Police are investigating a case of a Columbia resident who was targeted in a phone scam asking for bond money, the second scam of its type reported locally in six months.
According to a Columbia Police...
Lakeisha Williams, Missouri Students Association Multicultural Issues Committee vice chairwoman, presented two resolutions to Senate on Wednesday in support of a non-discrimination policy.
“The legislations...
Partisanship aside, Missouri House Democrats and Republicans came together in unanimous support of combined House Bills 223 and 231, pertaining to a new Nursing Education Incentive Program for higher education.
House...
The women who founded the Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. in 1981 had seen the Civil Rights movement firsthand. Growing up in the '60s and '70s, their parents had protested for freedom.
Thirty years later,...
Every year, people consume 16 terawatts of energy a year around the world. One terawatt is one trillion watts. An average American household goes through 11,000 kilowatts of this energy by itself.
“Carbon...
When the curtains of Jesse Auditorium opened Thursday night, 83-year-old Maya Angelou received a standing ovation from the crowd before she said a word.
Angelou, a renowned poet, actress, author, civil...
The MU School of Music Show-Me Opera Company will present "The Merry Widow" in a live theatrical performance Friday and Saturday at the Missouri Theatre.
"The Merry Widow," which is sung in English but...
A room usually filled with photojournalism students working on deadline, the McDougall Center for Photojournalism Studies was transformed April 7 for the opening of “A Life in Photojournalism” exhibit.
MU...
Forty toy soldiers are floating through the air, and junior Jessica Brown is hoping they find their way home.
Brown “deployed” the soldiers Wednesday afternoon at Carnahan Quadrangle as part of a...
SAT tests, ACT tests, hours spent in classrooms, good teachers and bad—most students have gone through it all, but change could be on the way. Reform within the classroom has, within the last ten to...
When facing a language barrier, people often turn to music to express themselves and tell stories. On Friday morning in Jesse Hall, music told the story of friendship between two countries.
A concert...
Sherriff’s Department deputies are still investigating an armed robbery that forced the victim to jump out of a moving car to escape.
On Wednesday afternoon, deputies responded to a call on the 700...
