Columbia News

Police say a Columbia, Ill., woman was fatally shot this morning in St. Louis after possibly buying illegal drugs.

A private plane caused a stir when it landed on a sandbar in the Missouri River.

This year's First Night , the community's annual celebration on New Year's Eve, features a 5k run/walk in the afternoon followed by more than 60 performances and family activities in eight venues downtown.

The police department added a new DWI unit to crack down on drunk driving. In 2008 nearly 12,000 people died in drunk driving crashes, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Colorado's minimum wage will drop slightly in the new year - the first decrease in any state's minimum wage since the federal minimum was adopted in 1938.

Officials say arson damaged a home owned by a woman whose husband died in Iraq in 2008.

Three suspects were arrested in connection with the residential burglaries which occurred on Christmas Eve.

The cough and cold season is not limited to humans anymore. Fortunately for dogs, neither is a flu vaccine.

Police continue to follow leads for suspects involved in Columbia burglaries. So far no arrests have been made, but police are continuing the search for suspects in the Christmas Eve burglaries.

Heightened security following an alleged attempted terrorist attack on a Detroit-bound flight on Christmas Day went unnoticed by passengers who arrived at Columbia Regional Airport on Sunday.

The Missouri Highway Patrol is investigating if weather or speed were factors in a deadly three car crash that killed three women from Kansas City, Mo.

A Callaway Judge sentenced Grady Dortch to life in prison without the possibility of probation or parole for the murder of Miles Heard last year.

Police in Columbia are investigating Christmas burglaries at 19 homes. The first reports of the break-ins were received in the early hours of Friday morning.

The Heart of Missouri United Way has a new executive director. Tim Rich took over the position after acting as the chapter's interim director.

The Columbia City Council is again discussing the possibility of allowing residents to raise chickens on their property.

Mo. college asks students to power down for a bit COLUMBIA, Mo. - The new leader of Stephens College in Columbia is bringing back an old tradition with a new twist at the 176-year-old women's school.

The Columbia Regional Library has two workshops a week. Monday night from 6:30-8:30 p.m. and Tuesday morning from 9:30-11:30 a.m. The program has yet to catch on.

It's Sunday, Aug. 21, 1949, in Columbia, and about 10,000 people are attending a dedication of Cosmo Park, a 35-acre tract donated to the city by the Cosmopolitan Luncheon Club.

The governor and Columbia Mayor Darwin Hindman are among the speakers at the University of Missouri graduation ceremonies this weekend.

Saturday marked one of the top two busiest shopping days of the year. They call it Super Saturday, the second busiest shopping day only to Black Friday.