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Apr 4th, 2025 👍 1363

Photographer and physician David Lancaster builds his passion for art into innovative projects at Orr Street Studios—he uses his protest series 'Broken' to capture raw emotions from the COVID-19 era and hosts monthly open studios to share his evolving techniques. This blend of medicine and creativity drives his work in Columbia and continues to inspire community dialogue.

Apr 4th, 2025 👍 1910

Renee Rardin (37) of Columbia was charged on Wednesday with two counts of drug possession, third-degree assault and misdemeanor animal abuse after authorities reported she abused a dog at Cosmo Park and threatened guests at a motel on Monday and she is held without bond at Boone County Jail.

Apr 4th, 2025 👍 3368

Yesterday, the University of Missouri held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for MURR West, a $20 million, 47,000-square-foot addition to the MU Research Reactor facility that expands research and medical isotope production space. In a few weeks, MU will hold a groundbreaking ceremony for two more buildings to boost no-carrier-added Lutetium-177 production and storage support.

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