The Residence Halls Association presidential election will feature two slates as options for voters this week. Residents will receive an e-mail Thursday that will include a link to the polling site. **Chris...

President Barack Obama’s initiative to raise college degree completion rates in America has sparked debate among researchers. In his State of the Union address, Obama spoke of his goal to again make...

The Boone County Sheriff’s Department arrested a Columbia man on suspicion of distributing child pornography through a file-sharing program from his home computer network. A Boone County Detective from...

Marcus Kelly, 37, is charged with driving while intoxicated, resisting or interfering with arrest, possession of less than 35 grams of marijuana and disturbing the peace after a car chase that led to his...

The Friendship Association of Chinese Students and Scholars celebrated the Chinese New Year on Sunday in Jesse Hall with music, dance and fashion. China Night 2011 was the fifth annual event organized...

Jermell Burnett, who was arrested on suspicion of firing several shots at a home in the 1,000 block of Jefferson Street, will be arraigned Tuesday, according to a Boone County Jail spokesman. Columbia...

The Republicans successfully pushed a $61 billion budget cut proposal through the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday. Although the proposed federal budget reduction is relatively small, it has seen...

A Boone County Sheriff’s Department officer found a Fulton man in possession of a large amount of marijuana prepared for sale, a sheriff’s department news release stated. A traffic enforcement officer...