Following the retirement of Columbia Police Department Deputy Chief Tom Dresner and the “lateral reassignment” of spokeswoman Jessie Haden, the department instated a new policy requiring all inter-department...

When I think of superheroes, the image of a man (or woman) who’s athletically built, always has unnaturally well-kept hair and dons a colorful spandex ensemble comes to mind. What doesn’t come to mind,...

The Columbia City Council has received three applications to a newly vacated seat on the Citizens Police Review Board. CPRB chairwoman Ellen LoCurto-Martinez said the City Council will interview the three...

Four MU students are in the running to claim a spot on the red carpet at The 83rd Academy Awards as part of mtvU's Oscars Correspondent Contest. The contestants, seniors Erica Coghill, Alex Holley and...

It’s a tact that has been used for decades. A tact to entice the general public to bars, restaurants and even the ever-esteemed Applebee’s. A tact known as…trivia night. On Feb. 8, from 8 p.m. to...

Generally, there is a pretty strong relationship between the amount of time a band spends practicing and the number of fans that band has. Not so for Zappy LaReel. The Columbia-based supergroup, comprised...

The MU Democrats and Mizzou College Republicans issued a joint news release condemning the Jan. 8 attack at a meeting for Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D), where six people were killed. “The executive...

The Society of Professional Journalists board of directors voted to retire its “Helen Thomas Award for Lifetime Achievement” award on Jan. 14, according to a news release. The retirement of the award,...