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The Columbia Utilities Department held an open house for a decades-old transmission line proposal project to update community members on the plan & answer questions about future improvements.

MACC opened a new Aviation Commercial Pilot training center at the vacant former terminal at Columbia Regional Airport, featuring a full-motion flight simulator and Piper Archer aircraft ready for use today.

In the fall, 16 students will start the program that may help ease the global pilot shortage.

On Tuesday, the University of Missouri was ranked #16 in free expression protections by the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression—using a green light rating that measures university policies.

UM System President Mun Choi credited the Board of Curators for their support of academic freedom.

MU School of Medicine received a $1 million grant from NIH to study new radiation technology (TheryQ FLASHKNiFE) that delivers quicker doses to tumors while sparing healthy tissue.

The system will be installed within three to six months and clinical trials may begin in three to four years.

Gloria Coats, a mother of 10 (and a centenarian), turned 100 Tuesday as family and friends gathered in a room to celebrate her milestone birthday.

Families in need can get free school supplies, backpacks, and haircuts at Powerhouse’s Community Back-to-School Bash tomorrow from noon to 6 p.m. at the MU Health Care Pavilion at Agriculture Park (with free health screenings and a food court available on a first-come, first-served basis).

Missouri health officials reported a 44% jump in cyclospora cases, with 1,577 cases recorded on Aug.

9 amid a nationwide outbreak linked to contaminated Taylor Farms lettuce, causing 740 hospitalizations & two deaths. Experts advise taking precautions when handling produce.

University of Missouri music professor Utku Asuroglu was chosen on Aug.

10 among six global composers to create a new work for a large mixed ensemble, with Chicago-based Ensemble Dal Niente + the Serge Koussevitzky Music Foundation co-sponsoring his commission.