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On Friday, KOMU 8 marked one year since sports director Ben Arnet died by honoring his legacy and lasting impact on mid-Missouri.

The station recalled his longtime service and dedication to local sports.

Granny’s House celebrated 25 years of service Saturday, Aug.

29 at 110 E. Worley St. during an open house featuring a tour of a new, 1,500 sqft wing built by Veterans United and Anderson Homes — and it honored founder Granny Pam with a proclamation of Granny’s House Day.

Columbia firefighters responded to a dorm fire at Brooks Hall — located at 1007 Tiger Ave on MU’s campus — on Monday at 5:57 p.m.; residents were evacuated, no injuries were reported, and crews are drying and cleaning the building while investigators examine the cause.

Columbia Public Schools Policy Committee is revising the bullying policy to let school employees step in and speed up investigations & notifications.

The guidelines now require initiating investigations in two school days and finishing in ten, with full board review scheduled in about a month.

On Monday, a workshop at Three Creeks Farm and Forest in Ashland taught farmers techniques to reduce produce contamination by improving water safety and wildlife control.

MU Extension and Missouri Farmers Union sponsored the event amid calls to remove recalled lettuce during a statewide cyclosporiasis outbreak.

University Hospital in Columbia has closed its main entrance and circle drive for construction until the end of September, so patients and visitors must use the Children's Hospital entrance and follow posted staff directions (the Patient and Visitor Garage remains accessible).

Mizzou Athletics hosted a media tour of the new Memorial Stadium North End Zone, a $250 million project that adds over 160,000 sqft of construction and preserves long-held traditions.

Fans will experience updated seating and food options when the Tigers kick off Thursday night against Arkansas Pine-Bluff.

On Monday evening, crews restored power for over 2,600 customers in southwest Columbia after a transformer issue at the Perche Creek substation caused outages; residents faced brief power loss & traffic delays eased when a flash red signal was temporarily fixed at West Broadway.