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MTD will close the ramp from Highway 73 to westbound I-70 at 8 p.m. today and reopen it by 6 a.m. Friday.

Boone County will close 60-80 North Broadwview Court from today to Monday while city crews begin repairing 39 streets at 7 a.m. Friday, finishing by Sept. 16.

Columbia Public Schools resumed classes Tuesday for the 2026-27 school year with 18,430 students — a 60-student increase — as a water main break at Grant Elementary led to bottled water distribution and a boil order that remains in place.

Job Point finished a home at 903 N.

Garth Ave on Wednesday using its YouthBuild program to train local youth, selling the three-bedroom home for $150,000 with a buyer expected in September. Veterans United donated $250,000 for Providence Walkway renovations, updating 25 housing units & ending work in September 2027.

Today, Mizzou’s 21st annual Tomato Festival is held from 4 to 7 p.m. at Jefferson Farm at 4800 E.

New Haven Road and features 240 tomato varieties, cooking demos, gardening talks, and a Kids Corner with milk tasting and a scavenger hunt as director Tim Reinbott celebrates his final festival.

Eagle Bluffs Elementary opened on Tuesday in southwest Columbia, adding fresh momentum to a district that serves 18,430 students according to Columbia Public Schools.

The Columbia Center for Urban Agriculture opened its new Welcome Center on Wednesday in Agriculture Park, with a kitchen for cooking classes and Meals on Wheels packaging — the final step in completing the pavilion that will soon help farmers add value to produce and offer community programs.

Repaving work on Vawter School Road slowed traffic this back-to-school week as crews work from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. after weather delays extended the project — commuters near local schools face longer lines.

Missouri health officials reported a drop from roughly 100 daily cases to about 10 of cyclospora, a parasite illness, yet caution residents to cook produce above 158°F (or use peelable options) as a safeguard while the season runs until Aug.

31.