The new United States Census Bureau Report showed a decrease in poverty in Missouri. The report, released Sept. 13, showed Missouri poverty levels dropped from 15.5 percent in 2009 to 14.8 percent in...

Columbia Police Department officers are setting up undisclosed, random checkpoints in town to crack down on drunk driving this weekend. CPD began participating Monday in the “You Drink & Drive, You...

I’ve never been good at goodbyes — especially when it comes to my clothes. But every year around this fateful time, I’m forced to box up half my wardrobe and say sayonara to my summer sundresses...

Bones discovered near Easley were determined to most likely be used for an anatomical display. The Boone County Sheriff Department closed the case Thursday night on human remains found in southern Boone...

Despite originally inventing the Internet, the United States has fallen behind other nations in its own technology. Chip Byers, Missouri Research and Education Network Director of New Initiatives, said...

**Correction appended** Columbia residents and MU students alike will soon be monitored by an increased number of security cameras while they wander around, eat and shop downtown. Voters initially approved...

About one million more young adults had health insurance at the beginning of this year than the year before, according to two surveys released Wednesday. Data from National Health Interview Survey showed...

For some reason, I believed I could sail through college and the classes that came with it. I thought I could never study and still get great grades. I thought college would be just like high school. Well,...

A Columbia Police Department audit of weapons led to policy changes when guns were found to be given to officers without the proper procedure. The audit, ordered by Chief Ken Burton, found weapons with...