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UPDATE: NWS survey teams will be in Columbia and New Bloomfield soon to check possible tornado damage
Survey teams from the National Weather Service (NWS) are currently heading to mid-Missouri to check Easter Sunday’s storm damage. Some of storm damage from Easter Sunday’s storms in Columbia (April 20, 2025 photo courtesy of...
(LISTEN): Gold Star parents organizing Columbia’s first Memorial Day parade since 2019
Columbia will have a Memorial Day parade for the first time in six years, thanks to the efforts of Sherry and Randy Wyatt and other Gold Star parents. American flags flying in mid-Missouri (2023 file...
(LISTEN): Missouri’s governor says $35-million Parson meat science facility at Mizzou is investing in next-generation farmers
Missouri’s commodity groups are praising Mizzou’s planned Michael Parson meat science education and training laboratory in Columbia. Mizzou expects the Michael Parson meat science education and training laboratory in Columbia to open in 2026. A...
(LISTEN): Missouri 811 says national safe digging month carries new urgency this year with construction projects
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is investigating what caused this month’s deadly explosion in western Missouri’s Lexington that killed a child and seriously injured his sister and father. An aerial view of the recent...
(LISTEN): COU officials see United Airlines coming back to Columbia; they’re also optimistic about Denver
Columbia Regional Airport’s (COU) manager sees United Airlines returning to COU, and he’s also optimistic about flights resuming between Columbia and Denver. Then-Missouri Governor Mike Parson speaks at the ribbon-cutting for Columbia Regional Airport’s $23-million...
UPDATE: Easter Sunday storms knock out power to several thousand in mid-Missouri
Several thousand Columbia and Boone County residents are without power this evening along with a few thousand other mid-Missourians, after severe thunderstorms and possible tornadoes moved through the 939 the Eagle listening area on Easter...
(LISTEN): Planned new $1-billion research reactor in Columbia is the kind of project the country needs, UM curator says
The UM System president says Mizzou has already raised about 200−millionforthe200-million for the 200−millionforthe1-billion needed to build a new 20-megawatt research reactor near south Columbia’s Discovery Ridge. UM Board of Curators chair Todd Graves is...
MoDOT making progress on removing rail bridge over I-70 near mid-Missouri’s Kingdom City
State transportation crews and contractors have removed the private rail bridge over busy eastbound Interstate 70 just west of Kingdom City. MoDOT and Millstone Weber crews work at night to remove part of the private...
Mid-Missouri could see hail and damaging winds on Good Friday
The National Weather Service (NWS) says strong to severe thunderstorms are possible tomorrow on Good Friday in Columbia and Jefferson City in the late afternoon to evening hours. The National Weather Service (NWS) in St....
(LISTEN): Mizzou says planned new reactor in Columbia will enhance Missouri’s role in nuclear science medical research
University of Missouri officials have signed a ceremonial agreement to partner with a consortium to build a new 20-megawatt state-of-the-art research reactor near south Columbia’s Discovery Ridge. Former U.S. Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-St. Elizabeth) is...