsored by...

A crowd of 200 people waited with bated breath Friday night at Jesse Hall. Finally 11-year-old Xi Fang Zhang appeared on stage in traditional Peking Opera costume. Zhang was one of the 64 students who...

International students are becoming an increasingly more common facet of MU’s campus, with this semester’s population larger than ever. International Center Director James Scott said in his six years...

A Columbia man was arrested Wednesday after breaking into the Boone County Fairgrounds Coliseum and attempting to burglarize the MFA Incorporated Trade Show. An off-duty deputy providing overnight security...

The MU Student Success Center is offering students the opportunity to take a personality test that will inform them of their personality strengths and help them academically. StrengthsQuest, which has...